Dishonest Narratives from the Soleimani Saga: Part 2
The assassination of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani has been justified and spun by the media class and Trump administration in a multitude of ways. In particular, there are 5 narratives the imperialist class has used in its continued effort to push for regime change in Iran.
Dishonest Narratives from the Soleimani Saga: Part 1
The assassination of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani has been justified and spun by the media class and Trump administration in a multitude of ways. In particular, there are 5 narratives the imperialist class has used in its continued effort to push for regime change in Iran.
Russia
America’s relationship with its most prominent global rival, from the rise of the Soviet Union to the ongoing tension with Putin’s Russia.
Afghanistan
From Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan’s interventions to support the mujahideen fighters against the Soviet Union in the 80s to what is now the longest war in American history, a conflict launched by George W. Bush in the wake of 9/11 and continued aimlessly and catastrophically by Presidents Obama and Trump.
World War I
Arguably America’s most consequential intervention, World War I set the stage for further chaos in Europe, as well as a century to come of disastrous American militarism and global dominance, leading to our current state of permanent war.
Why The Empire Hates Iran
America’s disdain for the Iranian revolution of 1979, when they overthrew America’s sock puppet dictator that the CIA helped install in 1953, has been a primary driving force for the constant war and bloodshed throughout the Middle East ever since.
The Tradition of Non-Intervention
Examining the intellectual and political leaders who have promoted a peaceful American foreign policy and attempted to rollback America’s ever growing empirical ambitions.
The Vietnam War
The signature American foreign policy blunder of the 2nd half of the 20th century, Vietnam exemplifies so many of the ways in which U.S. empire has failed its own people and those around the world.
The Redirection – The Obama Years
When President Obama took over from George W. Bush, many hoped to see his campaign promises of a more peaceful foreign policy come to fruition. Instead, Obama failed to deescalate conflict in the Middle East and initiated a whole new wave of American imperialism.
The Iraq War (2003-2011)
The Iraq War is the defining foreign policy atrocity of the 21st century. It was launched on a plethora of obvious and outlandish lies and the devastating consequences of the war continue to drive America’s calamitous foreign policy in the region today.
Pre-World War II Era (1776-1945)
The founders, the Constitution, Non-Invervention, World War I, World War II, and the beginning stages of U.S. Empire
Cold War Era (1945 - 1991)
The Cold War, Vietnam, Korea, and the rise of the American Bureaucratic War Apparatus and the Military-Industrial Complex
Modern Era (1991-Today)
The Iraq Wars, Afghanistan, 9/11, Middle East Hegemony, Torture, and the fight for Global Supremacy with Russia and China