January 5, 2020
By Stephen Gowans
While the assassination of an Iranian general by a US drone attack in Iraq has been construed in some quarters as a consequential act of war, it is only one, in a long series of US actions, that constitute de facto acts of war by the United States against Iran that have caused considerable harm to the country.
Eric Zuesse
Americans are unfortunately severely reluctant to disbelieve the lies that normally spew forth from the U.S. Government about foreign countries and especially about foreign countries that it invades or wants to invade. Consider, for examples, the lies that were told against Iraq when Saddam Hussein ruled it, or about Libya when Muammar Gaddafi ruled it, or about Iran right now. But Americans widely believe their Government’s lies, nonetheless.
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Henrik speaks with Jason Reza Jorjani, author of Iranian Leviathan, about the situation in Iran and the death of Soleimani.
Book: Iranian Leviathan
Articles:Trump’s Iran War BeginsThe Leviathan of Iranian CivilizationIranian Hegemony in the Islamic World
General Qasem Soleimani was commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) (Photo: Sayyed Shahab-o-din Vajedi. Source: Wikicommons)
Hossein Askari
The Globe Post
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Henrik and Lana cover the latest stories and important events of the week in episode 59 of Flashback Friday.
