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In Iran showdown, conflict could explode quickly – and disastrously
By Bear F. Braumoeller | Despite the claims of optimists, the odds that an international conflict will snowball into a bloody war haven’t gone down […]
The Real Winners of Iran Conflict: Threat of War Inflates Stock Holdings of Military Contractor CEOs
By Sarah Anderson | – (Inequality.org) – As long as the top executives of our privatized war economy can reap unlimited rewards, the profit motive […]
Violence against Jews a sign of increasing hate in the U.S.
(The Baltimore Sun) – What could cause such hate in a person that would drive them to kill and injure innocent members of a minority […]
Iraqi Parliament Resolves to Kick Out US Troops, and Trump Threatens Mother of All Sanctions
Some Iraqi Leaders suggest Replacing the US with Russia or China
Iran is not Going Away, and Trump’s only hope of Success is not War but a Deal
Eau Clare, Wi. (Special to Informed Comment) – Much has been speculated and written about the possibility, trajectory, and the likely consequences of a war […]
Trump threatens Armageddon on yet Another Country: Crimes against Humanity in Afghanistan
(Tomdispatch.com) – On February 4, 2002, a Predator drone circled over Afghanistan’s Paktia province, near the city of Khost. Below was al-Qaeda’s founder Osama bin […]
Soleimani’s Killing is a Global Event: Brazil’s Politicians, Oil Markets Shaken by Mideast Instability
Sao Paulo (Special to Informed Comment) – Recently, after the American military action that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Bagdad, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro […]
Paper Tiger? Iran is Talking Big after US Assassination of Soleimani, but Has Few Options
By Thembisa Fakude | @fakudet | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The most plausible reason why President Trump ordered the assassination of the […]
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