Author: Scott Ortkiese

UPDATE: What Western Media Is Not Telling You About the Iran War

Shipping disclosures and Israeli reporting show US and Israeli plans assumed a short campaign, while Iran’s command structure remains intact.

THE BILL COMES DUE: What Every American Will Pay for Washington’s War on Iran

With Hormuz sealed, gasoline rose from $2.98 to $3.84 per gallon and diesel neared $5, exposing the household cost of the conflict.

How to Legalize a War: Just Label Them A “Terrorist Organization”

American foreign policy has finally perfected the art of self‑parody.

Trump Is Gambling America’s Power on a Losing Hand

Donald Trump is pretending to be shocked by a crisis he ordered into existence.

The Bombing of Iran was Scripted in 2009; Trump is Just Following Orders

How America’s “prestigious” war planners turned the United States into DINO, Democracy in Name Only, on the road to Iran.

America and Israel Just Bombed Their Own Gas Stations

Washington’s sanctions waivers and a 60 day Jones Act suspension cannot replace Gulf oil or restore insurer confidence in passage through Hormuz.

The Bombing of Iran was Scripted in 2009

How America’s “prestigious” war planners turned the United States into DINO , Democracy in Name Only , on the road to Iran.

Famine Is Not Coming. It Is Here. This Is Not a Food Crisis. It Is a War Crime with a Harvest Date.

Strikes on South Pars and Ras Laffan cut gas for fertilizer, leaving Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Egypt without inputs for planting.

Get to the Streets: Shut the Iran War Down and Tell Trump and the Uniparty Imbeciles We Elected in Washington to Negotiate Peace Now

Congressional investors positioned in Exxon, Raytheon, Lockheed and tanker insurance before the strikes, leaving the public to carry the costs.

Wagering Without Risk: How Washington and Tel Aviv Insiders Bombed Iran on the American Taxpayer’s Dime

This is not a story about Iran. It is not a story about oil. It is not even a story about war, not really.