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The Curious Case of Mahmoud Khalil

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/03/the-curious-case-of-mahmoud-khalil/

Published: March 14, 2025 14:32

Two key points the discussion has mostly missed: 1) It has been a bipartisan Justice Department policy for years to attempt to establish that the First Amendment does not apply to non-US citizens 2) Why has the Trump administration chosen Mahmoud Khalil…

The Moral Balance

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/03/the-moral-balance/

Published: March 12, 2025 11:17

There is a logical fallacy that dominates European neoliberal “thinking” at the moment. It goes like this. “Hitler had unlimited territorial ambition and proceeded to attempt conquest of all Europe after annexing the Sudetenland. Therefore Putin has…

Alba Activism

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/03/alba-activism/

Published: March 6, 2025 16:13

There are two drivers behind my support for Scottish Independence. The first and most obvious is to see our ancient land restored to the place it held so long in the community of free and self-governing nations, and end the colonial exploitation of our…

Ukraine, Diplomacy and War

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/03/ukraine-diplomacy-and-war/

Published: March 3, 2025 16:07

When politicians in power are extremely unpopular, they generally turn to militarism and jingoism for a quick boost. Starmer is now the darling of the UK media for his sabre-rattling over Ukraine and is busily churning out tweets of military imagery. In…

Islamic Resistance Movements and Israel

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/02/islamic-resistance-movements-and-israel/

Published: February 28, 2025 12:32

We were searching for a site in the northern Bekaa valley recently bombed by Israel. Hadi knew near which village it was located but, as we drove between large expanses of fertile, well-cultivated fields, it was plain his information was vague. We pulled…

UN Peacekeepers Watch Civilians Massacred

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/02/un-peacekeepers-watch-civilians-massacred/

Published: February 12, 2025 20:52

On 26 January, 26 unarmed civilians were shot dead by Israel and 147 wounded in a massacre observed by heavily armed UN Peacekeepers who did not intervene. I asked the UN the very hard questions which nobody else is asking them. The civilians were simply…

United Nations Censures UK Over Abuse of Terrorism Act Against Journalists and Activists

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/02/united-nations-censures-uk-over-abuse-of-terrorism-act-against-journalists-and-activists/

Published: February 6, 2025 05:39

Four UN Special Rapporteurs have written jointly to the UK government demanding explanation of its inappropriate persecution of journalists and political activists under the Terrorism Act. They state that those persecuted: appear to have no credible…

Israel Slaughters and Destroys in Southern Lebanon

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/01/israel-slaughters-and-destroys-in-southern-lebanon/

Published: January 31, 2025 13:24

We could very easily – in fact more easily – have made these mini-documentaries featuring the bodies of children slaughtered by Israel and the hideous aspect of the maiming of tens of thousands, or focusing on the tears of the bereaved and orphaned. We…

Israeli Atrocities in Lebanon

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/01/israeli-atrocities-in-lebanon/

Published: January 27, 2025 12:24

Yesterday, not only did Israel fail to evacuate its army from Southern Lebanon as stipulated in the ceasefire agreement, Israel also shot over 130 Lebanese civilians attempting to return home in accordance with the deal, killing 23 and wounding 109 (of…

Real Reporting Appeal

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2025/01/real-reporting-appeal/

Published: January 18, 2025 16:36

Our new mini-documentary from the Middle East shows again the kind of reporting that no western media  either can or will do. We hope to visit Damascus where western media is giving entirely sycophantic and false coverage to the new HTS regime, praising…