Habib Siddiqui

  Epstein files: A list of people facing consequences over the DOJ's release ©US Department of Justice The Justice Department's Epstein files have a wide blast radius. Goldman's top lawyer resigned and UK police have made two arrests. Here are the people dealing with consequences over the DOJ's January 30 Epstein files. The blast radius keeps widening. See more Jeffrey Epstein died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. US Department of Justice © US Department of Justice Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn manage Epstein's $630 million estate without salaries. Epstein's estate faces numerous lawsuits and expenses, complicating million-dollar payouts to Indyke and Kahn. They told Congress about Epstein's financial clients and plans to open his own bank. In Jeffrey Epstein's last will and testament, he named two of his longtime associates — personal attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn — as co-executors of  his $630 mil...

Ramzy Baroud - Romana Rubeo I have always found it interesting, and at times revealing, when seasoned activists and intellectuals in the West, including those who see themselves as deeply committed to Palestine, raise the same familiar point: Arab governments must stand up to Israel and the United States in solidarity with their brethren in Palestine. The argument often comes wrapped in a perplexed question: why are Arabs and Muslims not doing anything for Palestine? What makes this particularly puzzling is that the question is often posed by respected analysts and historians—people who should recognize that the issue is far less sentimental than structural. At first glance, the question may not seem bizarre. Palestinians are tied to their neighbors through history, geography, demography, religion, language, collective memory, and a shared experience of Western domination and Israeli colonial violence. Additionally, Israeli leaders speak openly in expansionist terms, and they act accor...