A Lost Drone Is No Justification for War with Iran, Even for Trump’s Squawking Hawks

A Lost Drone Is No Justification for War with Iran, Even for Trump’s Squawking Hawks

Helen of Troy was apparently pretty hot, so while I’m not condoning it, you can at least sympathize with King Menelaus for launching a war on Troy when he lost her. But launching a war over a drone? I know these war drones are expensive, and who knows, perhaps it is easy to get attached…

June Madness Strikes Washington. Iranians, Russians and Britons Beware!

June Madness Strikes Washington. Iranians, Russians and Britons Beware!

It has been a lively June so far in light of Washington’s apparent zeal to remake the world in its own image. There is considerable buzz among those networking in ex- or current government circles that the White House is preparing to “do something” about Iran. The recent incidents involving alleged attacks on Norwegian and…

Pompeo Might Have the Perfect Carrot to Dangle in Front of Modi’s Mouth

Pompeo Might Have the Perfect Carrot to Dangle in Front of Modi’s Mouth

The US is planning to include India on its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) list in order to place it at par with its NATO allies, “Israel”, and a few others for the export of high-level military technologies, which could be the perfect carrot for Pompeo to dangle in front of Modi’s mouth during…

Backing Pompeo’s ‘Gulf of Tonkin’ Incident Is a Massive Anti-Iran Online Propaganda Campaign

Backing Pompeo’s ‘Gulf of Tonkin’ Incident Is a Massive Anti-Iran Online Propaganda Campaign

Twitter has announced that it is removing 4,779 accounts associated or backed by Tehran, the latest strike in the ongoing anti-Iran campaign perfectly timed to coincide with the attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was already blaming Iran hours after the incident, offering not a shred…