Wall St. Journal. (Funny: the story is by Michael R. Gordon, who co-bylined every one of Judith Miller’s worst claims in the New York Times, lying the American people into war, in 2002 and 2003.)
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John and I continue reading and commentary on the old revolutionary text, Rule for Radicals.
Sirens don’t always sound before a war—sometimes the warning is a bland memo telling diplomats to pack. We open with the U.S. pullback of non‑emergency staff from Israel and track how similar moves in Lebanon and likely elsewhere signal more than routine caution. From...
A quiet leak says the loud part: some senior voices in Washington think the politics “work better” if Israel strikes Iran first. Not because it changes the threat. Because it changes the story Americans hear. We pull that thread and walk through the actual mechanics...
