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The Biggest Problem With the United States Military Warfare Strategy is that the Military Industrial Complex is More Capitalist Than Patriotic.
We'll start with this clip from Ben Norton explaining why the US is losing against Iran (at least by traditional, measurable metrics): The latest "phase" or gambit coming out of the United States is " Economic D-Day ," which I posted about earlier. China has basically laughed this off: Iran, by all accounts, is either prepared or is preparing for the fallout (after all, they have been heavily sanctioned even before the war): But why the switch from missiles to bank accounts? Ben Norton clarifies: This has lead to unfortunate military consequences for the US military: The long-range weapons are either in low supply or spent, Iranian capabilities have been massively underestimated, and the re-supplying locations (aka, the US military bases in West Asia that Iran has destroyed) are no longer an option, forcing the US to pivot. We've seen examples of how these conditions have impacted military morale . And that's not all: the weapons that America rely on...
No Main Topic: Quotes Edition
“ Very rarely do you have a film student come in to meet with somebody, to talk to them about what it is that they want to do — and not only talk to them but follow up in really rigorous ways. With Rashad, or with any student, it’s not about talent .” via CT Mirror . “ This year we’ve seen such a skyrocketing of numbers that indicates how much people are willing to put their lives at risk in order to call attention to these conditions that are ultimately life-threatening for people. People are not willing to give up so easily or to have their spirits broken . ” via Prism Reports . “ All cocaine produced in a year could fit on just over 1% of a single container ship. Imagine that scattered worldwide across innumerable boats, planes, vehicles, and people. ‘Bombing boats’ to stop drugs isn’t just cruel and illegal—it’s futile. ” via Common Dreams . “ I can’t even speak due to everything we saw. I lost my cousin, I was injured and he was martyred, not from the first ...
Is Europe Cracking Down On Journalists Because of Gaza?
Here's the interview that Ali Abunimah referenced:
Electronic Intifada: The Committee To Protect Journalists...Are Not Protecting *All* Journalists.
To paraphrase Abunimah: "the lengths nations, groups and organizations will go in order to allow one country the ability to starve children in peace."
Prof Marandi Talk About Iran With Electronic Intifada.
Note: this interview takes place before it was reported that Trump is (for now) hesitant about attacking Iran :
