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.

Hypersonic Missiles, Imperial Wars, and Resistance: The New US-Russia Clash in Latin America

As Russia moves to supply Venezuela with hypersonic missiles, Washington faces growing defiance across Latin America. Colombia and Mexico lead regional resistance to U.S. aggression as Trump’s new Cold War threatens to ignite the Caribbean.

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Alan Macleod
Por Mnar Adley
Y Alan Macleod
Venezuela

Pushback from Latin American leaders are putting a wrench in the works of Donald Trump’s imperial ambitions. The Summit of the Americas– the U.S.-backed conference of regional leaders– has had to be cancelled (or, officially, postponed until 2026) due to threats of a mass boycott of the event. Leading this revolt are Gustavo Petro of Colombia and

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Fatema Al Harbi: The Arab Working Overtime to Defend Israel’s Genocide

Fatema Al Harbi built her career defending Israel’s actions in Gaza, partnering with Israeli intelligence-linked groups and spreading propaganda that whitewashes war crimes.

Alan Macleod
Por Alan Macleod
Harbi Feature photo

While its actions in Gaza and beyond have united the world against it, Israel can still rely on a small cadre of hardcore Arab Zionist supporters. Given these individuals’ race and religion, they are enthusiastically presented with platforms to passionately defend the state and its actions. One notable example of this is Fatema Al Harbi, author,

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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.

Alan Macleod
Por 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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Espionaje en redes sociales al descubierto: Perfiles desaparecen tras informe de MintPress

Después de que MintPress expuso a ex funcionarios de la CIA y el FBI que trabajaban en Facebook, Google y Twitter, muchos eliminaron sus perfiles y borraron evidencia incriminatoria.

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Por Alan Macleod
spooks

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, de ícono del ajedrez a animador del Departamento de Estado

MintPress rastrea la trayectoria de Garry Kasparov desde leyenda del ajedrez hasta convertirse en un agresivo promotor de la “democracia” a favor del poder estadounidense, la guerra de Israel en Gaza y las campañas respaldadas por la NED.

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Por 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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De las armas de destrucción masiva a los "narcoestados": cómo EE. UU. vende guerras que la inteligencia no respalda

Las acusaciones de que Venezuela es un narcoestado han justificado huelgas, sanciones y aumentos de tropas. Pero incluso la inteligencia estadounidense admite que Maduro no dirige a las bandas acusadas de "invadir" Estados Unidos. La evidencia revela un manual de guerra familiar.

Alan Macleod
Por 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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El falso complot del "cártel" de Trump para invadir Venezuela

Washington ofreció una recompensa de 50 millones de dólares por Maduro y envió buques de guerra a Caracas, pero los expertos dicen que el llamado Cártel de los Soles es una invención estadounidense para justificar un cambio de régimen.

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Alan Macleod
Por Mnar Adley
Y Alan Macleod
Pete Hegseth Venezuela

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