Tag: The Truthseeker

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

James Fetzerblog

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…

Iran Claims 10,000km ICBM Test: Strategic Shockwaves as Tehran Signals Ability to Strike the United States

James Fetzerblog

by tts-admin Iran’s claim that it has successfully tested a ballistic missile with a range of 10,000 kilometres, a capability that would place the continental United States firmly within theoretical striking distance, represents the most consequential alleged escalation in Tehran’s strategic weapons posture since the inception of its ballistic missile programme during the Iran–Iraq War. The assertion, disseminated through state-affiliated outlets including Tasnim News Agency, has been amplified by Iranian parliamentarians and senior regime-aligned figures, most notably Mohsen Zanganeh, a member of Iran’s Majlis, who publicly stated, “The night before last we…

Paul Craig Roberts, President Trump’s Plan for the Middle East

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Paul Craig Roberts In discussion yesterday with Nima on Dialogue Works about the Israeli-Iranian-Trump-Netanyahu ongoings, I suggested a bold and innovative plan for the Middle East that Trump should present to the world in a speech to the UN General Assembly.  I even offered to write the speech. https://www.youtube.com/live/L-8j_NSxC14 I formed the plan from mulling over insights into Trump’s attitude toward the Middle East from Gilbert Doctorow, Michel Chossudovsky, and from Trump’s news conference with Netanyahu when Trump stated Washington’s claim to Gaza as an American possession. Doctorow pointed out that…