News from Alan MacLeod

New article from me in which I run down the long and shocking history of the US kidnapping foreign leaders. Read it here: https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-kidnapping-foreign-leaders-history/290630/

New investigation from me: Did your engagement ring help fund a genocide in Gaza? Quite possibly. Despite possessing no mines of their own, Israel is a major player in the world’s diamond business, buying up minerals across Africa and selling them to the West, netting billions in the process. Diamonds are Israel’s most important export, and directly bankroll the country’s ongoing genocide against the people of Gaza. In this article, I explore the dark world of Israeli blood diamonds. https://www.mintpressnews.com/blood-diamonds-israel-gaza-genocide/290592/

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New report: Stop The Hate UK, an Israel-aligned pressure group, has been targeting MintPress News graphic designer and field photographer, Ibrahim Abul-Essad, attempting to have him prosecuted under the Terrorism Act for attending a peaceful protest against Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert. Stop the Hate UK were co-founded by two Israelis, Itai Galmudy and Yochy Davis. Galmudy is a former IDF soldier who participated in Operation protective Edge, Israel’s 2014 bombardment of Gaza. Davis previously worked with the group, “My Truth”, an organization that sends Israeli soldiers on PR trips in order to improve the military’s image around the world. Stop the Hate UK is closely aligned with the Israeli government, who have endorsed its practices of interrupting pro-Palestine protests and surveiling demonstrators. Galmudy and Davis traveled to the occupied Golan Heights this year, where they were filmed liaising with IDF troops. How is it that such a controversial pro-Israel group can pressure UK authorities to arrest and imprison a journalist. And who gets to decide who and who is not a terrorist: British citizens or pressure groups allied to a foreign nation carrying out a genocide? https://www.mintpressnews.com/stop-the-hate-uk-israel-aligned-group-investigation/290585/

Venezuelan citizens join local militias to defend their homeland from a US attack

New report from me: The seven richest people in the world are all media barons. And they're using their power to shut down ideas that challenge their power. Read the full investigation here: https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-seven-richest-billionaires-are-all-media-barons/290572/

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New article from me: Meet the Bahraini influencer working overtime to promote Israel and hide its crimes from the world. Can you believe that the NGO she works for is staffed with Israeli military intelligence? This is the story of Fatema al-Harbi https://www.mintpressnews.com/fatema-al-harbi-arab-israel/290546/

New investigation from me: Israel’s genocide is being powered by Microsoft. From creating a massive digital dragnet, aiding in the production of A.I.-generated kill lists, hiring hundreds of Israeli spies to run its internal affairs, and suppressing figures opposing the slaughter, the Seattle-based tech corporation has played a huge role in the violence. https://www.mintpressnews.com/microsoft-israel-surveillance-azure-idf-gaza-genocide/290534/

I spoke with Dr. Matthew Alford about the CIA, social media and the secret military foundation of the Internet. Give it a watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2RnC4JFUUA

Hey everyone. A very different post from usual, but an important one. A message from MintPress founder and CEO, Mnar Adley, signed off by me. MintPress News is facing an existential threat. After 14 years of providing fearless, independent investigative journalism that holds the military-industrial complex accountable, we're now at risk of shutting down. THE CRISIS: 🚨Our main line of funding has been cut and we've also been: • Banned from PayPal with our funds seized • GoFundMe removed our fundraisers and banned us from their platform • Our journalists have been detained, interrogated, and surveilled • Algorithmic blacklisting by Google, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok • Ongoing censorship attacks from powerful interests we expose WHY WE'RE AT RISK: For years, reader donations and fundraising have been the lifeblood that keeps MintPress News alive. Now, with multiple platforms banning us and critical funding sources disappearing, we're fighting to survive. Big Tech and powerful government agencies don't want us to continue exposing war profiteers, government corruption, and corporate malfeasance. But we believe journalism is not a crime—and the truth deserves to be told. HELP US KEEP FIGHTING: We refuse to put our journalism behind a paywall. Everyone deserves access to independent, investigative reporting that challenges the powerful. 👉 SUPPORT OUR SURVIVAL: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mintpress-keeping-truth-alive-in-a-war-of-lies#/ Every donation, no matter the size, helps us: • Keep our investigative journalism free and accessible • Fight back against censorship and blacklisting • Continue holding power accountable • Protect independent media for future generations TIME IS RUNNING OUT: We're completely dependent on readers like you. No governments or corporations will bail us out—they're often the ones we're investigating! Join us in reviving the Fourth Estate and protecting the First Amendment. Stand with independent journalism before it's too late. https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/mnaradley/mintpress-keeping-truth-alive-in-a-war-of-lies

New from me: After being exposed as former national security state agents by MintPress, large numbers of officials working in the highest levels of top social media platforms. Read my article about how the former CIA agents I exposed have deleted the incriminating evidence from the web. https://www.mintpressnews.com/social-media-spies-exposed/290506/