Alan Macleod

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. After completing his PhD in 2017 he published two books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams.

Professeur au Centre du scandale des déportations de l'Université de Columbia, un ancien espion israélien

Keren Yarhi-Milo, la doyenne de l'université Columbia, au cœur de la purge étudiante, est une ancienne officier des services secrets militaires israéliens. Elle est aujourd'hui accusée d'avoir contribué à orchestrer l'expulsion d'un leader étudiant palestinien et d'avoir réduit au silence les dissidents du campus opposés à la guerre d'Israël contre Gaza.

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Par Alan Macleod
Keren Yarhi-Milo poses with Hillary Clinton

The professor at the center of the Columbia University deportation scandal is a former Israeli intelligence official, MintPress News can reveal. Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate of the university's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), was abducted by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) Saturday for his role in organizing

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De Glasgow à Gaza : l'amour : pourquoi les fans du Celtic FC soutiennent la Palestine

Malgré les interdictions et les amendes, les supporters du Celtic continuent de défendre la cause palestinienne, en s'appuyant sur les racines profondes de leur club dans la lutte anticoloniale. Aujourd'hui, ils sont à la tête du mouvement visant à exclure Israël du football international.

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Par Alan Macleod
Celtic Glasgow Feature photo

The cold terraces of a Scottish football stadium are not the first place you might expect to find a hotbed of organized support for Palestinian liberation. But travel to Celtic Park on match day, and you will see thousands of fans wearing keffiyehs, eating falafels, and waving Palestinian flags. A storied organization, Celtic F.C. is one of only

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L'Australie révoque le visa d'un érudit musulman sous la pression pro-israélienne

Sous la pression des médias et des politiciens pro-israéliens, l’Australie a révoqué le visa de Hussain Makke, l’empêchant de donner des conférences. Cette décision illustre la tendance croissante des gouvernements occidentaux à réprimer la liberté d’expression en ce qui concerne Israël et la Palestine.

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Par Alan Macleod
Makke vs Sky News

Following a pressure campaign from pro-Israel forces, Australia has revoked the visa of Hussain Makke. The British-born Muslim scholar and motivational speaker had been scheduled to carry out a speaking tour across the country. But pressure from Sky News Australia and local pro-Israel politicians, who highlighted his pro-resistance stances and his

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Diplomatie à la tronçonneuse : la destruction de l'Argentine par Javier Milei est un cauchemar pour Musk et DOGE

L'effondrement économique de l'Argentine sous Javier Milei devient le modèle de la campagne de coupes budgétaires d'Elon Musk. Alors que le milliardaire s'attaque à la bureaucratie de Washington à l'aide de sa tronçonneuse, les Argentins mettent en garde les Américains : ils ont déjà vu ce genre de désastre.

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Par Alan Macleod
Milei Musk Feature photo

Javier Milei made a special appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) earlier this month. The Argentinian president gifted Elon Musk a custom chainsaw, which he promised to use to drastically reduce public spending in his new role as the de facto leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk and Milei

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USAID Falls, Exposing a Giant Network of US-Funded “Independent” Media

From Ukraine to Cuba, news outlets worldwide are suddenly begging for cash—because their “independent journalism” was actually paid for by Washington all along.

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Par Alan Macleod
USAID investigation Feature photo 1

The Trump administration’s decision to pause USAID funding has plunged hundreds of so-called “independent media” outlets into crisis, thereby exposing a worldwide network of thousands of journalists, all working to promote U.S. interests in their home countries. In late January, President Trump—along with help from the head of the Department of

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From Anti-War Progressive to Pro-Drone Militarist: Tulsi Gabbard’s Odd Political Trajectory

Given her recent confirmation as Director of National Intelligence, MintPress is republishing this investigation by Alan Macleod to shed light on the ideological journey that has led Gabbard to the helm the America’s most powerful intelligence apparatus.

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Par Alan Macleod
Tulsi Gabbard Biography Feature photo

Editor's Note | Originally published on November 24, 2021, this investigation by Alan Macleod delves into Tulsi Gabbard's political metamorphosis—from self-proclaimed anti-war progressive to champion of military intervention. Given her recent confirmation as Director of National Intelligence, we are republishing the piece to shed light on the

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Le Pentagone recrute Elon Musk pour l'aider à gagner une guerre nucléaire

Avec des milliards de dollars en contrats de défense, SpaceX, la société d'Elon Musk, contribue à concrétiser la vision nucléaire de Trump, menaçant de démanteler des décennies de dissuasion nucléaire mondiale.

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Par Alan Macleod
Musk Nuclear Program Feature photo

Donald Trump has announced his intention to build a gigantic anti-ballistic missile system to counter Chinese and Russian nuclear weapons, and he is recruiting Elon Musk to help him. The Pentagon has long dreamed of constructing an American “Iron Dome.” The technology is couched in the defense language – i.e., to make America safe again. But like

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