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Stuck in Another Disastrous Middle East War
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...
THE LAST ENTRY: Iraq. Syria. Lebanon. Libya. Somalia. Sudan. Iran.
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...
Wars and Rumors of Wars
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...
Iraq WMD’s All Over Again, As Trump Makes Case For Iran War
Big League War
"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...
The Real State Of The Union 2026
War With Iran on Hold… But for How Long?
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...
One Minute to Midnight
Notwithstanding some of the positive words that came out following the talks in Geneva on Tuesday between the United States and Iran, the die is cast… The United States is going to attack Iran in an attempt to create enough social disorder and chaos in Iran that the...
Peeling Back the US Information Operation in Iran
As part of the US campaign to engineer a regime change in Iran, the US military and intelligence community are using Operational Preparation of the Environmnet aka OPE. OPE is defined in joint publications (e.g., JP 3-05 Special Operations) as non-intelligence...
Duplicate Propaganda For War On Iran
Propaganda usually works in a drip-drip-drip fashion. Small stories are launched each other day spreading the similar talking points over and over again But today, due to some mix up, two of the major propaganda outlets, the New York Times and...
Lindsey Graham: ‘US Soldiers Could Be Hit In War With Iran…But It’s Worth It.’
Last Chance To Avoid War With Iran?
Amid Saber-Rattling, Iran Touts Economic Benefits To West If Nuclear Deal Reached
Days ahead of another round of talks with US negotiators -- and on the heels of more saber-rattling by the Trump administration -- Iran is touting the potential mutual economic benefits of a deal that would terminate the West's long-running sanctions...
Bottom of the Barrel
I have, on multiple occasions, derided the Center for Strategic and International Studies #EmpirePropaganda mill. But, lo and behold, I have come upon something commendable published by them: an early December 2025 analysis of the acutely depleted United...
Showdown? US/Iran Talks Set For Tomorrow
Will He, or Won’t He?
For the past month, Americans have been wondering whether President Trump will attack Iran, or whether the massive military build-up in the Middle East is just another bluff. President Trump claims that the decision is his alone to make. Thus far, President Trump has...
Trump Makes Iran An Offer It Cannot Accept
No one is ready for what’s happening to the US Dollar! It’s going to be catastrophic – w/RPI’s Daniel McAdams
Congress has unveiled yet another last-minute spending bill to avert a government shutdown that would begin in February. The package weighs in at roughly $1.7 trillion, fully funding the federal government through the end of September. It’s a massive omnibus that...
President Trump: Peace is Popular
Over the weekend, as a US carrier strike group made its way toward Iran, President Trump told Politico, “It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran.” This pro “regime change” statement came just days after the US and Israel-led covert operation to overthrow the...
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