Alan Macleod

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. He completed his PhD in 2017 and has since authored two acclaimed 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. Follow Alan on Twitter for more of his work and commentary: @AlanRMacLeod.

Hi-Tech Holocaust: How Microsoft Aids The Gaza Genocide

From storing Palestinian data to fueling A.I. kill lists, Microsoft’s Azure cloud has become a key weapon in Israel’s Gaza war.

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Par Alan Macleod
Microsoft Israel

Israel’s genocide is being powered by Microsoft. From creating a massive digital dragnet, aiding in the production of A.I.-generated kill lists, hiring hundreds of Israeli spies to run its internal affairs, and suppressing figures opposing the slaughter, the Seattle-based tech corporation has played a key role in the violence. MintPress has

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Les espions des réseaux sociaux démasqués : des profils disparaissent après un rapport de MintPress

Après que MintPress a dénoncé d'anciens responsables de la CIA et du FBI travaillant pour Facebook, Google et Twitter, beaucoup d'entre eux ont supprimé leurs profils et effacé les preuves incriminantes.

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Par Alan Macleod
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After being exposed as former national security state agents by MintPress, large numbers of officials working in the highest levels of top social media platforms have deleted their profiles or wiped the incriminating evidence from the internet. A series of MintPress News investigations uncovered a network of hundreds of former agents of the CIA,

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Garry Kasparov, d'icône des échecs à pom-pom girl du Département d'État

MintPress retrace le parcours de Garry Kasparov, de légende des échecs à promoteur belliciste de la « démocratie » pour le pouvoir américain, la guerre d'Israël à Gaza et les campagnes soutenues par la NED.

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Par Alan Macleod
Garry Kasparov attends the 59th Munich Security Conference in Germany on Feb. 18, 2023. Alexi Witwicki | AP

After retiring from the world of chess, Garry Kasparov has found a new calling: promoting U.S. foreign policy goals. From his hawkish foreign policy positions, including supporting American invasions and the use of nuclear weapons against its enemies, his full-throated defense of Israeli genocide, and his bizarre belief that the Middle Ages never

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Des armes de destruction massive aux « narco-États » : comment les États-Unis vendent des guerres que les services de renseignement ne soutiennent pas

Les allégations selon lesquelles le Venezuela serait un narco-État ont justifié frappes, sanctions et renforcements militaires. Mais même les services de renseignement américains reconnaissent que Maduro ne dirige pas les gangs accusés d'avoir « envahi » l'Amérique. Les faits révèlent une stratégie de guerre bien connue.

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Par Alan Macleod
TDA Venezuela

The United States is building up its military assets, sparking fears of another regime change attempt against Venezuela—and this one could be far more deadly than the others. Citing an influx of Venezuelan drugs into the U.S., the Trump administration is rapidly building up its military forces, encircling the South American nation, one which has

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Le faux complot du « cartel » de Trump visant à envahir le Venezuela

Washington a offert une prime de 50 millions de dollars à Maduro et a envoyé des navires de guerre à Caracas, mais les experts affirment que le soi-disant Cartel des Soleils est une invention américaine pour justifier un changement de régime.

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Pete Hegseth Venezuela

Truth Under Siege: MintPress News Needs You This is an urgent call to action. After 14 years, one of our main funding lines has been cut and MintPress News could be forced to shut down without your support. Help us keep independent, antiwar journalism alive. Support the MintPress Fundraiser

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De la révolution au renouveau : Russell Brand embrasse Trump et Israël

L'ancien « révolutionnaire » bénit désormais les rassemblements du GOP, fait l'éloge de JD Vance et défend Israël tandis que ses anciens alliés reculent.

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Par Alan Macleod
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Not so long ago, Russell Brand was a socialist icon, preaching global revolution and the redistribution of wealth and power to the masses. Today, he is a born-again Christian who endorses Donald Trump and has headlined events at the Republican National Convention and Turning Point USA. Where once he preached eco-socialism, anti-racism, and

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La CIA, le Mossad et Epstein : démêler les liens de renseignement de la famille Maxwell

Tout le monde connaît Epstein et Ghislaine, mais peu connaissent la mystérieuse dynastie familiale qui les sous-tend. Des liens avec le Mossad et la CIA à la Silicon Valley et Washington, Alan MacLeod découvre l'empire secret des Maxwell.

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Par Alan Macleod
The Maxwells: Epstein’s Partners, Israel’s Spies, Washington’s Insiders The CIA, Mossad, and Epstein: Unraveling the Intelligence Ties of The Maxwell Family

With speculation mounting that Trump could pardon her, MintPress profiles the family of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. From her media baron father, who acted as a high-level spy for Israel, her sister, working to push Tel Aviv’s interests in Silicon Valley, her brothers, who founded a dubious but highly influential anti-Islamic

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