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The End to Deceptive Trumpian Diplomacy

The End to Deceptive Trumpian Diplomacy

by | Mar 3, 2026 |

Thursday’s diplomatic negotiations (26 Feb) – for all the panglossian noise from mediators and negotiators – confirmed the essential impasse. The US demands presented to Iran were: The complete dismantling of the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites. The transfer all enriched uranium to the United States. The ending of all sunset clauses, and permanent restrictions. The Acceptance of Zero Enrichment – with only the Tehran Research Reactor allowed to remain. Minimal sanctions relief...

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Stuck in Another Disastrous Middle East War

Stuck in Another Disastrous Middle East War

by | Mar 2, 2026 |

Unfortunately, President Trump listened to the neocons and Benjamin Netanyahu instead of his MAGA base and other voices of caution as he launched a surprise attack on Iran over the weekend. For the second time in nine months, the US Administration used negotiations with Iran as a cover to launch a pre-planned attack. Last week’s talks produced “progress” according to all sides, with technical teams set to meet this week to work out the details. President Trump, however, suddenly announced that...

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THE LAST ENTRY: Iraq. Syria. Lebanon. Libya. Somalia. Sudan. Iran.

THE LAST ENTRY: Iraq. Syria. Lebanon. Libya. Somalia. Sudan. Iran.

by | Mar 1, 2026 |

At 2:30 in the morning February 28, Washington time, a president who once promised to end the forever wars posted an eight-minute video to Truth Social and announced the beginning of a new one. Operation Epic Fury, they called it. Epic. Fury. The marketing department of imperial collapse has never worked harder. B-2 bombers. Carrier-launched strikes. Explosions across Tehran, Isfahan, Qom, Karaj, Kermanshah, Tabriz. A girls’ school in southern Minab struck — the death toll now confirmed at...

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Wars and Rumors of Wars

Wars and Rumors of Wars

by | Feb 28, 2026 |

So now the die is cast and the United States has joined Israel in an unprovoked attack on a non-threatening Iran to destroy its military capabilities and to bring about regime change. This is a major mis-step that could easily turn out very badly as it is a pointless war of choice that could easily escalate to neighboring states and become nuclear if a reckless Israel decides it needs to “defend” itself against an Iranian response. US Navy vessels might also find themselves vulnerable to...

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NED Leader Cut off in Congress After Boasting of ‘Deploying’ 200 Starlinks to Iran amid Violence

NED Leader Cut off in Congress After Boasting of ‘Deploying’ 200 Starlinks to Iran amid Violence

by , | Feb 27, 2026 |

Damon Wilson, the head of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), was interrupted by a member of Congress during a House oversight hearing on February 24 after revealing that his agency “began supporting the deployment [and] operation of about 200 Starlinks early on” amid the violence which swept through Iran last month. Before he could finish the sentence, he was cut off by the ranking member of the House Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Rep. Lois Frankel,...

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Fool’s Gold: The Art of the Steal and the Privatization of the Presidency

Fool’s Gold: The Art of the Steal and the Privatization of the Presidency

by | Feb 26, 2026 |

In his State of the Union address, President Trump declared that America is entering a “Golden Age.” Golden for whom? For a president who lives lavishly in a taxpayer-funded mansion, jets around to weekend golf getaways at taxpayer expense, and dismisses concerns about “affordability” as fake news, life might indeed be gilded. For the rest of the country, it is fool’s gold. Nearly six-in-ten Americans say the country is worse off now than it was a year ago. Groceries cost more....

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The Price of Perfect Nihilism 

The Price of Perfect Nihilism 

by | Feb 26, 2026 |

When President Donald Trump first announced that he had ordered the Pentagon to attack fishing boats and speedboats on the high seas which he said carried dangerous drugs destined for willing buyers in the United States, many of us who monitor the government for its indifference to the Constitution perceived it as truly criminal and utterly scandalous. The military commits murder when it intentionally kills a civilian non-combatant who poses no immediate threat to the US or to military...

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Big League War

Big League War

by | Feb 25, 2026 |

"What the West has, and has had for some time now, is a single-shot military. One serious campaign, whether finally won or lost, would disarm the West for a decade." — " Aurelien" This, folks, is the simple truth of the matter. The US simply could not, at this moment — nor at any time in even the medium-term future — mount and sustain a campaign the size, intensity, and duration of what we have seen in Ukraine for the past four years. US logistical chains would have long-since broken down;...

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Another Drug Lord Killed. Is the Drug War Now Over?

Another Drug Lord Killed. Is the Drug War Now Over?

by | Feb 24, 2026 |

I can’t help but laugh every time I read an account in the mainstream press about how a big drug kingpin has just been killed or captured. Mainstream-press reporters and editorial writers get so excited over the death or capture that they become almost giddy. Their mindset is: “Finally — finally! — we are making progress in the drug war!” Why do I laugh when I see that? Because it is so dumb — so idiotic. How can anyone really buy into this nonsense? I figure it’s a real testament to public...

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Who Can Halt the ‘America First’ Ambition Rolling Across the Globe? – China Can

Who Can Halt the ‘America First’ Ambition Rolling Across the Globe? – China Can

by | Feb 24, 2026 |

We now can see more clearly the Trump Administration’s chosen path: In the wake of Davos and Munich, we have some light – both on Trump’s towering ambitions, and the means by which he hopes to achieve them. It may nonetheless be too late. Past policies shackle America’s future. Russia acting alone may not be able to burst Trump’s bubble, but China, Russia and Iran together can and might. At Munich, Marco Rubio laid out the context to an unashamedly brash ambition: His premise is grounded on...

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War With Iran on Hold… But for How Long?

War With Iran on Hold… But for How Long?

by | Feb 23, 2026 |

Trying to figure out what Trump and Netanyahu are going to do vis-a-vis Iran is like trying to read tea leaves in a monster hurricane. Let me start with the facts, i.e., what we know to be true: The United States has moved a massive amount of combat air assets into the region, along with support aircraft and maintenance technicians… This is on a scale last seen in 2003 prior to the invasion of Iraq. The logistics and air bridges are still in full swing, with no sign of slowing down. Air Force...

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We Deserve Better War Propaganda

We Deserve Better War Propaganda

by | Feb 23, 2026 |

They’re not even trying anymore. US middle east envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News on Saturday that Iran is “probably a week away” from having the materials necessary to make a nuclear bomb — a line that Iran hawks have been falsely repeating for over three decades. It’s such a transparently bogus claim that even The Jerusalem Post dunked on Witkoff for making it, quipping that “The US envoy left out that Iran currently has no access to its material, no machines to...

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Stuck in Another Disastrous Middle East War

Epstein Files: An Opportunity for Libertarians

by | Feb 23, 2026 |

Those who have examined the Epstein files have seen information about how connected Jeffrey Epstein was to members of the political, business, and academic elites. Many of these connections started after Epstein’s 2008 conviction. The Epstein files support claims that Epstein worked with intelligence agencies, in particular Israel’s Mossad and the American CIA. Yet the mainstream media and most politicians seem uninterested in whether Epstein used underage girls in a scheme to blackmail...

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‘Incubator Babies’ Are Back, With Iran In Crosshairs

‘Incubator Babies’ Are Back, With Iran In Crosshairs

by | Feb 21, 2026 |

Tehran is once again pointing the finger at "terrorists" for last month’s bloodshed, rejecting outside estimates and doubling down after President Trump just issued his own high estimate. Trump told reporters Friday that 32,000 people were killed in the unrest, declaring that "the people of Iran have lived in hell" under the ruling clerical regime of the Ayatollah. That figure is one of the highest offered so far, even significantly beyond some Iranian opposition...

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Here Goes Washington To War Again…Because It’s Still Empire First

Here Goes Washington To War Again…Because It’s Still Empire First

by | Feb 20, 2026 |

Here they go again—the war drums on the Potomac are beating so loudly for war against Iran that the CIA stenographers at the NYT have now confidently announced that the next attack will commence this weekend. And yet and yet. Why? The overwhelming fact of life in the year 2026 is that Iran is not remotely a military threat to the liberty and security of Americans. Not in Washington DC or Podunk Iowa or anywhere else from sea-to-shinning-sea. Period. Full stop. Yet real, credible threat of...

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With Shaky Reasoning, Trump Weighs Limited Initial Strike On Iran To Force A Deal

With Shaky Reasoning, Trump Weighs Limited Initial Strike On Iran To Force A Deal

by | Feb 20, 2026 |

Having amassed the heaviest US air power in the Middle East since the disastrous 2003 Iraq invasion, President Trump is now considering an initial, limited strike on Iran to force it to bow to the maximalist demands of Israel and the United States. The idea is based on two deeply questionable premises: that air strikes alone will compel Iran to give up its defensive ballistic missile capabilities, and halt all nuclear enrichment  that Iran won't retaliate for an American...

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