The Trump administration is on the verge of launching a war on a country that poses no national security threat to the United States, nor does it threaten US interests in the region. Iran’s only crime is that it occupies a piece of real estate in a region where Israel is determined to be the dominant power
While there is no doubt that the US could inflict massive damage on Iranian nuclear sites, infrastructure and oil production facilities; there is also no doubt that the US would not prevail in a protracted conflict with Iran. A war with Iran would be an unimaginable catastrophe for Iran, the US and the world
There’s one man who threatens to stop Trump’s promised draining of the swamp in its tracks. His name is Norm Eisen and would you believe that he’s linked to George Soros?
Mike Whitney explains how Trump and his lieutenants see AI as a tool for global domination and for maintaining America’s privileged position in the world order. And for that, they are willing to risk everything.
Mike Whitney explains why no one bears more responsibility for the Oct 7 attacks than Donald Trump
Cheaper, more adaptable and more transparent, DeepSeek is a nuclear bomb detonated in the heart of Silicon Valley. It is a straight-up challenge to America’s tech Brahmins who thought their reign would last forever. Mike Whitney explains
The line between our historic reality and science fiction has already been crossed just as the probability that our own creation, AI, is likely “to become an actor, not just a factor” in the existential challenges faced by our species. Mike Whitney explains
After 16 months of nonstop slaughter and destruction—Israel has failed to achieve any of its strategic objectives. Moreover, it has exposed itself as a thoroughly immoral rogue regime without a trace of humanity. On every front — political, psychological and militarily — Hamas has won a significant victory
While the genocide continues in Gaza, and Israeli airstrikes persist in Lebanon, and sectarian warfare escalates in Syria, and the US and UK continue their bombing of Yemen; the battlespace is being prepared for an even bigger and more cataclysmic event. Mike Whitney explains
Mike Whitney on how China is surging ahead and how U.S. efforts to contain its growth are likely to be counter-productive
With Assad removed Netanyahu’s plan for a Greater Israel, Erdogan’s ambitions for a revived Ottoman Empire and America’s lust for more control are now on a collision course. Mike Whitney explains
“The purpose of the (HTS) insurgency was not to Bashar al-Assad. The purpose was to divide Syria”