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Who Profits from the Beirut Tragedy

August 10, 2020 Opinion

The narrative that the Beirut explosion was an exclusive consequence of negligence and corruption by the current Lebanese government is now set in stone, at least in the Atlanticist sphere. And yet, d…

Iran-Chinese Joker in a Game against the United States

August 9, 2020 Opinion

The recent sanctions and isolationist policy of the White House towards China and Iran declaring them to be the US adversaries directly gave an impetus to countermoves of these countries against Washi…

Trump’s Secret War Plan for the South China Sea

August 6, 2020 Opinion

Talk of war with war between the US and China is the only real news, but is it? With the planet paralyzed from COVID 19, military operations are largely curtailed. COVID 19 has secretly swept through …

The Battle for Iraq is Intensifying

August 4, 2020 Opinion

The political, economic, and overall situation in Iraq continues to decline, forcing not only local authorities, but foreign players in this country torn apart by armed US aggression, to actively sear…

How a Police Spy’s Stunning Testimony Threatens the Official US-Israeli AMIA Bombing Narrative

July 31, 2020 History

Revelations by a former police spy upend the official story blaming Iran for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, and suggest a cover-up by dirty war elements may have let th…

Ebb and Flow of Iran’s Influence in Iraq

July 30, 2020 Opinion

Getting caught between a rock and a hard place is an unenviable situation for a politician. A tragic case in modern times was that of Hafizullah Amin, the Cold War era Afghan communist politician who …

More Fallout from Iran/China Deal: India Loses Farzad-B

July 27, 2020 Opinion

The carnage for following President Trump’s lead on ending the JCPOA continues for India. From SputnikNews last week comes this note about the Farzad-B oil and gas field and Iran. Close on the he…

Don’t Fall for the Alt-Media Narrative on Armenia and Azerbaijan

July 25, 2020 Opinion

Most of the Alt-Media Community is propagating the narrative that Armenia is a victim of Azerbaijani aggression after their latest clashes over the past week, though the reality is that Armenia is mor…