war
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...
Trump To Iran Rioters: ‘Take Over Your Institutions!’
US Cargo Planes Have Flooded the Persian Gulf Since the First of December
In December 2025 and January 2026 (through early/mid-January), open-source intelligence (OSINT) and flight-tracking data indicate a significant surge in US military transport aircraft (primarily heavy lifters like C-17 Globemaster III and C-5M Galaxy) flying to or...
From Industrial Power to Military Keynesianism: Germany’s Engineered Collapse
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz now admits that “parts of Germany’s economy are in very critical condition” and that his government “hasn’t done enough.” That phrasing is an evasion. Germany did not drift into this collapse. The numbers were visible in real time. The...
President Trump’s Cross of Iron
On Wednesday, United States President Donald Trump declared in a post at Truth Social that he has determined the military budget for the next fiscal year should be hiked to 1.5 trillion dollars. A Thursday Reuters article by Costas Pitas and Andrea Shalal quantifies...
VENI, VIDI, VENEZUELA: Pox Americana from War-a-Iago.
This Administration, elected with a promise to end forever wars, has since taken America to war against Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Somalia and Nigeria, while funding genocide against Gazans. It has invaded Venezuela, kidnapped its President, Nicholas Maduro, and his...
The precursors for war are in place. Iran is the peg to intense political jockeying to define the post-Trump future
At the 30 December meeting with Netanyahu and his team, President Trump publicly committed to attacking Iran: If they continue with their ballistic missile program, “Yes.” And for their nuclear: “Immediate.” “We’ll knock the hell out of them,” Trump said. By contrast...
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