Links to commentary from Common Dreams and to a report from MintNews; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (Scroll down for IRAN 1-19-26 and UKRAINE.) — MCM

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FROM JAN. 19  The U.S.-Israel hybrid war against Iran, by Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares | Common Dreams  The U.S. and Israel are waging war against Iran through a combination of crushing economic sanctions, targeted military strikes, cyberwarfare, stoking unrest, and unrelenting misinformation campaigns — a combination strategy called “hybrid warfare.” READ MORE . . .    

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FROM JAN. 19  New Mossad recruitment ads exploit Iran’s unrest with help from U.S. comedian, by Max Blumenthal | The Grayzone  Mossad is taking advantage of deadly riots that rocked Iran this month to solicit spies through a series of social media ads. The Israeli intel agency has purchased them through an LLC owned by Atlanta-based standup comic Desi Banks. READ MORE . . .

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