Those of you reading this blog for some time know that I have a soft spot in my reporting for frauds: there are so many and so little time to expose them all! In this post, I'm going to revisit one of my old fraud-'flames' from the past, and introduce you to a new one who deserves her fifteen-minutes of Warholian "fame." Last Friday, Buzzfeed News published … [Read more...]
Israel Desperately Wants to Deny Iran Nukes, Trump May Have Just Ensured It Gets Them
During the decades preceding Trump's election, both Israeli and U.S. leaders swore that their greatest wish was to ensure Iran did not obtain nuclear weapons. There was an argument between the two countries about the best way to do this, with U.S. presidents Bush and Obama refusing to use military force; while Israel argued incessantly that the only way to … [Read more...]
Trump Begins Iranian ‘Internment’
We aren't quite at the stage of internment...yet. But we're headed there. I mean for you to think of the Japanese internment of 120,000 U.S. citizens and legal residents in remote internment camps in the far West. It was the worst anti-constitutional blemish on the U.S. in the 20th century. We must never go back, no matter what 'national emergency' our … [Read more...]
Pompeo: We Offer Iran Freedom
Pompeo offered Iran freedom from the barrel of a gun. And mighty persuasive it was too. He gave an interview earlier today in which he recounted a fever-dream version of the aftermath of the Soleimani assassination, which bore no resemblance to any reality we know: Pompeo: I saw last night there was dancing in the streets in parts of Iraq. We have every … [Read more...]
