Jeremy Bowen in the BBC: "In an editorial of the weekly IS newspaper al-Naba, the group said that Soleimani and al-Muhandis died at the hands of their 'allies'" - a reference to the US. It said the enemies of IS were busy fighting each other, which would drain their...
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TGIF: Trump’s Escalation Imperils Innocents
While an eerie, surreal calm has fallen over US-Iranian relations, I wouldn’t assume we’re out of the woods yet. Trump had no reason to be confident that Iran’s response to his most recent escalation of violence would be little more than symbolic. Although he’s...
Iran’s Secret Surprising Deal
Donald Trump killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. But nobody talks about the secret deal that was offered prior.
Iran is Losing Influence in Iraq: Is Qassem Soleimani the Right Person?
Via the War Nerd, Elijah Magnier has an interesting article about tensions between the Iranians and the Abadi regime in Baghdad in the aftermath of Iraq War III. Interviewing him about it tomorrow.
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Empire of Lies: Fragments from the Memory Hole
Had Enough of the Deep State’s Warlords and War Lies? George W. Bush spent a year and a half gaslighting the American people, using the shock of 9/11 as the pretext for an unrelated war he sought long before that tragic event. Isolated incident? Not at all. Now a...
Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government
