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Seven Reasons to Be Highly Skeptical of the Gulf of Oman Incident
Caitlin JOHNSTONE
In a move that surprised exactly zero people, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has wasted no time scrambling to blame Iran for damage done to two sea vessels in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, citing exactly zero evidence.
Trump Is Not Extricating Himself on Iran. He Is Being ‘Dug in’
Little doubt: it was intentional, a tactical ploy. Trump initially appeared to distance himself from the hawkishness of his team on Iran, by saying that ‘no’, he didn’t want war: No – really, he only wanted the Iranians to call him. He even riffs Bolton for his propensity for war. Since then, the press has been full of stories of ‘channels’ to Iran opening, and of mediators aloft. And we are regaled too with hints of some potential rift between the President and Bolton.
The Navy’s War Versus Bolton’s War
Michael T. Klare says the Pentagon is spoiling for a fight, but with China, not Iran. By Michael T. Klare TomDispatch.com The recent White House decision to speed the deployment of an aircraft carrier battle group and other military assets to…Read more →
Washington’s Mighty Warriors: Draft Dodgers and Scoundrels
Remember Shakespeare’s line “he jests at scars that never felt a wound?” That epithet could have been written with National Security Advisor John Bolton in mind. Bolton was notoriously a draft dodger during the Vietnam War, like his current boss, not due to any scruples regarding what was occurring, but out of concern for his own sorry ass.
Bolton’s Trap: Iran Cast as a Nuclear Threat, Diverting us from his Occulted Project
President Putin was correct when he foresaw that the US actions which forced Iran towards default on the JCPOA would be quickly forgotten – as they have – and that the US mainstream ‘narrative’ would be turned wholly against Iran (which it has).
Trump-Bolton Aggression Against Iran Contained by Russia, Japan, China, and EU
The very dangerous statements, economic sanctions and military aggression unleashed by Washington last week against Iran was countered by cool headed diplomacy by Japan, Russia, EU and China.
Who Wants This War With Iran?
Patrick J. BUCHANAN
Speaking on state TV of the prospect of a war in the Gulf, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei seemed to dismiss the idea.
“There won’t be any war. …We don’t seek a war, and [the Americans] don’t either. They know it’s not in their interests.”
The ayatollah’s analysis is correct. Consider the consequences of a war with the United States for Iran.
Venezuela Exposes the Myth of John Bolton’s “Genius”
April 30 was the real April Fools’ Day in Venezuela: They proclaimed a coup and nobody came.
The fiasco of the latest obviously unsuccessful US attempt to topple twice democratically-elected President Nicolas Maduro made a laughing stock of the US government throughout the world and is now exposing new splits in the Trump administration in Washington. It is also exposing a dangerous but also ridiculous myth that Washington has credulously swallowed for generations – the idea that National Security Adviser John Bolton is actually competent.
Is Trump Really Going to Go It Alone With His Iran Campaign?
It was a drop mic moment which drew the wrath of the British government and led the White House to issue stern statements. But when a British General based in the Pentagon told reporters that there was no new threat from Iran it was a bombshell for Trump and his cronies who are preparing for war.
In the space of 48 hours, Trump dismissed rumours from the New York Times that John Bolton was preparing 120,000 troops to be shipped to the Middle East to “defend” US troops there in the midst of a new “threat” from Iran.