The lies told to ignite the war with Iraq have been resurrected to ignite a war with Iran. The assessments of intelligence agencies and international bodies are dismissed, replaced by hallucinations.
I lost my only child thanks to the New York Times allowing that goddamned liar Judith Miller endlessly lying on their front page as she beat the war drums. She wasn't alone. Liar Fred Hiatt did the same thing at the Washington Post.
His mother filled my son's head with endless right wing Jesus propaganda. She wanted to raise a "Christian Soldier" and she succeeded at that.
He believed the lies and went into the Marines to kill for Jesus. Instead he wound up killed...and they gave me a worthless gold star as a consolation prize which I never wanted and it was thrown in the trash the night Trump won in 2016.
As for his mother she played the martyr card for all its worth praising Jesus that her son died in a holy crusade for God.
I have no more children that the War Machine demands to put on the altar to sacrifice. A bottle of Martinelli's cider still is in my refrigerator and it awaits the day Dumbya takes the Permanent Dirt Nap. Then it will be opened celebrating Dumbya going to hell...
"The fall of Syria this week is the culmination of the Israel-U.S. campaign against Syria that goes back to 1996 with Netanyahu’s arrival to office as Prime Minister. The Israel-U.S. war on Syria escalated in 2011 and 2012, when Barack Obama covertly tasked the CIA with the overthrow of the Syrian Government in Operation Timber Sycamore. That effort finally came to “fruition” this week, after more than 300,000 deaths in the Syrian war since 2011.'
Also who was president when we helped implement a coup in Ukraine which ultimately led to what is going on in Ukraine now in regard to Russia? What did Biden say during his presidency, oh right, "Putin has got to go."
Who destroyed the county of Libya, who now has slave markets? Right the overthrow of Gaddafi during the Obama administration. Not to mention they say he loved to drone, and if you paid attention to his presidency you know he was no liberal as they proclaimed him to be.
Yes, Obama was/is in the same category. And believe me, if you had followed any of my posts calling him out back in the day you would know just how much I detest him and understand he was just another war criminal sitting in the White House ordering war crimes left and right. I will never forget the coup in Ukraine under Obama’s term. It was during the Winter Olympics that Russia was hosting, which was done in part to give the finger to Russia at the time. I was screaming about it at the time. In fact I was kicked off sites like Common Dreams for my posts criticizing Obama and Clinton at the time. But Obama wasn’t in power during the USA’s war against Iraq when Joe’s son was killed. My response to Joe was acknowledging his feelings about the president and administration who was in power at the time.
Well, it was my reaction to your statement "I too will celebrate Dumbya’s death," which didn't seem to be solely a response to his present presidency. I was always a registered democrat, and didn't vote for Trump, but I hated the way the democrats and liberals jumped on the hate Trump bandwagon during his first years in office, like all that preceded him was wonderful. and they were all to willing to accept all the lies spewed by the democrats, like Russia-gate. I think one of the few who maintained his journalistic integrity was Glen Greenwald, since he demanded proof, which few did. I no longer go to those so called liberal sites for any information as I once did. Now I'm even a registered independent. I wonder if they had not maligned him and he established a relationship with Putin, as he wanted to do, if 6 million or more Ukrainians would now be alive? Bush/Cheney, Obama, Clinton by vilifying Trump directed the publics attention, and distrust after all their wars to Trump. He was their scapegoat. Now he's one of them, and now his presidency disgusts me.
"I wonder if they had not maligned him and he established a relationship with Putin, as he wanted to do, if 6 million or more Ukrainians would now be alive?"
It doesn't matter. What matters are results. Results are all that matters.
Obama cultists and Trump cultists love to tell themselves that things would be different if their hero had their way, Mean Republicans forced Poor Widdle Obama to do it, Trump did it because he was misled, whatever.
It doesn't matter why people do what they do - those people who died are still just as dead, Joe Bacon's son is still just as dead.
Bacon's son died in the Iraq war that Netanyahu pushed defining Iraq as a threat that was going to produce nuclear weapons putting the world at risk. Biden also pushed that lie even during his Clinton years, as well when he took up the role as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He got witnesses who lied and claimed Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. Of course Netanyahu also named six other countries who posed a threat, and didn't we take them out, destroying them and their people. Well, not all since we didn't take out Iran and it has been on his hit list for decades. This has nothing to do with Trump, but the Bacon's son died based on the lies of people like Netanyahu, and Biden, a devout Zionist, which he has openly proclaimed. Bacon's son like many young people were conned into a war and thought if they died they would die for their country and be our hero's, but they died because of lies told by people like Biden and Netanyahu, two craven people with a lot of "whores" in our government to back them up.
I am also so very sorry for the loss of your beloved son. I know it does nothing to assuage your pain, but I mourn him and all whose lives were needlessly taken by this nations blood-lust and lies. I will toast your son, and when Dubya, Cheney, et all die I will celebrate. Just as I did when Nixon died, Reagan died, and when Kissinger died. To name a few.
Not to make things worse for you, but that war was pushed by Netanyahu on the lie Iraq would develop a nuclear weapon. Biden pushed Netanyahu's lie, although now he claims he never did, another lie. https://theintercept.com/2020/01/07/joe-biden-iraq-war-history/
The wars we fought during the 21st century were fought for Israel based on lies spewed by Netanyahu, and adopted by the US who also knew them to be lies. The only country of significance we didn't get to was Iran, which was on Netanyahu's hit list from the beginning, so now Netanyahu in the midst of a genocidal rampage that has killed 10's of thousands of innocent children, women and men, is pushing for the destruction of Iran, and our elected officials who are supporting his genocide, are also supporting Iran's destruction. It doesn't get any more ungodly then that.
It's unfortunate that the democrats, and their supporters have used Trump to escape their many failings and their support for all our middle eastern wars, don't buy it. However, now you have reason to feel Trump has jumped on the devils band wagon, so to speak.
I HAD A YOUNG MAN WORKING FOR ME WHO JOINED THE MARINES AT 17 TO FIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN. HIS JOB WAS MINE SWEEPER. HIS FIELD OF OPERATION WAS KANDAHAR, THE WORST PLACE TO BE. HE GOT BLOWN UP 5 TIMES. ONCE WHEN LEADING A CONVOY ONE OF THE VEHICLES PASSED HIM BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TOO SLOW. THAT VEHICLE BLEW UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. THIS WAR MADNESS IS A WASTE OF SOME OR OUR BEST YOUNG PEOPLE, NOT TO MENTION THE MILLIONS WE KILL AROUND THE WORLD.
As Ilan Oman said a few years ago and was soundly criticized for it: “It's all about the Benjamins baby.” While there are other factors involved for wanting war around the world, the FUNDAMENTAL reason is MONEY. There are vast sums of artificial wealth to be made off of war. Weapons manufacturing. Troop suppliers. Reconstruction contracts. Yes they lie to “rationalize” their war mongering. But in the end it is all about war profiteering. Money Over Morality is their motto.
Not really. As China is showing there are many other ways to make money, that work better during peace.
The fundamental reason is domination. The US's.
The puppet masters are US based fossil fuels, animal agriculture, pharma, arms, tech and media. They are white supremacists. They hate the rise of BRICS, especially China.
That's what this is all about.
If we hadn't educated and conditioned our children to reward dominance (or submission) over people other than white, over women, over other animals and the planet we wouldn't be in this mess.
If getting one's hands on that sweet government cash were the rationale, there are all kinds of other things that the government can spend money on, things that do not generate a negative ROI.
Nor is this war for oil. Iran would be delighted to sell all the oil it can pump freely for dollars on world markets. WE do not allow this.
Fiat currency is the essence of artificial wealth--and the shit ton pile of it grows deeper every day. Thus, I disagree that the fundamental reason for war is money or who has the most of it. No--money is far too ephemeral to be an end to the means. IMO, if money is the primary means to power (and I don't see how it isn't), then the end goal is power--namely the power of the few to exploit the energy of the many (usually associated with a good dose of abject rape of mother nature) with absolute impunity-- facilitating the few's personal comfort and satisfaction for as long as possible.
All of this was brought very clearly to everyone's attention by Eric Blair in his "fairy tale" story know as Animal Farm way back in 1947. U.S. hegemony is just the latest cycle..and we are pretty near the end; the part where "Clover", the cart horse, has noticed "a pig walking on his hind legs". All Chris is doing here is repeating the fact that Clover has an unnecessarily fallible memory.
The lesson here: Remember; and act on it before its too late--act on it before you start hearing that old, familiar chant:
"Four legs good, two legs better! Four Legs good, two legs better! For legs good, two legs better!"
I'm not sure war is the driver. War is a necessary evil but the enslaved population that will sell their resources to the US for pennies on the dollar that's the gold mine.
I wish you were correct, but I fear that nobody of influence and authority will countenance this, and they see the United States as more valuable as a going concern. As long as this continues, they will do whatever it takes to keep the current system functioning in their interests.
If, in some alternate universe, the ruling class of Ancient Rome were to retain their wealth and standard of living and maintain the power of the Roman legions, the Roman Empire would still be around today, even if everyone else were to be reduced to starvation, spinning ever more fanciful tales to keep the peons down.
This is real reporting. This is what real journalists (not the parroting mouthpieces we have in mainstream) should be screaming about. They have a role to expose the war-drooling, war- mongering elites and to wake up the nation! No war.
Thank you Chris. You are the Historian we need now. And the USA history is
horrific. Now, again, we have Netanyahu, Mr. “War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity” using nuclear bombs against IRAN! It seemed as if even President Trump
Thank you, Chris, for your much-needed update on the looming possibility of a U.S. invasion of Iran.
I’ve followed much of your work over time, and through it, I’ve developed both a broader and deeper understanding of the forces shaping our world. Your analysis has clarified how global leaders and elites often pursue power, wealth, and influence with little regard for the people they claim to serve. Your writing continues to cut through the noise — and for that, I’m grateful.
Sadly many do not read the historians but pay attention to the quick misinformation on their phones, the NYT, WaPost.......and along with the $$ made for the war mongers, I believe racism is part of all these wars. The Global South has opposed the genocide of Palestinians......not European nations or the US/Israel.
This article should be on the front page of The NY Times. It demonstrates the sad state of our political discourse and of our mainstream news that it will not be allowed. Control of the media is how a purported democracy is steered toward whatever atrocious acts are desired by the elites.
Thank you for the very timely article, Chris, as always.
I have been thinking about my two teenage sons, one of whom you met.
Both are named after valiant young men who were killed in action, the first in Normandy and the second in Armagh.
I wonder with a vague anxiety, what does the future hold in store for them, so long as we have these bloodthirsty neocons in office and positions of influence?
I have one grandson, only a year and a half old. But I fear for him as well as my two granddaughters. I pray your grandson will be able to survive this world unfolding before us.
Hell, I fear for all of us simple folk just trying to survive without this madness thrown in. But Chris Hedges is a shining light of truth and intellect in a world going madder by the hour...
We didn't have a clue that fascism was coming. Global warming was barely a blip in the future at that time. We only had two kids because we wanted to be able to support and educate them well. Both ended up with post grad degrees. One even earned her Ph.D.
Glad for your conscious plan to have children - I wish every potential parent would do just that. I wish you and your children the best in their lives. My biggest concern is Global Warming and the destruction of our planet. I am 71-yo and first encountered environmental issues at 19 - have much longer do any of us have before it takes us?
You're not confused, you're rational. Unfortunately your way of thinking isn't recognized in geo politics or international law any longer. For that matter, it doesn't seem to be recognized in local politics or laws any longer either.
I’M GETTING VERY DISTURBED BY THE RECENT UNEXPLAINED FACT THAT FAR MORE ISRAEL FLAGS ARE SEEMING TO BE PLACED, BY THE CORPORATE CAPITALIST & PROPAGANDIST AMERICAN TV NETWORKS, EH?
IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE THE, OVER 2,000 BILLIONAIRE BASTARDS —-
MY SIGN, WHICH SIMPLY SAYS
INEQUALITY
CAUSED BY
BILLIONAIRE
BASTARDS
BTW, BERNIE SAID THAT IT WAS THE BEST DAMN PROTEST SIGN HE EVER SAW!
This is yet another desperate attempt by the Empire to weaken the BRICS and prevent the emergence of a multipolar world. China just completed its first rail shipment directly to Iran bypassing all the choke points controlled by the West. Also Russia Iran and India are near completion of their North South trade route which will allow for shipments all the way from Russia to India via the Caspian Sea and Iran. Iran is a key component both for its key location and vast oil and gas reserves. We are living in the early stages of WWIII.
I lost my only child thanks to the New York Times allowing that goddamned liar Judith Miller endlessly lying on their front page as she beat the war drums. She wasn't alone. Liar Fred Hiatt did the same thing at the Washington Post.
His mother filled my son's head with endless right wing Jesus propaganda. She wanted to raise a "Christian Soldier" and she succeeded at that.
He believed the lies and went into the Marines to kill for Jesus. Instead he wound up killed...and they gave me a worthless gold star as a consolation prize which I never wanted and it was thrown in the trash the night Trump won in 2016.
As for his mother she played the martyr card for all its worth praising Jesus that her son died in a holy crusade for God.
I have no more children that the War Machine demands to put on the altar to sacrifice. A bottle of Martinelli's cider still is in my refrigerator and it awaits the day Dumbya takes the Permanent Dirt Nap. Then it will be opened celebrating Dumbya going to hell...
I’m so sorry to hear what you have endured. I too will celebrate Dumbya’s death and Darth Cheney’s as well. They are all evil personified.
Have you too forgotten Obama's wars, like operation Timber Sycamore?
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-israel-syria
"The fall of Syria this week is the culmination of the Israel-U.S. campaign against Syria that goes back to 1996 with Netanyahu’s arrival to office as Prime Minister. The Israel-U.S. war on Syria escalated in 2011 and 2012, when Barack Obama covertly tasked the CIA with the overthrow of the Syrian Government in Operation Timber Sycamore. That effort finally came to “fruition” this week, after more than 300,000 deaths in the Syrian war since 2011.'
Also who was president when we helped implement a coup in Ukraine which ultimately led to what is going on in Ukraine now in regard to Russia? What did Biden say during his presidency, oh right, "Putin has got to go."
Who destroyed the county of Libya, who now has slave markets? Right the overthrow of Gaddafi during the Obama administration. Not to mention they say he loved to drone, and if you paid attention to his presidency you know he was no liberal as they proclaimed him to be.
Yes, Obama was/is in the same category. And believe me, if you had followed any of my posts calling him out back in the day you would know just how much I detest him and understand he was just another war criminal sitting in the White House ordering war crimes left and right. I will never forget the coup in Ukraine under Obama’s term. It was during the Winter Olympics that Russia was hosting, which was done in part to give the finger to Russia at the time. I was screaming about it at the time. In fact I was kicked off sites like Common Dreams for my posts criticizing Obama and Clinton at the time. But Obama wasn’t in power during the USA’s war against Iraq when Joe’s son was killed. My response to Joe was acknowledging his feelings about the president and administration who was in power at the time.
Well, it was my reaction to your statement "I too will celebrate Dumbya’s death," which didn't seem to be solely a response to his present presidency. I was always a registered democrat, and didn't vote for Trump, but I hated the way the democrats and liberals jumped on the hate Trump bandwagon during his first years in office, like all that preceded him was wonderful. and they were all to willing to accept all the lies spewed by the democrats, like Russia-gate. I think one of the few who maintained his journalistic integrity was Glen Greenwald, since he demanded proof, which few did. I no longer go to those so called liberal sites for any information as I once did. Now I'm even a registered independent. I wonder if they had not maligned him and he established a relationship with Putin, as he wanted to do, if 6 million or more Ukrainians would now be alive? Bush/Cheney, Obama, Clinton by vilifying Trump directed the publics attention, and distrust after all their wars to Trump. He was their scapegoat. Now he's one of them, and now his presidency disgusts me.
"I wonder if they had not maligned him and he established a relationship with Putin, as he wanted to do, if 6 million or more Ukrainians would now be alive?"
It doesn't matter. What matters are results. Results are all that matters.
Obama cultists and Trump cultists love to tell themselves that things would be different if their hero had their way, Mean Republicans forced Poor Widdle Obama to do it, Trump did it because he was misled, whatever.
It doesn't matter why people do what they do - those people who died are still just as dead, Joe Bacon's son is still just as dead.
Bacon's son died in the Iraq war that Netanyahu pushed defining Iraq as a threat that was going to produce nuclear weapons putting the world at risk. Biden also pushed that lie even during his Clinton years, as well when he took up the role as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He got witnesses who lied and claimed Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. Of course Netanyahu also named six other countries who posed a threat, and didn't we take them out, destroying them and their people. Well, not all since we didn't take out Iran and it has been on his hit list for decades. This has nothing to do with Trump, but the Bacon's son died based on the lies of people like Netanyahu, and Biden, a devout Zionist, which he has openly proclaimed. Bacon's son like many young people were conned into a war and thought if they died they would die for their country and be our hero's, but they died because of lies told by people like Biden and Netanyahu, two craven people with a lot of "whores" in our government to back them up.
I am also so very sorry for the loss of your beloved son. I know it does nothing to assuage your pain, but I mourn him and all whose lives were needlessly taken by this nations blood-lust and lies. I will toast your son, and when Dubya, Cheney, et all die I will celebrate. Just as I did when Nixon died, Reagan died, and when Kissinger died. To name a few.
Not to make things worse for you, but that war was pushed by Netanyahu on the lie Iraq would develop a nuclear weapon. Biden pushed Netanyahu's lie, although now he claims he never did, another lie. https://theintercept.com/2020/01/07/joe-biden-iraq-war-history/
The wars we fought during the 21st century were fought for Israel based on lies spewed by Netanyahu, and adopted by the US who also knew them to be lies. The only country of significance we didn't get to was Iran, which was on Netanyahu's hit list from the beginning, so now Netanyahu in the midst of a genocidal rampage that has killed 10's of thousands of innocent children, women and men, is pushing for the destruction of Iran, and our elected officials who are supporting his genocide, are also supporting Iran's destruction. It doesn't get any more ungodly then that.
It's unfortunate that the democrats, and their supporters have used Trump to escape their many failings and their support for all our middle eastern wars, don't buy it. However, now you have reason to feel Trump has jumped on the devils band wagon, so to speak.
Memory Eternal to your son. +
I HAD A YOUNG MAN WORKING FOR ME WHO JOINED THE MARINES AT 17 TO FIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN. HIS JOB WAS MINE SWEEPER. HIS FIELD OF OPERATION WAS KANDAHAR, THE WORST PLACE TO BE. HE GOT BLOWN UP 5 TIMES. ONCE WHEN LEADING A CONVOY ONE OF THE VEHICLES PASSED HIM BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TOO SLOW. THAT VEHICLE BLEW UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. THIS WAR MADNESS IS A WASTE OF SOME OR OUR BEST YOUNG PEOPLE, NOT TO MENTION THE MILLIONS WE KILL AROUND THE WORLD.
As Ilan Oman said a few years ago and was soundly criticized for it: “It's all about the Benjamins baby.” While there are other factors involved for wanting war around the world, the FUNDAMENTAL reason is MONEY. There are vast sums of artificial wealth to be made off of war. Weapons manufacturing. Troop suppliers. Reconstruction contracts. Yes they lie to “rationalize” their war mongering. But in the end it is all about war profiteering. Money Over Morality is their motto.
Not really. As China is showing there are many other ways to make money, that work better during peace.
The fundamental reason is domination. The US's.
The puppet masters are US based fossil fuels, animal agriculture, pharma, arms, tech and media. They are white supremacists. They hate the rise of BRICS, especially China.
That's what this is all about.
If we hadn't educated and conditioned our children to reward dominance (or submission) over people other than white, over women, over other animals and the planet we wouldn't be in this mess.
If getting one's hands on that sweet government cash were the rationale, there are all kinds of other things that the government can spend money on, things that do not generate a negative ROI.
Nor is this war for oil. Iran would be delighted to sell all the oil it can pump freely for dollars on world markets. WE do not allow this.
This war is about Israel. Nothing else.
In other words it's not about the making of money per se. It's about who has the most of it.
Fiat currency is the essence of artificial wealth--and the shit ton pile of it grows deeper every day. Thus, I disagree that the fundamental reason for war is money or who has the most of it. No--money is far too ephemeral to be an end to the means. IMO, if money is the primary means to power (and I don't see how it isn't), then the end goal is power--namely the power of the few to exploit the energy of the many (usually associated with a good dose of abject rape of mother nature) with absolute impunity-- facilitating the few's personal comfort and satisfaction for as long as possible.
All of this was brought very clearly to everyone's attention by Eric Blair in his "fairy tale" story know as Animal Farm way back in 1947. U.S. hegemony is just the latest cycle..and we are pretty near the end; the part where "Clover", the cart horse, has noticed "a pig walking on his hind legs". All Chris is doing here is repeating the fact that Clover has an unnecessarily fallible memory.
The lesson here: Remember; and act on it before its too late--act on it before you start hearing that old, familiar chant:
"Four legs good, two legs better! Four Legs good, two legs better! For legs good, two legs better!"
I'm not sure war is the driver. War is a necessary evil but the enslaved population that will sell their resources to the US for pennies on the dollar that's the gold mine.
Everyone knows that the real goal is to turn Iran into a failed state.
The lies are but a pretext.
Nevermind that the United States of America is now a failed state on the way to collapse...
I wish you were correct, but I fear that nobody of influence and authority will countenance this, and they see the United States as more valuable as a going concern. As long as this continues, they will do whatever it takes to keep the current system functioning in their interests.
If, in some alternate universe, the ruling class of Ancient Rome were to retain their wealth and standard of living and maintain the power of the Roman legions, the Roman Empire would still be around today, even if everyone else were to be reduced to starvation, spinning ever more fanciful tales to keep the peons down.
This is real reporting. This is what real journalists (not the parroting mouthpieces we have in mainstream) should be screaming about. They have a role to expose the war-drooling, war- mongering elites and to wake up the nation! No war.
Thank you Chris. You are the Historian we need now. And the USA history is
horrific. Now, again, we have Netanyahu, Mr. “War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity” using nuclear bombs against IRAN! It seemed as if even President Trump
was disturbed by this. I fear for all
the innocent people in the Middle East.
Linda
Thank you, Chris, for your much-needed update on the looming possibility of a U.S. invasion of Iran.
I’ve followed much of your work over time, and through it, I’ve developed both a broader and deeper understanding of the forces shaping our world. Your analysis has clarified how global leaders and elites often pursue power, wealth, and influence with little regard for the people they claim to serve. Your writing continues to cut through the noise — and for that, I’m grateful.
Sadly many do not read the historians but pay attention to the quick misinformation on their phones, the NYT, WaPost.......and along with the $$ made for the war mongers, I believe racism is part of all these wars. The Global South has opposed the genocide of Palestinians......not European nations or the US/Israel.
This article should be on the front page of The NY Times. It demonstrates the sad state of our political discourse and of our mainstream news that it will not be allowed. Control of the media is how a purported democracy is steered toward whatever atrocious acts are desired by the elites.
It won't be since every day the New York Times becomes more and more like Nazi Germany's Völkischer Beobachter...
Keep in mind that Mr. Hedges was forced out of the NY Times for writing articles just like this.
Articles like this, one's that I've tried for years to share are the reason most of my former friends prefer my absence.
Thank you for the very timely article, Chris, as always.
I have been thinking about my two teenage sons, one of whom you met.
Both are named after valiant young men who were killed in action, the first in Normandy and the second in Armagh.
I wonder with a vague anxiety, what does the future hold in store for them, so long as we have these bloodthirsty neocons in office and positions of influence?
I fear for my grandsons.
I have one grandson, only a year and a half old. But I fear for him as well as my two granddaughters. I pray your grandson will be able to survive this world unfolding before us.
Hell, I fear for all of us simple folk just trying to survive without this madness thrown in. But Chris Hedges is a shining light of truth and intellect in a world going madder by the hour...
Thank you, Ron. I have one that is old enough right now and one that will be in a few years.
I chose to forego parenthood and have always feared for all children and adults in the US and beyond.
We didn't have a clue that fascism was coming. Global warming was barely a blip in the future at that time. We only had two kids because we wanted to be able to support and educate them well. Both ended up with post grad degrees. One even earned her Ph.D.
Glad for your conscious plan to have children - I wish every potential parent would do just that. I wish you and your children the best in their lives. My biggest concern is Global Warming and the destruction of our planet. I am 71-yo and first encountered environmental issues at 19 - have much longer do any of us have before it takes us?
I'm confused. Just WHO decided that Iran shouldn't have nuclear weapons and that Israel can? Rogue state? Clearly that is Israel.
Another point of confusion: I keep hearing the mantra "Israel has the right to defend itself." Doesn't every country?
You're not confused, you're rational. Unfortunately your way of thinking isn't recognized in geo politics or international law any longer. For that matter, it doesn't seem to be recognized in local politics or laws any longer either.
DEAR CHRIS,
I’M GETTING VERY DISTURBED BY THE RECENT UNEXPLAINED FACT THAT FAR MORE ISRAEL FLAGS ARE SEEMING TO BE PLACED, BY THE CORPORATE CAPITALIST & PROPAGANDIST AMERICAN TV NETWORKS, EH?
IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE THE, OVER 2,000 BILLIONAIRE BASTARDS —-
MY SIGN, WHICH SIMPLY SAYS
INEQUALITY
CAUSED BY
BILLIONAIRE
BASTARDS
BTW, BERNIE SAID THAT IT WAS THE BEST DAMN PROTEST SIGN HE EVER SAW!
Chris, you are once again speaking the truth. Thank you!
This is yet another desperate attempt by the Empire to weaken the BRICS and prevent the emergence of a multipolar world. China just completed its first rail shipment directly to Iran bypassing all the choke points controlled by the West. Also Russia Iran and India are near completion of their North South trade route which will allow for shipments all the way from Russia to India via the Caspian Sea and Iran. Iran is a key component both for its key location and vast oil and gas reserves. We are living in the early stages of WWIII.
Surrounded by bomb happy warmongers Chris Hedges remains an island of truth in a sea of lies.
One day everyone will be against this (Omar El Akkad) such as when Iran Contra and The Iran Iraq War coalesced into one phenomena in 1986.
Well said Chris Hedges.