Why are we taking for facts what the deep state tells us about an “imminent attack” by Iran? That’s the question asked by Tucker Carlson last night on his primetime show. Watch the clip below. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com As Pat Buchanan points out at The American Conservative, it’s time for U.S. troops […]
Has Trump Averted a Benghazi and a Jimmy Carter Debacle?
“This will not be a Benghazi,” vowed President Trump to reporters on New Year’s Eve. “This will never, ever be a Benghazi.” A Little History On 4 November 1979, Iranian extremists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran: 66 hostages seized 52 hostages held for 444 days A Military Fiasco When Carter informed a sleepy nation […]
Was the Soleimani Killing Legal? Yes
Whether you agree with the decision to kill Qassem Soleimani or not, says Alan Dershowitz, it’s legality is not in question. He writes: The targeting of Soleimani was more justified, as a matter of law, than the targeting of Osama bin Laden in 2011. The killing of Soleimani was in large part an act of […]
The Death of Qassem Soleimani: “A Truly Evil Figure”
Qassem Soleimani was “a truly evil figure,” according to Gen. David Petraeus in 2008. Now the Irani general has been killed by a drone strike in Iraq. Sune Engel Rasmussen reports for The Wall Street Journal: Qassem Soleimani, the architect of Iran’s shadow wars and military expansion in the Middle East that brought the Islamic […]
MQ-9 Reaper: The Drone that Killed Soleimani
By now many Americans, including those on Wall Street, have heard the news of a major escalation in tensions with Iran that occurred yesterday. In a drone strike ordered by President Trump, Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed outside Baghdad. The drone used for the mission was the MQ-9 Reaper. The drone was proposed […]
Did Israel Attack an Iranian Oil Tanker?
In all the back and forth over who attacked what in the Persian Gulf, Stratfor has suggested that perhaps Saudi Arabia was not involved in the attack on an Iranian tanker there. Instead, write Stratfor analysts, it may have been Israel. They write: An incident involving Iran’s Sabiti oil tanker on Oct. 11 in the […]
TAC’s Robert W. Merry Unveils Presidential War Lies
Originally posted on June 21, 2019. At The American Conservative, Robert W. Merry, whom I like very much, uses his deep historical knowledge, especially of the World Wars, to explain past presidential lies that brought America into conflicts. Merry compares those with the recent statements of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the secretary’s unquestioning […]
Will Rising Iran Tensions Unleash a Cyber-War?
Last week I explained the dangers of a cyber-war to Americans. Loss of critical infrastructure could cripple Americans’ energy, water, information and transportation systems, sending the country back into the dark ages. Tensions in the Persian Gulf have been rising, with Iran and the U.S. locked in a disagreement over nuclear enrichment, missiles and more. […]
Can Rand Paul Fix Iran?
At The American Conservative, Daniel DePetris calls “Senator Rand Paul’s initiative to open dialogue with Tehran urgent, necessary, and prudent.” Paul has been tapped for engagement with Iran on behalf of the Trump administration. DePetris writes (abridged): The U.S. and Iran have been trapped in a rapid series of escalations that nearly resulted in American […]
Red Line for War? Iran Blows Through Enrichment Limits
Scott Ritter of The American Conservative writes (abridged): The International Atomic Energy Agency announced this week that Iran has exceeded the amount of low-enriched uranium permitted under the nuclear agreement—the one President Donald Trump withdrew from, but which our coalition partners are committed to keeping. While Iran defends its actions by noting it is simply responding in […]
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