By Ron Unz
The Unz Review 

April 21, 2026

Throughout most of our history leprosy has probably ranked as one of the most horrifying human conditions.

That slow, wasting disease lacked any cure and produced hideous deformities, leading to the creation of isolated confinement colonies for the afflicted. It's hardly surprising that in the New Testament, Jesus extended his healing touch to lepers as a demonstration of his exceptional personal concern for those who were most despised by the rest of society.

By James Bovard
The Future of Freedom Foundation  

April 21, 2026

Presidents perennially claim that they possess their power thanks to "the consent of the governed." This phrase, a signature line of the Declaration of Independence, has echoed in official declarations ever since Jefferson's time. President Harry Truman assured Congress in 1952, "No government can be invested with a higher dignity and greater worth than one based upon the principle of consent." But this has long since been a charade.

The US lost the first round of the war with Iran decisively. If Trump decides to go a second round, the results will be disastrous for American and its allies. 

By Scott Ritter
Real Scott Ritter 

April 21, 2026

For nearly 40 days, Israel and the United States carried out an extensive aerial campaign against Iran designed to topple the government and suppress Iran's ability to defend itself.

Nothing about this dystopia feels natural. We all sense it deep in our marrow. We all know something has gone terribly wrong.  

By Caitlin Johnstone
CaitlinJohnstone.com  

April 21, 2026

Nothing about this dystopia feels natural. We all sense it deep in our marrow. We all know something has gone terribly wrong.

If you lived in an alternate reality without wars or poverty, where everyone had enough and governments did what's in the interests of the people and the ecosystem, it would never occur to you that there was anything odd about it.

By Paul Craig Roberts
PaulCraigRoberts.org  

April 21, 2026

Iran thinks Iran is negotiating with Trump about restrictions being imposed on Iran's rights under the non-proliferation treaty. Iran is totally incorrect. This is a proxy issue. Iran's real issue is with Israel, and it is about Iran's right to exist. The Zionist agenda of Greater Israel, the foreign policy of the Netanyahu Israeli Government, requires the elimination of Iran as an organized sovereign state.

The enormity of the files is only emphasized by their lack of emphasis, and it is the duty of Catholics to drill in on the truth as opposed to the news. 

By Sean Fitzpatrick
Crisis Magazine 

April 21, 2026

Happy Easter. Christ is risen from the dead (indeed, He is risen!) and the Epstein Files have been consigned to the tomb to never rise again. Rest in peace. Was there ever anything to be so concerned about in the end ? If anything can be judged by their staying power, the Epstein thing couldn't have been terribly important.

By Eric Zuesse
Eric's Substack  

April 21, 2026

On Sunday, April 19th, Trump twice repeated his threat to destroy Iran: "We're offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don't, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!" and "If they don't sign this deal, the whole country is going to get blown up".

By Andrew Korybko
Andrew Korybko's Newsletter  

April 21, 2026

This might be the US' final warning before it takes drastic action to punish those who continue to reject Trump's demands.

Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby gave an important speech at mid-April's Ukraine Defense Contact Group in which he urged the Europeans to step up their transition to something that he described earlier this year as "NATO 3.0".

Brian Berletic,

Les médias occidentaux ne se contentent pas de mentir au sujet de la dernière "arme miracle" pour maintenir les Ukrainiens en première ligne et prolonger au maximum la guerre contre l'opinion publique occidentale ; ils œuvrent de concert pour continuer à déformer la réalité de la guerre elle-même et ceux que les États-Unis soutiennent dans ce c

Giulio Chinappi

La visita del ministro degli Esteri russo Sergej Lavrov in Cina e il suo incontro con Xi Jinping confermano l'approfondimento del partenariato strategico tra Mosca e Pechino, in un contesto internazionale segnato da guerra, pressioni occidentali e ridefinizione degli equilibri globali.

La visita di Sergej Lavrov a Pechino del 14 e 15 aprile ha rappresentato un nuovo appuntamento protocollare tra due capitali ormai abituate a consultarsi con regolarità, ma anche la manifestazione concentrata di una tendenza più profonda: nel pieno di una fase internazionale caratterizzata da guerra in Medio Oriente, crisi protratta in Ucraina, crescente pressione strategica occidentale e riassetto degli equilibri economici globali, Cina e Russia continuano a rafforzare un rapporto che entrambe definiscono di "partenariato globale e cooperazione strategica, entrato in una nuova era".

Par Yoann pour Le Média en 4-4-2, le 20 avril 2026

Dans un post cinglant publié ce lundi 20 avril 2026 sur X, Pavel Durov, fondateur de Telegram, a fustigé la dérive autoritaire de la France sous Emmanuel Macron. Son accusation ? Une justice instrumentalisée pour étouffer la liberté d'expression et la vie privée, sous prétexte de lutte contre les dérives numériques.

"La France de Macron perd toute crédibilité en transformant les enquêtes pénales en armes de répression",

Par la rédaction de The Cradle, le 20 avril 2026

Le Hamas a rejeté une proposition de désarmement soutenue par les États-Unis, la qualifiant de "piège" susceptible de déclencher une guerre interne à Gaza, selon des responsables palestiniens qui se sont entretenus avec Middle East Eye (MEE).

Ce plan a été présenté au début du mois au Caire par l'envoyé spécial du Conseil de paix pour Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, en présence de responsables américains, alors que les négociations de cessez-le-feu sont au point mort à cause des violations israéliennes et du non-respect de ses obligations.

Bloc-Notes  

• Des attaques en Russie de drones fabriqués pour l'Ukraine par certains pays européens, essentiellement les 'usual suspects' (les pays baltes) ? le ministère russe de la défense a mal pris la chose. • On parle d'une attaque russe, notamment Zelenski, contre certaines usines (dans les pays baltes) qui fabriquent ces drones. • Mais les Baltes démentent d'une façon inhabituelle. • Donc, toujours cette brume autour de Poutine et du reste tandis que la folie secouant la Maison-Blanche ne cesse de s'étendre, notamment grâce au ministre Hegseth.

Par René Naba

"Il ne faut pas faire supporter au sport plus qu'il n'en peut !", nous indique René Naba, ancien responsable du monde arabo-musulman au service diplomatique de l'AFP, ancien correspondant tournant du bureau régional de l'AFP Beyrouth.

Directeur du site madaniya.info, René Naba a bien voulu répondre à nos questions

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