For some reason the airstrike on PMF forces in Iraq the other day got very little media attention. The Iran-backed militias blamed the U.S., but the U.S. denied it.

For the first time in Israel's history, the U.S. is getting ready to impose sanctions on one of its military units. This effectively means that the U.S. is admitting that human rights abuses are being committed.

The U.S. is calling on the UN security council to condemn Iran's retaliation for Israel bombing their embassy in Syria. The level of hypocrisy is breath-taking.

Since the beginning of the Israeli Gaza conflict retaliation against US forces in the region have been increasing. It's no secret that Israel has wanted the US to attack Iran for decades. In fact, Israel celebrated when we attacked Iraq.

I wanted to bring this to everyone's attention.

This was an especially well-informed discussion of American politics, which isn't common these days. There is also a bit of discussion about international politics: Ukraine, the Middle East, Spain. Some of it was great, other parts not so great. Long having been a watcher of the two Alexes, I was wondering about their take on American politics. I guess they let this guy Barnes speak for them. It is long: 2.5 hours. Below are some critical notes.

Let's call it what it is, a Second Nabka.

I have copied the text of Josh Paul's letter from a comment at Moon of Alabama. The link to the letter itself is at: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7120512510645952512/

The letter is his resignation from the State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, which oversees arms transfers to foreign nations.

Unlike most western nations, Israelis have no trouble criticizing their government.