The US, Iran, and the Moral High Ground: On the US Government’s Ties to Terrorist Organizations
June 19, 2019
The harm a country is willing to inflict on another increases in proportion to the degree to which it perceives itself to be the other’s moral superior. Arguably, whether the harm is justified depends, in part, on the accuracy of this perception. In the specific case of U.S. policy towards Iran, American public support is […]
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A Note About Justin
June 19, 2019
Readers and supporters, Many of you have asked how Justin Raimondo is doing as he has been conspicuously absent from his usual column and twitter communications. Well, he is hanging in there – but it’s tough and we are amazed at his grit. He just asked to be sent some more books to read – […]
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Executive Over-Reach: Pompeo Dismisses Congress In Push for Iran War
June 19, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made it clear to Members of Congress that he does not believe any Congressional authorization is necessary for a US war against Iran. Pompeo claims the post-9/11 authorization to fight al-Qaeda is sufficient. Will Congress roll over? On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute […]
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Pompeo Shamefully Covers for the Saudis Again
June 18, 2019
Originally appeared on The American Conservative. Pompeo has just proven once again that there is nothing the Trump administration won’t do to cover for Saudi Arabia as it prosecutes the atrocious U.S.-backed war on Yemen: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blocked the inclusion of Saudi Arabia on a U.S. list of countries that recruit […]
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Pompeo At CENTCOM: Pushing ‘Tactical Assault’ on Iran?
June 18, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has taken the extraordinarily unusual move of traveling to Miami to meet with (and browbeat?) heads of US Centcom and Special Operations Command. Are military leaders balking as neocon plans for “tactical assault” seem to be gaining ground? Where’s Trump? Where’s Congress? Where’s the Pentagon? Who’s in charge? Tune in […]
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Credibility Crisis: No One Believes Pompeo On Iran Attack
June 17, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s rush to judgement that Iran was behind the apparent attacks on two tanker ships last week has not galvanized world opinion against Iran, as the neocons hoped. Instead, it was met with high skepticism even among Washington’s closest allies. Has the neocon practice of massively exaggerating and endlessly issuing threats […]
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Of Course Iran Hawks Want War With Iran
June 16, 2019
Originally appeared on The American Conservative. Iran hawks are always saying that they don’t want war with Iran, but somehow they always end up advocating for attacking Iran. Bret Stephens did that again yesterday: Nobody wants a war with Iran. But not wanting a war does not mean remaining supine in the face of its […]
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Antiwar Radio/Scott Horton Show: 5,000 Interviews
June 16, 2019
This morning on Antiwar Radio, I’ll be playing my interview of the Great Gareth Porter from Friday — interview #317 of Gareth, and number 5,000 overall since 2003 (including now my long-lost first interview from 1999.) That’s 8:30 Pacific, KPFK 90.7 FM in L.A. http://kpfk.org/ Full archives here.
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Sen. Rand Paul Condemns Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar
June 13, 2019
Sen. Rand Paul argues for stopping US arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar. Shortly after, the Senate voted down bills to block these arm sales. The bills were expected to pass, but following the unattributed attack on two Oman oil tankers this morning, some senators switched sides to kill the bills.
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Persian Gulf Tanker Attack: Iran Guilty? False Flag? Cui Bono?
June 13, 2019
Just as the prime minister of Japan was in an historic visit to Iran (the first since the 1979 revolution), a Japanese-owned tanker (and one other) was attacked in the Persian Gulf. US neocons are pointing the finger at Iran. Does it make sense to attack Japan in the midst of productive talks? Will the […]
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