Sixty years after LBJ’s “Daisy Ad,” Norman Solomon says the danger of nuclear war is higher than in 1964 but Harris and Trump are ignoring it. Will it come up in tonight’s debate?
The Dangerous Silence on Nuclear War
Category: Iran
Democracy as Theater in Which Trump & Harris Play the Villains
Donald Trump has been made the central character in U.S. politics around whom everything revolves. But whether he wins or loses, the imperial status quo will be unchanged, says Caitlin Johnstone.
The Cant About Israel’s ‘Right to Self Defense’
It is illogical to describe Israel’s actions in Gaza over the last 10 months as defensive, writes M. Reza Behnam.
Caitlin Johnstone: Democrats’ Mad Middle East Platform
When you’re siding with John Bolton on whether to bomb Iran, you’re as insanely hawkish as it gets.
Poll: Americans Oppose Sending US Troops to Defend Israel
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs poll comes as Israel braces for retaliatory attacks from Iran and its allies following an assassination campaign last week.
Vijay Prashad: Even in Palestine, the Birds Will Sing Again
As the horrors in Gaza worsened, U.S. Congress applauded Netanyahu for demanding more arms. In contrast, Beijing hosted Palestinian factions, pushing for unity and peace.
Caitlin Johnstone: Backing the Worst Aggressor
The U.S. is vowing to defend the state of Israel from all security threats “from Iran and its proxies.” But what’s it’s really doing is committing to help Israel attack other countries.
When VIPS Said Iran Is Not the Threat the US Says It Is
As war looms with Iran, in 2017, a group of U.S. intelligence veterans urged the U.S. stop false claims about Iran being the leading state sponsor of terrorism and a threat to the West.
Patrick Lawrence: The Murder of Ismail Haniyeh
As assiduously as Israel seeks war with Iran is precisely the extent to which it will seek to draw the U.S. into it. That is what made Congress’ insanely intemperate recent reception of Netanyahu so dangerous.
Middle East a Tinderbox After Assassinations
Phyllis Bennis says the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran was a deliberate provocation that matches Netanyahu’s longstanding goal of drawing the U.S. into a potential Israel-Iran war.