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Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb is a staff writer for MintPress News who has written for several news organizations in both English and Spanish; her stories have been featured on ZeroHedge, the Anti-Media, and 21st Century Wire among others. She currently lives in Southern Chile.

News,

Pierre Omidyar’s The Intercept Teams Up With War-Propaganda Firm

by Whitney Webb6 days ago

Despite promoting itself as an “independent” and open-source investigation site, the firm Bellingcat has received a significant portion of its funding from Google, which is...

Business, Politics,

What’s Really Going On Behind the “Secret” Saudi-Russia Oil Deal

by Whitney Webb1 week ago

The revelation that Russia worked privately with the Saudis “on Trump’s order” to aid the U.S. effort to halt Iranian oil exports without causing a...

News,

New WikiLeaks Release Exposes Corruption In UAE Arms Deal Fueling War On Yemen

by Whitney Webb2 weeks ago

Though the corruption detailed in the newly leaked document took place decades ago, it highlights how lucrative arms deals are often enough incentive for governments...

Politics,

Sheldon Adelson: Biggest Donor In All Of US Politics, Brings An Israel First Agenda To Washington

by Whitney Webb2 weeks ago

Sheldon Adelson’s massive expenditures in federal elections this cycle are being made because he believes that Republican control of the House and the Senate is...

News,

Iran Warns It Will Respond To Future Israeli Strikes Targeting Syria And Its Allies

by Whitney Webb3 weeks ago

Leaked State Department emails have shown that chaos in Syria benefits Israel, suggesting a strategic motive on Israel’s part for the taking the risk of...

Media,

When Is Terrorism Not Terrorism? Western Media Coverage Of Iran Parade Attack

by Whitney Webb3 weeks ago

The media’s failure to treat a terror attack on Iran with the same compassion shown for similar or even lesser attacks in other nations is...

Politics,

Russian S-300 Air Defense System May Make Syria “Untouchable,” But Israel Seems Ready To Test It

by Whitney Webb3 weeks ago

With the US support for Israel unwavering under the Trump administration, Israel may risk sparking a larger war in Syria knowing that the Americans will...

News,

Kim Kardashian Inks Deal As New Face Of Israeli Eyewear Co., Triggers BDS Response

by Whitney Webb1 month ago

During their past trip to Israel in 2015, Kardashian and her husband, rapper Kanye West, were criticized along similar lines for acknowledging and decrying the...

News,

Nikki Haley Confirms US Will Now Attack Syria For “Any Attack” On Idlib

by Whitney Webb1 month ago

The Trump administration now seems poised to launch an attack on the Syrian government in response to any type of military operation in Idlib, the...

Business, Politics,

Trump Sanctions On Iran May Already Be Backfiring As Tehran’s Oil Revenues Soar

by Whitney Webb1 month ago

Further oil price increases could trigger a slowdown in domestic or global economic growth, which could further complicate the U.S.’ Iran policy and Trump’s domestic...

News,

Report: Trump May Strike Syria Even If No Chemical Weapons Accusation Is Made

by Whitney Webb1 month ago

The U.S. government is so desperate to prevent the Syrian government from retaking Idlib that it is willing to launch unilateral military action with or...

News,

Looking For Cooperative Iran Hawk: Trump “Actively Discussing” Mattis Replacement

by Whitney Webb1 month ago

Mattis is the last remaining high-ranking member of the Trump cabinet who has publicly opposed the President’s Iran policy, particularly the U.S.’ unilateral withdrawal from...

News,

Report: Russia May Soon Attack US Military Base In Occupied Syria

by Whitney Webb1 month ago

Russia has warned the U.S. that the Russian and Syrian militaries are prepared to launch an offensive on the U.S.-controlled Al-Tanf military base in Syria....

News,

Syria Delivers Evidence To UN Showing Idlib Rebel Preparations To Stage “False Flag” Chemical Attack

by Whitney Webb2 months ago

Warnings from Syria’s UN representative and the Russian military follow hawkish statements recently made by members of the Trump administration that the U.S. would respond...

Human Rights, News,

US Provided “Intelligence” And Bomb Used In Massacre Of Yemeni Schoolchildren

by Whitney Webb2 months ago

The involvement of U.S. military intelligence in “fine-tuning” the targets of coalition airstrikes is likely the main factor explaining why the U.S. government has refused...

Politics, Science and Tech,

Neocons Concoct Threat Of “Iranian Hackers” To Justify Preemptive “Counterattack” Against Iran

by Whitney Webb2 months ago

Recent warnings of an imminent Iranian cyberattack on the U.S. are dubious at best — aimed at ending the U.S.’ isolation through dishonest intelligence, while...

News,

Iran Opens New Missile Production Line After Trump’s Bombastic Twitter Threats Against Rouhani

by Whitney Webb3 months ago

With top Iranian officials condemning Trump’s words as “psychological warfare,” Iran doubled down on its refusal to bow to U.S. pressure by unveiling a new...

Politics,

Bolton Says US Troops Will Remain In Syria Until “Iranian Menace” Wiped Off The Map

by Whitney Webb3 months ago

Bolton’s emphasis on the “Iranian menace” as the driver behind the U.S.’ occupation of northeastern Syria represents a departure from past U.S. assertions that the...

Media, Politics,

Pro-Trump Conspiracy-Monger “QAnon” Calls For Regime Change In Iran

by Whitney Webb4 months ago

As Henry Kissinger predicted soon after the 2016 election, Donald Trump’s “transition from being a campaigner to being a national strategist” has been seamless. Much like the change...

Politics,

Trump Set To Recognize Israel’s Claim To Occupied Golan Heights And Its Sizable Oil Reserves

by Whitney Webb5 months ago

Exporting Golan oil is problematic under international law but, were the U.S. to unilaterally recognize the Golan as Israel’s, that oil could potentially be exported...

Politics,

US Efforts To Crush Middle East “Axis of Resistance” Are Just Making It Stronger

by Whitney Webb5 months ago

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has shown himself to be committed to “crushing” the so-called Axis of Resistance in the Middle East, an alliance...

Environment, Politics,

How The US Occupied The 30% Of Syria Containing Most Of Its Oil, Water And Gas

by Whitney Webb6 months ago

After the U.S. launched “limited” airstrikes on Friday against Syria, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced that the U.S. will maintain its illegal presence...

Politics,

Bolton’s Past Advocacy For Israel At US Expense Heralds Dangerous New Era In Geopolitics

by Whitney Webb7 months ago

This article is Part I of a series exploring the past of soon-to-be National Security Adviser John Bolton and what his recent appointment will mean...

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