Israel’s bombing of Lebanon has reportedly killed more than a thousand civilians this year. Israel also drove out more than a half million civilians from southern Lebanon as part of an effort to commandeer that territory. Israel’s bombing has been so indiscriminate that even President Donald Trump objected. On Truth Social, Trump announced: “Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer. They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the U.S.A. Enough is enough!!!" It remains to be seen whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heeds Trump’s command. Israeli has continued bombing Lebanon but...

Why do so many Americans distrust The Washington Post? “Pro-Iran propaganda network gains traction with posts about Epstein” offers a tankerload of clues. Social media is overflowing with bogus claims and A.I. videos related to the Iran War. Prudent folks are already wary about any wild-eyed claims of total victory or glorious destruction they see online. But can political shysters exploit the war to vaccinate President Donald Trump against his biggest scandal? Long before Trump partnered with Israel to attack Tehran, Democrats, libertarians, and even decent Americans warned that the...

A few presidencies ago, Washington politicians used boundless political and intellectual chicanery to drag America into a ruinous war. Thousands of Americans died and scores of thousands of Iraqis perished due to the official myth of Saddam Hussein as the twentieth hijacker. Last November, Axios published new damning information on the role of Saudi government officials in bankrolling the 9/11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon. Private lawsuits against the Saudi regime “unearthed evidence showing one Saudi official—who acknowledges aiding two men who became hijackers—made a drawing...