For those of you of a certain age, you may remember the refrain from that Crosby Stills and Nash song: "we have all been here before." We have indeed. But not in the quasi-mystical sense the boys of rock & roll meant it. Rather, the Middle East seems to draw the U.S. regularly into massive military interventions which end badly for us and for the … [Read more...]
Trump’s Reign of Error and the March to War
Pres. Trump today continued his reign of error in hectoring Iran about its malign influence in the Middle East. Virtually every claim, every statement he made about Iran was false. Not to mention that he directly contradicted reports from his own Pentagon that it was considering sending up to 10,000 more troops to the region to buttress the U.S. presence … [Read more...]
U.S.-Iran Standoff: Iran 1-U.S. 0
NOTE: Please note, promote (and read) my latest piece in Middle East Eye, Ignore the Propaganda: A US War Against Iran Would be a Costly Mistake. Amongst Donald Trump's many infantile traits is an obsessive tendency to keep score in battles against his (and America's) enemies. He portrays himself as a valiant defender of our interests. Enemies are always … [Read more...]
Has Facebook Decided the Star of David is Anti-Semitic?
As readers will know, my Facebook account was suspended for three days last week, because the censors determined that comments I made about racist Israeli rabbis were not "respectful." I have posted a query to Monica Bickert, FB vice president for global standards asking why my anti-racist speech was determined to be disrespectful. She has not replied to … [Read more...]
