Category: Blog

Does He Really Think They Don’t Have Options? How Trump’s Lack of Strategy Is Driving Nations Away

Japan, India, Germany and Turkey can revise energy relationships with Russia and China after Washington exposed their dependence on Hormuz.

The Last Blunder: How the US-Israel Attack on Iran Killed the American Empire’s Operating System

There is a particular kind of stupidity that is only visible in retrospect to those who committed it. Everyone else saw it coming.

A Propaganda Graphic, a LinkedIn Post, and the Two-Party Death Spiral

A graphic is circulating on LinkedIn. It shows a CNN broadcast image declaring that MAGA Republicans approve of Donald Trump at 100%, with 0% disapproval.

Does He Really Think Nobody Has Options? Trump’s Imperial Arrogance and the Countries He Screwed

They won’t just get mad, they’ll get very even.

TRUMP’S JUST DOING WHAT HE’S TOLD: The 2009 Brookings Document That Became His Marching Orders

A 241 page Brookings study detailed options for coercing Iran, written by former CIA, National Security Council and diplomatic officials.

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.