Jessica Corbett, ‘It Needs to End. Now’: Trump and Allies Ripped for Lying to Dodge Iran War Powers Deadline

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Jessica Corbett “Republicans are out of excuses and should join Democrats and stop this war,” said one congressional Democrat. “Let’s put the pressure on.” Friday marks 60 days since President Donald Trump formally notified Congress of the US and Israel’s illegal war on Iran—a key deadline under a relevant federal law. In a new notification obtained by Politico, the White House claimed the conflict has been “terminated,” but lawmakers aren’t buying that argument. “That’s bullshit,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said of the latest notification on social media. “This is an illegal war, and every day Republicans remain complicit and allow…

Jack Mullen, The Great Gaslighting: Trump’s Latest Fake Assassination

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Jack Mullen Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation where one person causes another to doubt their perceptions, memories, or reality. This tactic is often used in abusive relationships to gain control over the victim, leading to significant emotional and psychological harm. Gaslighting is also a tactic of governments undermining trust and confidence in political institutions. Political gaslighting is a manipulative strategy where governments and political leaders distort facts, deny established truths, and create confusion to undermine public trust in institutions. This tactic erodes epistemic autonomy, causing citizens to doubt…

William de Berg, Kabuki Theater II?

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William de Berg The predominant narrative about the current Iran conflict is that Donald Trump made one of the greatest military historical blunders of all times by attempting to destroy a government and military of a nation of almost 93 million that hosts one of the world’s greatest reserves of natural resources and perhaps the third-largest fleet of advanced missiles and low-cost drones—all with a few thousand (belated) U.S. Marines and airborne soldiers and (initially) a single aircraft carrier over 1000 kilometers off-shore.  His supposed blunder resulted partly from the…

Patrick J. McShay, It’s Time MAGA Distanced Itself from Israel

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Patrick J. McShay “When the President of the United States threatens to annihilate 92 million people because he doesn’t like a government’s policy on a shipping lane, that’s not a negotiating tactic or strategic ambiguity, that’s a threat of genocide.” — Scott Ritter- Former Marine Officer and UN Weapons Inspector “Everyone is afraid of being physically hurt by Israel“ — Tucker Carlson “Trump is the best thing to have ever happened to us. He is a magician of the highest order whose job is to create confusion and usher in…

Aearnur, TRUMP: UNABLE TO SAVE HIMSELF WILL NOW FALL TO TOTAL IGNOMINY

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Aearnur        There are elements of Greek tragedy about the way Trump is falling. No matter what he does now, his fate is sealed. By seeking to double down in a vain attempt to save himself he will only fall faster It would be appropriate to feel pity for Donald Trump if he were not so blatantly incapable of any sign of pity or remorse himself. The man appears completely immune to anything approaching self-awareness or even the remotest belief that it is possible for him to make…

Trump’s framing of war as Iran’s barbarism vs civilised West is a huge lie

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Peter Oborne and Irfan Chowdhury  Two conceptual fallacies lie at the heart of the illegal American–Israeli assault on Iran. The first is the idea that Iran is a barbaric country, stuck in the Middle Ages, and incapable of fitting in with the modern world. As Trump put it when asked why striking Iranian bridges and power plants would not be a war crime. He replied: “They’re animals.” The second mistake concerns the belief that the United States represents western civilisation. In this article we subject these basic assumptions to scrutiny by examining the intellectual accomplishments and capacity of leading figures on…

Aearnur’s Newsletter, TRUMP HAS TWO RAZOR-SHARP KNIVES AT HIS THROAT

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AEARNUR’S NEWSLETTER There is no way Trump can escape his fate. One way or another, he is a dead man walking… Trump is joined at the hip to Netanyahu and the Israel lobby. He is fixed there by the strongest superglue ever developed. It can’t just be his sex crimes via Epstein, it is a much stronger adhesive than that. Trump’s commitment to Israel without doubt goes back many years before even his first presidency. Now Trump is no genius, no matter how many times he says he is. He…

Kevin Barrett, Has Israel Hijacked America’s Brain?

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Kevin Barrett [Editor’s note: I have added “Max Blumenthal: ‘Israel First’ in Iran War Sparks MAGA Civil War” as an appropriate supplement to Kevin’s articles.] “Top Israeli leaders rape their own daughters with snakes to bring on their messiah.” -Shoshana Strook, abuse survivor (d. March 15, age 38) “You were using biological metaphors! Biological metaphors!! To describe an entire group of human beings! That is sick! Disgusting! Uncalled for!”        -Webster Tarpley, screaming at Greg Felton, author of The Host and the Parasite: How Israel’s Fifth Column Consumed…

Six Non‑Negotiable Terms from international Scholars and Former Officials from 30 countries to End the U.S. War on Iran Amid Trump’s Threat of War Crimes

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 Six Non‑Negotiable Terms from international Scholars and Former Officials from 30 countries to End the U.S. War on Iran Amid Trump’s Threat of War Crimes   The conscience of humanity resists “everything for us, nothing for others,” the creed of the predatory empire erected on the corpses of nations. The shameless rapacity and insolence have reached their zenith, and Trump’s threats illustrate the depraved spirit of a decaying civilization. We must not be passive witnesses, but active architects of a new world where arrogance crumbles and righteousness prevail.   A…

Press TV Exclusive: US suffered major strategic defeat in failed Isfahan operation

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PRESS TV Information obtained by Press TV regarding the recent operation by the US-Israeli coalition in the central Isfahan province reveals a major strategic defeat for the enemy. US President Donald Trump’s frantic threats in the past few days to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure, including power plants and bridges, are a direct consequence of the heavy defeat suffered by the US forces in the Isfahan operation. The failed raid was carried out after the enemy conducted extensive aerial reconnaissance operations in the days leading up to the attack, according to the exclusive information. During those initial…