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  December 2, 2025 A TALE OF TWO ICES LAURA FLANDERS I was in the vicinity of two ICE operations this week, one I saw, the other I didn’t, and that’s a problem. THE CARIBBEAN FACES TWO CHOICES VIJAY PRASHAD Join the U.S. or don’t. THE US-ISRAELI SCHEME RAMZY BAROUD The scheme to partition Gaza and break Palestinian will. ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS DAVID ROSEN It’s all about the money. CounterPunch+ Exclusive THE RETURN OF ELLIOT ABRAMS BY MICHAEL K. SMITH Super-hawk Elliot Abrams is back in the news again, worrying that Donald Trump lacks “clarity” about what he intends to do in Venezuela. Abrams recommends the president eliminate all doubts and ambiguities in his mind and directly attack Venezuelan territory, in order to bring down the “dictator” Nicolas Maduro.   READ MORE JUST THE HEADLINE TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW:    June 19, 2024 Elliott Abrams: Convicted Liar, Defender of Dictators, Accomplice to Genocide—and Foreign Policy Wise Man A career nearly as steeped i...

Clown Car Diplomacy Maybe Trump’s developer friends should stick to real estate Dan Rather and Team Steady Nov 26 Donald Trump and his special envoy Steve Witkoff. Caption: Getty Images We tend to digest the news in small bites because, as has been said, the news is the first draft of history. But sometimes we need to step back and take a look at the wide shot to understand the broader implications of what is going on and why. The president was elected by followers who bought the whole “make America great” scheme hook, line, and sinker. That hasn’t happened. Instead of a country in the throes of greatness, most economic indicators are pointing in the same direction as the president’s approval rating — straight down. Meanwhile, beyond our borders, chaotic is a charitable description of America’s international relations. Less than a year into the second Trump term, the long view of American foreign policy, if you can even call it by such sober terminology , is a confusing jumbl...