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Iraqi Parliament Poised to Evict US Troops
Iraqi Parliament Poised to Evict US Troops Talk of US attacking Iran has many Iraqi officials keen to get rid of them. Iraq has spent the better share of the last 16 years under US military occupation. Despite this, time and again US-Iraqi relations have come to be defined by US hostility toward neighboring Iran, and Iraq’s […]
Top Iran Commander Invokes 9/11 To Say US Is “Frail”; A “Full Intelligence War” Is On
Top Iran Commander Invokes 9/11 To Say US Is “Frail”; A “Full Intelligence War” Is On lran is currently in “a full intelligence war” with the United States, according to statements by the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Major General Hossein Salami on Saturday. “We are in a full intelligence war with the United States and the enemies of the […]
Fake Has Become Realer Than Real And The Dogs Of War Are There To Keep It That Way
Fake Has Become Realer Than Real And The Dogs Of War Are There To Keep It That Way America’s self-imagined custodianship of human rights and freedom epitomize problems associated with fake prophesies. That Americans now rally behind the latest battle-cry of the Republic, ‘Make America Great Again’, indicate that they are indifferent to the fact […]
The Liberal Embrace of War
The Liberal Embrace of War American interventionists learned a lesson from Iraq: pre-empt the debate. Now everyone is for regime change The United States has just suspended flights to Venezuela. Per the New York Times: CARACAS — The United States banned all air transport with Venezuela on Wednesday over security concerns, further isolating the troubled South […]
Beijing Backs Iran, “Firmly Opposes” Unilateral US Sanctions
Beijing Backs Iran, “Firmly Opposes” Unilateral US Sanctions In the latest sign of Beijing’s frustration with the US, the Chinese leadership have reiterated their opposition to American sanctions against Iran. After a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, Chinese Foregin Minister Wang Yi reiterated Beijing’s ‘firm opposition’ to unilateral US sanctions against Iran. CHINA’S […]
The Interlocking Crises: War and Climate Chaos
The Interlocking Crises: War and Climate Chaos U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin Climate change is the apex crisis of all time and the US military is the prime crisis […]
Two More US Warships Travel To Persian Gulf As Tensions With Iran Escalate
Two More US Warships Travel To Persian Gulf As Tensions With Iran Escalate In the latest provocation against Tehran by the US, two Navy destroyers have entered the Persian Gulf as the American military continues to add to its assets in the region to head off any planned ‘aggression’, USNI reports. The USS McFaul and USS Gonzalez […]
Saudis Claim Iran Ordered Aramco Pipeline Drone Attack
Saudis Claim Iran Ordered Aramco Pipeline Drone Attack Saudi Arabia on Thursday blamed Iran for ordering an attack early this week on two Aramco pipeline booster stations, a strike that was intended as part of a broader sabotage campaign to disrupt world oil supplies, according to Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih. The drone attacks came one day after a string of attacks on […]
Maximum Pressure in the Strait of Hormuz
Maximum Pressure in the Strait of Hormuz Hegemons are never going to sound too sensible when they lock horns or joust in spats of childish anger. Power corrupts, not merely in terms of perspective but language, and making sense about the next move, the next statement, is bound to be challenging. Otherwise justified behaviour can […]
The Revelations of WikiLeaks: No. 3—The Most Extensive Classified Leak in History
The Revelations of WikiLeaks: No. 3—The Most Extensive Classified Leak in History The “Iraq War Logs” disgorged an unprecedented profusion of documents, military reports and videos. ***** For WikiLeaks, 2010 was an exceptionally eventful year. In April the transparency organization released “Collateral Murder,” the video of U.S. Army helicopters as they shot more than a dozen Iraqis in […]
Why Everyone in the U.S. Who Counts Wants Julian Assange Dead
Why Everyone in the U.S. Who Counts Wants Julian Assange Dead Before and after images of the van that came to pick up the bodies of eleven men shot to death by circling American helicopters in Iraq in 2007. Both children in the van were wounded. “Well, it’s their fault for bringing their kids to […]
Top British Commander In Rare Public Dispute With US Over Iran Intelligence
Top British Commander In Rare Public Dispute With US Over Iran Intelligence An awkward public exchange unfolded between the US military and its closest allied military coalition force during a Pentagon press conference on Tuesday wherein a top British commander in charge of anti-ISIS coalition forces rebuked White House claims on the heightened Iran threat. […]
China Calls For “People’s War” Against The US, Vows To “Fight For A New World”
China Calls For “People’s War” Against The US, Vows To “Fight For A New World” While market mood has shifted diametrically from yesterday, with stocks sharply higher on Tuesday following what has widely been interpreted as conciliatory comments from both president Trump and various members of China’s ruling elite, one would be hard pressed to […]
With the US-Iran War Ball Now Rolling, Could an “Accident” or “False Flag” Serve as Pretext?
With the US-Iran War Ball Now Rolling, Could an “Accident” or “False Flag” Serve as Pretext? Certain forces in the U.S. and Israel have been actively pushing for war with Iran for years and have a track record that demonstrates little inhibition about using an “accident” to start it. As tensions between the U.S. and […]
