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Amidst reporting of widespread Israeli dissatisfaction with the so-called truce in the war against Iran, it isn’t surprising that the Israelis have continued to attack targets in Lebanon. Netanyahu has not only announced that Lebanon isn’t included in the truce,… Read moreHere we go again
Trump is now threatening to destroy Iranian civilization, “never to be brought back again.” At the same time, he continues to insinuate that he launched this war of choice at least in part for the benefit of the Iranian people…. Read moreCrazy and Evil
NPR’s “On Point” ran a great episode with the Atlantic’s Tom Nichols (Professor emeritus of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, where he taught for 25 years). Nichols and host Meghna Chakrabarti discussed the Trump Administration’s war… Read moreThe Best People
Today, at his arraignment in Federal court in New York, Venezuelan President (or ex-President?) Maduro proclaimed his innocence. He said, “I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I am a decent man.” He also described himself as having been “kidnapped.” Mr. Maduro,… Read moreMaduro Plainly Doesn’t Understand the Process
Yesterday, numerous media outlets reported that a preliminary intelligence assessment found that the US bombing mission set Iran’s nuclear program back by only a “few months.” To the extent this preliminary assessment holds up (and isn’t suppressed or manipulated by… Read moreI don’t think he’s going to like this . . .