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PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Same Old but Worse in Israel

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Same Old but Worse in Israel

October 29, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

If there is one nation in the world that needs more than any other to find a new direction it is “the Jewish state.” But if there is one more committed to its current path it is the Jewish state….

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Games Trump & Liberal Media Play

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Games Trump & Liberal Media Play

September 30, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

We are looking at a dysfunction that transcends the contest for power between liberal authoritarians — politely called “centrists” these days — and their rightist counterparts. If the Trump regime is any good at anything, it is escalation. Wars, sanctions,…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Only One Way Out for Trump

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Only One Way Out for Trump

July 27, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

The question ahead of the latest summit with Netanyahu on Tuesday is what the U.S. president will lose — either a war, on the one hand, or on the other, the global economy and the American electorate. I was talking to…

WATCH: TWTW — Still at War 250 Years Later

WATCH: TWTW — Still at War 250 Years Later

July 4, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence and Joe Lauria · in Appearances, Articles, Consortium News

From the first attacks on Native Americans to the aggression on Iran, Americans have been at war, with perhaps the biggest one yet to come. Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence. Watch the replay. Guests: Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence. Host: Joe Lauria. Producer: Cathy Vogan Segments: A…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: In Praise of Defeat

PATRICK LAWRENCE: In Praise of Defeat

June 23, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

After a day’s talks with Iran, J.D. Vance’s claims to progress seem flimsy even by the slack standards the U.S. sets for itself these days in its diplomatic endeavors.  Well, J.D. Vance had his first talks with the Iranians —…

WATCH: The World This Week — Terms of US Surrender

WATCH: The World This Week — Terms of US Surrender

June 20, 2026 · by Joe Lauria · in Appearances, Articles, Consortium News

After losing the war, a major U.S.-Israel row is coming to a head with the fate of Mideast peace and the global economy on the line. With Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence. Saturday 8 pm EDT. Guests: Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence. Host: Joe Lauria. Producer: Cathy…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Systematic Murder of International Law

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Systematic Murder of International Law

June 2, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

The Zionist regime is accelerating its long war against international law and justice and the institutions upholding them. What remains of a common human culture will only be kept alive by those willing to fight for it. Do we witness…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: History Turned in Beijing

PATRICK LAWRENCE: History Turned in Beijing

May 18, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

To say not much happened during Trump’s two days in the Chinese capital, as a lot of people seem to think, is to miss the forest for the trees. How polished are the Chinese, how delicate in their gestures, after…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Epic Desperation

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Epic Desperation

May 12, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

Before the world’s eyes, Iranians have turned Operation Epic Fury into Operation Epic Desperation.  Iranians are Hô Chi Minh’s grasshoppers taking on a colonial elephant. No one can say with certainty, at this writing, how Iran’s defense against U.S.–Israeli aggression will…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Trump’s Trap, Trump’s Sanity

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Trump’s Trap, Trump’s Sanity

May 2, 2026 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Consortium News

The U.S. president has lost the war he started with Iran — or at the very least he has no chance of winning it — but accepting defeat and repairing the damage of the error is simply beyond his reach….

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