Would Brand have been punished so severely if he had been more accommodating to the British establishment? Jimmy Savile, for example, committed far more crimes over a longer period but his ties to the monarchy ensured he was never tried and his crimes never publicised while he was still alive

Mike Whitney on why the recent midterms will not lead to a fundamental change in the US relationship with Israel. After the dust settles, the Congress will return to its traditional role of rubber-stamping 99 percent of Israel’s demands while applauding any new criminal actions by America’s “greatest ally”

Iran already has the technology to accurately deliver missiles over 2,000 Kilometres. Combined with technology from its satellite launch program it may only be a matter of time before it manufactures missiles capable of reaching mainland U.S.A.

Three times the CIA assessed Iran’s ability to produce a nuclear weapon and each time the agency concluded that it did not have a nuclear weapons program. However, rather than listen to U.S. intelligence Trump instead took heed of Mossad

The US has ignored Iran’s warning. Iran and the Houthis are destroying Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States threatening ICBM attacks on Europe and even America.

“I think that at some point someone will come out with a book called ‘Death of Democracy’. And as evidence he’s going to cite this particular election”

‘Emergency’ propaganda is ready to roll out. Coming after repeated warnings that households have three days of essentials supplies on hand, this suggests that some sort of genuine disruption is anticipated … or planned

Internal US politics aside, we would suggest that Miller’s promotion means that Trump is not about to give up trying to force regime change in Iran.

This may be more than an empty threat. In recent years Iran has proven adept at developing its own hi-tech weapons. Based on its experiences in recent conflicts it may have developed more such weapons. Or, alternatively Russia and China may have secretly sold it some of their cutting edge weapons.