On 5 May 1942, three Arab nationalists, who had been condemned to death by an Iraqi court for their participation in Rashid Ali al-Gailani’s coup d’etat went to the gallows. To mourn their death, a 16 year old boy in Basra wrote a poem after the fashion of the Classical Arab elegy-qasida. It was called Shuhadā’ al-hurriyyah (Martyrs of Freedom) and one of its lines ran:

The confederates of the English have shed their blood
But in Berlin a lion is watching them.

The three men hanged were, and still are, considered by most Iraqis to have been loyal Arab nationalists who lost their life for a worthy cause. In the eyes of the English and of most European observers at the time they were Hitler’s agents. The “watching lion” in Berlin in the line quoted, symbolizes Adolf Hitler. The verse would not be very remarkable, were it not for the fact that its author later acquired fame as one of the most gifted poets in the Arabic language: Badr Shākir al-Sayyāb.

His elegy on the three nationalists as well as his view of Hitler expressed an admiration which went well beyond the Arab world to countries as far apart as Turkey, Iran and India. This sentiment had been growing since the end of World War I, in which the Ottoman Empire had paid the price for taking sides with Germany. It had become particulary intense since Hitler's rise to power in 1933 and was not confined to any social class. Nationalism and Socialism were concepts which had considerable attraction for intellectuals and politicians in this area—no less than in Europe. A doctrine which purported to combine nationalism and socialism and amalgamate them into a National Socialism could be expected to find even more favour.

Stefan Wild, National Socialism in the Arab Near East Between 1933 and 1939

We began to spread propaganda for Russia, for communism and for the Nazis at the same time. The Axis powers would defeat the Allies and together with the Axis, Russia would triumph. Then communism would spread all over Iraq—bringing happiness to the poor and to the starving peasants...

Badr Shākir al-Sayyāb, “I was a Communist,” al-Hurriyya, August 16, 1959.

If antifascism is now, by Executive Order, "unAmerican," that means the only *true* Americans are fascists.

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NEW - Pavel Durov says French intelligence services asked him to censor "problematic" Moldovan Telegram channels that "voiced political positions disliked by the French and Moldovan governments."

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“To break the chains of oppression that are keeping our people down, Europeans must rally together to create a Traditionalist International … uniting various nationalist and Traditionalist factions to work to destabilize and eventually destroy the agenda of the European Union, NATO and the United States. By pushing for a new global crusade against the enemy we are beginning a Holy war to save everything that we hold dear.”

Matthew Heimbach

Watching conservatives find out about Christian Iidentity and not understanding what it is. It’s just Black Israelites, but for Anglo Israelites. These neo-conservative “populists” are a bunch of dumbasses.

A Charlie Kirk mural in Serbia has been vandalised after less than 24 hours. I don’t like him, but this is rent free behavior.

— 🇬🇧/🇮🇱 NEW: Former British MP George Galloway has been detained under the 'Terrorism Act'

Just eight hours ago, a clip of him was uploaded to his YouTube channel in which he said, 'Israel will be erased before Palestine will be, and as you know, it's my wish and hope.'

@Middle_East_Spectator

#NEWS | Japan’s Far-Right Sanseito Party Gains Ground, Builds Ties with Trump Allies

Japan’s Sanseito party, a far-right group with 15 upper-house seats, is forging international connections with figures like Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson to bolster its domestic legitimacy. Initially a fringe COVID-era movement, Sanseito gained traction in July elections with its anti-immigration stance and “Japanese First” nationalism. The party aims for gradual, consensus-driven change while distancing itself from extremist perceptions.

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A European volunteer checking in at an outdoor gym in Lebanon helping the Christians gain some strength. Strength they will need in a neighborhood consisting of both islamists and zionist forces.

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Rejuvenating Europe: Genesis, Doom, Futurity

Márton Békés envisions Europe as an open-ended possibility — a project of many peoples whose civilizational heritage centers West and East, North and South — but one whose fate is tragically sealed if it remains trapped in outdated frameworks instead of embracing continental horizons and staking out its own role within the emerging multipolar world order.

Full essay below 👇

https://www.arktosjournal.com/p/rejuvenating-europe-genesis-doom

They got TikTok, now they're going after X again

The Elders of Zion reboot is happening.

Today is the birthday of French writer and philosopher, Maurice Bardèche. Persecuted for his neo-fascist beliefs but never cowed, Counter-Currents has published several works by and about him. Read more here:
https://counter-currents.com/2021/10/remembering-maurice-bardeche-11/