What this story really shows is how the corporate media derails meaningful debates and draws us all into a modern version of bread and circuses, writes Jonathan Cook.
Category: Commentary
Scenario Fulfillment: Why Should We Believe US on Location of Drone Shot Down By Iran?
Ann Wright recalls that a U.S. military warship shot down Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988 and Washington insisted afterwards that it was correct in doing so.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Adam Schiff—The Left Wing of the Hawk
Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is as big a hawk as any member of the Trump administration, says John Kirikaou.
Survey: Americans Have Remarkably Ignorant Attitude Toward Nukes & North Korea
Caitlin Johnstone says the correct response to North Korea having nuclear retaliatory capability is simple: leave it alone.
Trump’s Underwhelming Deal for Palestine and the Gulf Monarchies’ Complicated Ties with Israel
Giorgio Cafiero gauges the shortcomings of the U.S.-backed “Peace to Prosperity” summit in Bahrain this week.
Jeremy Corbyn and the UK’s Moment in History
While the media are concentrated on Tory shenanigans, Labour Party members must seize the chance to turn Corbyn’s insurgency into a decisive force, says Craig Murray.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: CIA Seeking More Impunity
The agency is trying to get a pass on crimes even before they’re committed and it represents a threat to press freedom.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Accelerating Imperial Decline
Washington’s foreign policy towards Iran is driven by desperation rather than a reasoned understanding of a world in historically significant flux. That can lead only to a continuing succession of failures.
Ten Minutes to War
Donald Trump pulled back from igniting a potentially disastrous war in the Persian Gulf on Thursday night with just 10 minutes to spare, but the super-hawks he surrounded himself with will probably try again, writes Joe Lauria.
How Many Are Not Blowing the Whistle?
Given the example being made out of Chelsea Manning, silence must be spreading fast, writes Caitlin Johnstone.