The downing of a US spy drone near (or within) Iranian airspace has – conveniently for neocons – raised tension and further boxed in President Trump. Pressure on Trump for a military response to Iranian "aggression" will increase. Will he take the bait this time? Or...
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...
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...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
