Iran Air Flight 655

When the Pentagon confirmed the assassination of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, U.S. President Donald Trump took to social media to post a single image of the American flag to the adulation of his followers. Unfortunately, most Americans are ignorant of the other flag synonymous with U.S. foreign policy, that of the ‘false flag’ utilized to deceive the public and stir up support for endless war abroad.

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An Iran Air pilot mourns over the casket of his wife, Mina Motevaly, a crew member of Iran Air Flight 655 that was shot down over the Persian Gulf by the U.S. naval ship USS Vincennes, in Tehran, Iran, July 7, 1988. (AP/Mohammad Sayyad)

Having found no evidence, Western powers continue to blame Russia for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Virtually erased from record are incidents like the blatant 1988 shooting down of Iran Air Flight 655, by a decorated American warship.

An Iran Air pilot mourns over the casket of his wife, Mina Motevaly, a crew member of Iran Air Flight 655 that was shot down over the Persian Gulf by the U.S. naval ship USS Vincennes, in Tehran, Iran, July 7, 1988. (AP/Mohammad Sayyad)
On the rare occasions the US mainstream media refer to the US shootdown of an Iranian airliner in 1988, they sustain the myth it was simply a “mistake”.

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 Could it be that the United States shot down Flight MH370, either accidentally or deliberately, and now wants to keep it secret? The possibility of recovery of the full wreckage, even if its location were found, from 4 miles under the sea amongst underwater mountains is extremely remote at best, so the United States can remain confident that physical evidence will never emerge.

John Chuckman

By Nima Shirazi | Wide Asleep in America | October 16, 2013