In Episode 212 [11] of the CounterVortex podcast [12], Bill Weinberg takes stock of the latest escalation in the Middle East—and continues to note discrepancies in the reportage. US air-strikes on Iraq [13] are said to have targeted the self-declared Islamic Resistance in Iraq [14], and its constituent militias such as Kataib Hezbollah [15]. But some reports indicate [16] the actual target has often been the Popular Mobilization Forces [15], a paramilitary network integrated into Iraq's official security services. Meanwhile, insufficiently noted media accounts report "no evidence [17]" to back up Israeli claims of Hamas co-optation of UNWRA, which has led to a devastating cut-off of funds [18] to the UN agency by the Western powers.
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