Code-Panic: A Controlled Opposition Spectacle
Israeli media reports that Israel was deeply involved in the assassination of General Soleimani. But Jewish progressives maintain that such claims are …“anti-Semitic”
British Ambassador in Tehran Arrested
Britain’s ambassador to Iran is arrested for allegedly ‘inciting protesters’ after locals clash with riot police in Tehran
Did Pompeo Dupe Trump Into the Soleimani Hit??
We have to agree with Mike Whitney when he writes that the recent exchanges between the U.S. and Iran are only the start of a much bigger conflict
‘I wish I was dead’: Senior IRGC commander accepts responsibility for downing Ukrainian jet
The U.S. and Iran are in an undeclared conflict and this occurs in the ‘fog of war’. So one has to ask: would the U.S. do the same? After all, in 1988 USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655, killing all 290 on board. The U.S. has still not apologised
Iran acknowledges accidentally downing Ukrainian jetliner
Iran admitted Saturday that amid heightened tensions with the U.S. it had unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian passenger jet
Iran could have nuclear bomb ‘within a year’: an old accusation is repeated
First Iran was accused of having a secret nuclear weapons program, now it’s claimed that it could have a nuke in “12 months”. The drive for a military strike on Iran is back
In Iraq The U.S. Is Again An Occupation Force As It Rejects To Leave As Demanded
Iraqi requests for talks to discuss the process of withdrawing U.S. forces from the country have been answered, writes Moon of Alabama, with a ‘big “F*** You”
Killing Iran general delivered ‘American justice’, Trump tells rally
This doesn’t say much about “U.S. justice” or Trump’s integrity. He’s now as much a part of the Washington swamp he promised to clear out as any of his predecessors
World leaders allege Ukrainian jet was shot down by Iranian missile – Iran denies it
These allegations follow a familiar pattern laid out earlier with claims that Russia shot down Malaysian Airlines MH17
Iraq says Iran warned them of missile attack before it happened
If Iran warned Iraq, did it also indirectly signal a warning to the U.S, thereby minimising U.S. casualties and with it the prospect of U.S. retaliation?
Another Stupid War
When asked by details about what kinds of imminent attacks Soleimani was planning, the State Dept. responded: “Jesus, do we have to explain why we do these things?”
America the Repugnant. Assassinating Foreign Leaders Is an Act of War
Donald Trump should be aware that there is considerable downside to the tiger that he has let out of its cage.