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Blowback: How a CIA-Backed Coup Let to the Rise of Iran’s Ayatollahs
BLOWBACK: HOW A CIA-BACKED COUP LED TO THE RISE OF IRAN’S AYATOLLAHS WHY CAN’T IRAN have a secular, democratic government? It’s a question Americans often ask of their longstanding Middle East adversary — especially when they see images of anti-regime protesters taking to the streets of major Iranian cities and towns to demand greater freedom. […]
Recipe Concocted for Perpetual War Is a Bitter One
Recipe Concocted for Perpetual War Is a Bitter One Perpetual war is leading to a host of societal ills, yet debates on war and peace are almost entirely absent from public discourse, Robert Wing and Coleen Rowley observe. U.S. Marines patrol street in Shah Karez in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff […]
‘Duck and Cover’ Drills Exacerbate Fears of N. Korea War
‘Duck and Cover’ Drills Exacerbate Fears of N. Korea War A recent false alarm in Hawaii had citizens in a state of panic over an impending nuclear attack, which, as Ann Wright speculates, may have been the point. A “duck and cover” school drill from the 1950s. Are you ready for nuclear attack warning sirens […]
Can the Impending Collapse of Russiagate Halt the Slide Toward a Nuclear 1914?
Can the Impending Collapse of Russiagate Halt the Slide Toward a Nuclear 1914? In the period preceding the World War I how many Europeans suspected that their lives would soon be forever changed – and, for millions of them, ended? Who in the years, say, 1910 to 1913, could have imagined that the decades of […]
It Sure Sounds Like the US Is Actually Going to Bomb North Korea
It Sure Sounds Like the US Is Actually Going to Bomb North Korea (ANTIMEDIA) — During his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, Donald Trump pledged the United States would continue its “campaign of maximum pressure” against North Korea. Meanwhile, the Washington Post ran an opinion piece written by the man who was, until recently, set to become the U.S. ambassador to South Korea. Victor Cha, […]
Henry Kissinger says a “pre-emptive attack” against North Korea is a “strong” possibility
Henry Kissinger says a “pre-emptive attack” against North Korea is a “strong” possibility Kissinger, “Temptation to deal” with North Korea “with a pre-emptive attack is strong” Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has said that he agrees with the aggressive statements President Trump has made towards North Korea. Kissinger also warned Congress last week against […]
A Scandal of The West’s News-Suppression, to ‘Justify’ U.S.-v.-Russia War
A Scandal of The West’s News-Suppression, to ‘Justify’ U.S.-v.-Russia War An accountant, Sergei Magnitsky, was employed by a wealthy American investor, William Browder, and died in a Russian prison on 16 November 2006. How did it happen; who was to blame for it? The Russian Government was blamed for it, and this blame produced in […]
Could the Renminbi Challenge the Dollar?
Wodicka/ullstein bild via Getty Images Could the Renminbi Challenge the Dollar? China’s rapid economic growth, coupled with savvy monetary management by its leaders, has internationalized the renminbi to a degree that scarcely could have been imagined just a few decades ago. But if China’s leaders ever want to challenge the US for global currency dominance, […]
Responding to Bernie’s Promotion of the New Cold War
Responding to Bernie’s Promotion of the New Cold War In this op-ed, Caitlin Johnstone responds to Bernie Sanders’ promotion of unproven allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. In an otherwise fine video response to Tuesday night’s vapid, flag-waving State of the Union address, Bernie Sanders once again promoted the neocon think tank-generated and unproven claim that Russia […]
Countdown to Doomsday: Daniel Ellsberg and the Nuclear Papers
Countdown to Doomsday: Daniel Ellsberg and the Nuclear Papers Photo by August Muench | CC BY 2.0 Just as the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved the Doomsday Clock closer than it has ever been to our species extinction point reports show that the U.S. warfare state is moving its latest high-tech rendition of tactical […]
Will Washington’s Chess Game in Syria Lead to War With NATO Ally Turkey?
Will Washington’s Chess Game in Syria Lead to War With NATO Ally Turkey? (MPN) — It’s not clear if the United States knows what it is doing in Syria anymore. Having successfully toppled the Libyan government in 2011, former President Barack Obama subsequently spent a good three years attempting to bring about the fall of the Syrian government, under […]
Israeli DM claims eastern Mediterranean gas field belongs to them, not Lebanon
Israeli DM claims eastern Mediterranean gas field belongs to them, not Lebanon The eastern Mediterranean gas field that has been put up for tender by Lebanon, and is expected to be developed by an international consortium of energy companies, belongs to Israel, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday. “They [Lebanon] are announcing a tender […]
Gasoline–Such a Big Bang for the Buck
Gasoline–Such a Big Bang for the Buck Are you a fan of beheadings? Are you fond of autocratic regimes? Do you want to help those kooky, lovable Koch brothers purchase another member of Congress? Do you yearn to support Saudi Arabia, Iran, Donald Trump, and Vladimir Putin, but it seems so difficult to give them […]
How The European Union Became Divided On Russia
How The European Union Became Divided On Russia Last week, the prime ministers of Hungary and Bulgaria criticized EU policy toward Russia for being too harsh. The European Union imposed sanctions against Russia in response to Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine, but Hungary and Bulgaria are concerned that the EU’s continued anti-Russia stance could pose a […]
How regional rivalries threaten to fuel the fire in Syria and Iran
How regional rivalries threaten to fuel the fire in Syria and Iran Credit: Wikimedia Turkish allegations of Saudi, Emirati and Egyptian support for the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) threaten to turn Turkey’s military offensive against Syrian Kurds aligned with the PKK into a regional imbroglio. The threat is magnified by Iranian assertions that low-intensity warfare is heating up in […]
