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Good Enemies Are Hard To Find: Therefore Worry
Good Enemies Are Hard To Find: Therefore Worry Why is the American political class so intent on reviving the Cold War? Why does Israel have it in for Iran? These are complicated questions; many factors are involved. But there is “a fact of life,” as it were, that bears on the answers to both questions: […]
OPEC Deal In Jeopardy As Iran And Saudi Arabia Square Off
OPEC Deal In Jeopardy As Iran And Saudi Arabia Square Off Iran and Saudi Arabia are at odds over what to do next with the OPEC agreement, a conflict that could sow the seeds of the agreement’s demise over the course of the next year. As the WSJ notes, the dispute centers around exactly what […]
Watch: Colonel Says Israel Is Dragging the United States Into World War III
Watch: Colonel Says Israel Is Dragging the United States Into World War III (ANTIMEDIA Op-ed) — Israel is in the process of plunging America into a war with Iran that could destroy what’s left of the Middle East and ignite a third world war, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, warned […]
The US Ponders a Strike Against Syrian Government Forces: What’s Behind This Aggressive Approach?
The US Ponders a Strike Against Syrian Government Forces: What’s Behind This Aggressive Approach? The US is considering the option of military action against Syria. The alleged use of chemical weapons (CW) by the Syrian government, which is not backed by any solid evidence, is to serve as the pretext. Syrian President Assad is going to be […]
How ‘Operation Merlin’ Poisoned U.S. Intelligence on Iran
How ‘Operation Merlin’ Poisoned U.S. Intelligence on Iran The CIA’s “Operation Merlin,” which involved providing Iran with a flawed design for a nuclear weapon and resulted in an alleged whistleblower going to prison, was the perfect example of creating intelligence in order to justify operations, reports Gareth Porter. Jeffrey Sterling, the case officer for the CIA’s […]
Iran Bans Use Of US Dollars In Trade
Iran Bans Use Of US Dollars In Trade In what may be a preemptive move against further US sanctions, Tehran announced that going forward, merchant purchase orders that are denominated in US Dollars would no longer be allowed to go through import procedures. According to the state-owned IRNA news agency, the policy is in line […]
U.S. Escalates Threat Against Iran After Russia U.N. Veto
U.S. Escalates Threat Against Iran After Russia U.N. Veto The United States has escalated international tensions with Iran, threatening unilateral action against the Islamic Republic on Monday after Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council motion to call out Tehran for allowing weapons to fall into the hands of Yemen’s Houthi group. “If Russia is […]
Growing Risk of U.S.-Iran Hostilities Based on False Pretexts, Intel Vets Warn
Growing Risk of U.S.-Iran Hostilities Based on False Pretexts, Intel Vets Warn As President Donald Trump prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week, a group of U.S. intelligence veterans offers corrections to a number of false accusations that have been levelled against Iran. February 26, 2018 MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for […]
Iran Threatens To Abandon Nuclear Deal If Western Banks Don’t Start Doing Business
Iran Threatens To Abandon Nuclear Deal If Western Banks Don’t Start Doing Business Iran says it will withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal if big banks continue to avoid doing business with the Islamic republic, deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday, speaking from London. The Islamic Republic agreed to restrict its nuclear program in […]
U.S. propaganda cites NATO’s PR agency’s confirmation that “evidence is overwhelming” Russia manipulated U.S. Elections
U.S. propaganda cites NATO’s PR agency’s confirmation that “evidence is overwhelming” Russia manipulated U.S. Elections “There’s no possible way you can say that [Russia’s manipulation of the 2016 U.S. elections] didn’t happen,” says Ben Nimmon, of the Atlantic Council, which was set up by the U.S. Government in 1961 during the Cold War, to encourage […]
Israel and Iran: Inching Toward Armed Conflict
Israel and Iran: Inching Toward Armed Conflict Can you hear the drumbeat of war? It is getting louder. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on the final day of the Munich Security Conference that Israel might go a step beyond striking the proxy powers and instead take direct action against Iran. He was especially concerned about the possibility […]
Exacerbation of Tensions in Syria: Who Stands to Gain?
Exacerbation of Tensions in Syria: Who Stands to Gain? French President Emmanuel Macron has said he would order airstrikes against Syria if the rumors that its government has used chemical weapons (CW) against civilians are confirmed. Never backed up with any solid evidence, such reports crop up from time to time in the Western media. In some […]
False Flag Potential in the Middle East: Iran, Syria, and Israel
False Flag Potential in the Middle East: Iran, Syria, and Israel Their End Goal for We the People: “I am the State…the State is all!” (“Quarlo” from “The Outer Limits,” episode “Soldier”) History does repeat itself; if not identically, then in identical circumstances and events in different nations. History also does not just “happen,” as […]
