On COI #575 Will Porter and Kyle Anzalone discuss the war in Ukraine.
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Lockstep US Support Fuels Conflict
The Iranian retaliation in response to Israel’s April 1 attack on their consulate in Damascus was unprecedented. It was the first direct attack on Israeli territory from Iran, and it was reportedly the largest drone attack on record.
The attack was also one of the most telegraphed military responses of all time. After almost two weeks of warnings that a response was coming, the Iranian government gave advance warning to Turkey, Jordan, and Iraq several days before the attack, and they gave Israel, the U.S. and other regional states hours to prepare. Tehran wanted to make a point without doing so much damage that it would be guaranteed to trigger a wider conflict. The response could easily have been worse and more destructive than it was.
Ron Paul asks: Will Israel Escalate?
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report:
After an unprecedented Iranian response to Israel’s attack on its embassy in Syria, pressure is building for Israel to retaliate against the retaliation. Biden officials are panicking at the thought of a wider Mideast war in election season. What happens next? Also today, a US General admits the truth about Russia’s war in Ukraine; after two years of US government lies.
Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.
‘To Hear and Feel the Horror’
Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Between Rock and a Hard Place.
Just back from New Orleans last night. After many trips from about 2001-2009, this was our first visit to a beloved city in quite awhile. I had posted last week about the trip but only in relation to the annual French Quarter Festival, as “forced secrecy” surrounded the true reason: Winning the top, and only, film award from the Organization of American Historians (OAH) – largest group of its kind – for the year’s best documentary or TV program, Atomic Cover-up (which I wrote and directed). It was presented Friday night at their annual conference, typically attended by 1500 or more folks.
Previous winners, going back decades, included many Oscar/Emmy winners and nominees, several by Ken Burns, and so forth. Of course, this is especially gratifying since I have, broadly speaking, been working on it since June 1982. But that’s another story. You might call it The Parts Left Out of Oppenheimer.
Iran’s Response to Israel’s Unprecedented Attack
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission.
Iran has responded with drones and missiles to Israel’s previous attack on its consular building in Syria, which killed senior officers in the Iranian military. The Iranian response seems to have done little damage to Israel, telegraphed as it was in advance by Iran. In theory, Iran has now saved face and we can move on with our lives with less fear of World War III breaking out in the Middle East.
Not so fast, apparently, as Netanyahu’s government claims it must now respond to the Iranian response. Apparently, leveling Gaza and seizing more territory in the West Bank isn’t enough to keep the right-wing government in Israel busy. The Biden administration continues to say it will have Israel’s back, so the risk of further escalation remains high.
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Conflicts of Interest: The War on Gaza, Assange and Elections
Matthew Hoh, Associate Director Eisenhower Media Network, joins Kyle Anzalone to discuss the war in Gaza, the persecution of Julian Assange, and the Democrats attack on his campaign for Senate.
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