(2026-01-13). West Papua and the Genocide Mosaic. counterpunch.org 
The patterns of genocide, or the various ways humans go about killing large groups of other humans and their attempted justifications for doing so, are so sadly predictable or systematised that, in the case of West Papua, if you take just a small sample, say the last three months, about 2.5% of 60-plus years of Indonesian mass slaughter and environmental destruction, the fragmentary forms are recognisable enough to produce a picture of the ghastly whole. Very few people talk or protest about the genocide in West Papua, and this is one more element of the general picture: the coverup by the so-called international…
(2026-01-13). Shame on The UN: Ratifying Genocide, Legitimating the Trump Plan. richardfalk.org [Prefatory Note; This essay in modified form was published on December 29, 2025 in CounterPunch. The January 3 acts of US aggression against Venezuela and kidnapping of its elected President followed by an indictment in US Federal Court on charges of narco-terrorism. Rationalized as a 'law enforcement' undertaking by apologists rather than viewed as 'aggression' …
(2026-01-13). Reflections on a Low, Dishonest Decade. counterpunch.org 
"Tom, I got nothin'." That's all I wanted to say to Tom Engelhardt, the kindly and incisive editor of TomDispatch.com. He'd called to check in and see what I was planning for my next piece. I wanted to tell him, "I'm staring at starvation and genocide, the destruction of American democracy and the rule of law, along with the ongoing incineration of our planet.
(2026-01-13). Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk: Portrait of a young Palestinian artist targeted for death by the IDF. wsws.org Gaza journalists, like Fatima, face extreme, often fatal, risks under blockade and during assaults, including murder, injury, harassment and starvation while trying to report.
(2026-01-13). Trump to Venezuelans: Give Me Your Oil, Obey My Commands or Die! counterpunch.org 
In the aftermath of President Trump's deadly military attack on Venezuela and his abduction and rendition of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia, Trump is now giving the Venezuelan Chavista regime a simple choice: Obey my commands and give me your oil, or die from death by starvation and illness. According to an article in