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While discussing the Trump cabinet's lust for war with Iran, Pat Buchanan explains why the US foreign policy of aggression and war makes our lives and the world more dangerous.

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New organization advocates to close all foreign military bases.

CIA false flag accused in coordinated drone attack against Russian base in Syria.

"On the Syrian attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week at a meeting with senior Russian media executives that the culprit was not Turkey even though the drones were initiated from the northern Syrian province of Idlib where Turkish military forces are associated with militant groups.
“The attacks were provocations to destroy relations between Russia, Turkey and Iran. They were provocateurs, but they were not Turks,” said Putin." 

That sounds like the CIA.

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Iran accuses CIA of staging protests. Others agree US is following revolution playbook.

Don't expect a revolution in Iran.

"Talking to young people in places such as Kashan or Mashhad showed me how solid the popular base was behind the Islamic Republic experiment. It was certainly more thought-provoking than listening to ayatollahs in Qom.
Still, what is happening now in Iran is that legitimate protests related to economic hardships have been hijacked by the usual suspects in a move to influence the minority. After all, Rouhani’s administration is comparatively liberal compared to the populist Ahmadinejad government.
So, what we have is a concerted attempt to turn legitimate protests into a “revolutionary” movement with the aim of bringing about a regime change. In all practical purposes, this would be civil war.
Well, it will simply not work. Anyone familiar with Iran knows the country’s civil society is far too sophisticated to fall into such a crude and obvious trap."

Apparently other countries are not.

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The US may have instigated or hijacked protests in Iran for regime change, but we can't know because the situation is too complex for us to understand let alone control.

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Attacks on police stations in Iran suggest foreign influence, like the CIA, is behind the radicals.

I don't think the BRICS will become a new empire. No one country is dominant.

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The fake Iranian threat.

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The move against Qatar is about controlling the world's biggest natural gas field and preventing the friendship pipeline.

The US also is against a pipeline of peace from South Korea to China through North Korea.

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Escalation of war and tensions with Russia in Syria.

Israel attacks Syrian army to help al Qaeda fighters.

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Iran strikes rebels in Syria with missile.

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ISIS attacks Iran.

477 killed in Iraq.

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Fake North Korean crisis.

"The “Iranian threat” was an orchestration that was used as cover to put US anti-ballistic missile bases on Russia’s borders. An anti-ballistic missile (ABM) is intended to intercept and destroy nuclear-armed ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) and prevent them from reaching their targets.
Washington claimed that the anti-ABM bases were not directed at Russia, but were for the protection of Europe against Iran’s nuclear ICBMs. Insouciant Americans might have believed this, but the Russians surely did not as Iran has neither ICBMs nor nuclear weapons. The Russian government has made it clear that Russia understands the US bases are directed at preventing a Russian retaliation against a Washington first strike.
The Chinese government also is not stupid. The Chinese leadership understands that the reason for the N. Korean “crisis” is to provide cover for Washington to put anti-ballistic missile sites near China’s border.
In other words, Washington is creating a shield against nuclear retaliation from both Russia and China from a US nuclear strike against both countries."

Makes sense.

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New, scary headline and report demonizes Iran to promote war.

"Intel Report: Iran Refining Nuke Delivery System in Flagrant Violation of Ban"

Iran can't refine its nuke delivery system because it doesn't have a nuke. Like every other country, Iran is improving its missiles.

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Outright lies from the White House about Iran.

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Trump threatens Iran over Yemeni Houthi attack, or is that defense, on Saudi ship. This is wrong on so many levels.

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Clinton blames Assad, Russia and Iran for ISIS.

Clinton's top aide Huma worked for a hardline mother's Saudi journal before Clinton. More.

Hinkley was a friend of the Bush family.

"Imagine my fascination, then, to learn that John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot and nearly killed President Ronald Reagan in 1981 — an attempt which, if successful, would have resulted in then-Vice President George H.W. Bush moving up to the top spot — was none other than a friend of the Bush family."

No kidding?

"The Hinckleys and the Bushes have been friendly for decades, going back to the days when both families set down stakes in the dusty town of Midland, Texas, a magnet for the children of wealthy, East Coast families seeking to cash in on the oil boom.
The Hinckleys were donors to Poppy Bush’s political campaigns over the years, and they gave to support the first, unsuccessful bid for Congress of the young George W. Bush, in 1978. The families lived close to each other, they socialized; I saw indications that, at one point, they may have shared the same lawyer.
Even more strangely, Neil Bush, son of the vice president, was scheduled to have dinner with Hinckley’s brother, Scott, the day after the shooting."

And we're just hearing of this?

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Turkey and Iran reach agreement for Syrian peace. Bypassing world powers is smart, but I bet Russia had a hand in this.

Neocon Rubin laments, "Meanwhile, as Kerry pleads with Russia to help enact a cease-fire (which would only lock in gains made by Moscow’s ally Bashar al-Assad), Russia is expanding its alliance with Iran and influence in Syria in unprecedented ways. Russian planes are now taking off directly from Iran to bomb Syrian targets" while coronating Clinton.

Rumor has it the US is moving its nukes from Turkey to Romania.

This is the first mainstream admission I've read that boots are on the ground in Syria.

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I wouldn't call this $400 million for Iran ransom. It looks like it was going to Iran anyway, so Obama used it for leverage.

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Hostage confirms escape plane was delayed until Obama's $400 million payoff to Iran landed.

Obama dodges questions about Iranian hostage payoff.

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Obama sent $400 million in cash to Iran as Navy hostages were freed.

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Iranians claim life was better under Saddam Hussein. That was probably true for most.

Recently replaced NATO supreme commander tried to start a war with Russia in Ukraine.

Nice attack credited to ISIS.