Trump admin sees China as primary enemy
Press TV. Listen here. The administration of US President Donald trump views China as the “primary enemy” amid a growing divide between political and business leaders in the United States over how Washington should treat China’s growing military and economic threat, an American political analyst says. Keith Preston, […]
Why I’m a Proud Anti-American
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Anti-American, that’s the popular slur for any critic of American foreign policy, especially in an election year. If you happen to have enough of a conscience to give a shit about who this country happens to be bombing […]
“A State within a State”: Hezbollah as a Bulwark against the Atlanticist-Zionist-Gulf State Axis
By Keith Preston Introduction Hezbollah is one of the most unique political organizations in the world and has the distinction of having forced the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to withdraw from southern Lebanon on two separate occasions. The first of these was in 2000, ending Israel’s 18-year […]
American elite divided over US-China economic ties
Press TV. Listen here. The American elite are divided over what the economic relationship between the United States and China should be like, says a political analyst. Keith Preston made the remarks in an interview with Press TV on Saturday when asked about President Donald Trump’s furious reaction […]
US unveils warrant for seizure of Iran-operated Grace 1
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has unveiled a warrant for the seizure of the Iran-operated Grace 1 supertanker a day after Gibraltar’s Supreme Court confirmed the release of the vessel.
Who’s Afraid of Tulsi Gabbard?
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Elections are different for anarchists. We’ve already made our peace with the basic fact that representative democracy is a sham even when it’s not rigged by moneyed oligarchs. So when we do actually take part in the process, […]
Israeli Lobby behind Senate Failure to Overturn Saudi Arms Sale Veto
My recent interview with Tasnim. TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US Senate failed in its latest bid to block the controversial sale of $8.1bn worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia due to the influence of the powerful Israeli lobby in the United States, an American political analyst said. “…Saudi […]
Pompeo has ‘ulterior motives’ in expressing desire to travel to Iran
Press TV. Listen here. It is clear that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has “ulterior motives” in expressing his desire to travel to Iran and be interviewed by Iranian news media, according to American political analyst Keith Preston. On Thursday, July 25, Pompeo said he was willing to […]
I’m a Little Bit Ilhan, and I’m a Little Bit Tucker Too
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley As something of a radical contrarian, I often feel like my life is comprised largely of coming out of an endless procession of closets, often without even realizing I’m stepping through the doorway. What? You didn’t know I […]
The Condition of the World Economy
A very good discussion of the world economy by two Marxist-Leninists. I agree with virtually everything they say except for, of course, their interpretation of the role of Communism in the industrial development of the Eastern world. The Communist revolutions that took place in the East and the […]
Russia warns of extensive military confrontation with Iran
Nukes For Peace?
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Surrounded by trigger happy Tonkinesque gunboats and drowning in debt, the Islamic Republic of Iran has made the risky decision to play the last card left in their deck; to defy the P5+1 Deal in order to save […]
Iran nuclear scale-down
Press TV. Watch here. In this edition of The Debate, Press TV interviews Keith Preston, chief editor at AttacktheSystem.com from Richmond, VA and Robert Fantina, author, activist, and journalist from Kitchener, on Iran’s scaling down of the JCPOA commitments, at a time the country’s uranium enrichment level exceeds […]
Some Dem Candidates Are More Dangerous Than Trump
There Is No Such Thing As A Moderate Mainstream Centrist
Caitlin Johnstone on why it is the “centrists” who are the real extremists. By Caitlin Johnstone Medium I just watched two mainstream political videos back-to-back from what is conventionally referred to as America’s political “center”, and just by coincidence they happened to completely contradict each other. The first […]
Democratic criticism of Trump-Kim meeting show deep division in US
Press TV. Listen here. US Democrats’ widespread criticism of President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is indicative of a deep division in Washington, where political interests shape the foreign policy, says an American political analyst. Democratic presidential hopefuls and lawmakers launched a direct […]
Taliban says peace talks with US in Qatar “critical”
Godspeed Justin Raimondo, You Brilliant Son of a Bitch
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley The son of a bitch promised he wasn’t gonna go. That’s what goes through my grief wrenched mind tonight, as I learn that Justin Raimondo, easily the greatest writer of the Paleoconservative Movement and total unapologetic son of […]
Trump threats against Iran are in line with his playbook
Press TV. Listen here. US President Donald Trump’s threats against Iran are in line with his playbook and should not be taken seriously, says an American political analyst in Virginia. “The comments that Donald Trump has made recently, as well as the particular policies that he has threatening […]
Tucker: US came within minutes of war with Iran
Tucker Carlson nails it. It’s interesting how he’s the most popular commentator on FOX which is otherwise Neocon Central. I’m sure Murdoch is regretting ever giving him a job there. But now he’s gotten too popular for the network to fire him without giving the game away. Paleocons […]
Lindsey Graham Says Israel Will Attack Iran, And The U.S. Will Follow
Although she gets into the Z-question in this one.
Tulsi Gabbard: Dove AND a Hawk. How is this Possible?
This is an excellent, concise explanation of the Imperialist/Wahhabi alliance and how it fuels jihadism. The only criticism I would have of this is that Kim never mentions the Z-word.
Trump says in no hurry to strike Iran
Why “the System” is Vilifying Iran
The Atlanticist-Zionist-Wahhabist axis regards Iran as the primary obstacle to its imperialist ambitions in the Middle East and Central Asia. To break it down more precisely, it’s a geopolitical rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and between the kinds of Sunni fundamentalism that originate from Saudi Arabia and […]
US tanker story evades rational reasoning
Press TV. Listen here. The United States’ assertion that Iran was behind blasts on board two tankers in the Sea of Oman evades rational reasoning, says an American political analyst. Speaking to Press TV from Virginia on Sunday, Keith Preston said, “The story that the United States is spinning […]
“The Gulf of Credibility“
By Craig Murray I really cannot begin to fathom how stupid you would have to be to believe that Iran would attack a Japanese oil tanker at the very moment that the Japanese Prime Minister was sitting down to friendly, US-disapproved talks in Tehran on economic cooperation that […]
Reactions pouring in over oil tanker attacks
Tulsi Gabbard to Americans: War with Iran would be devastating
Guaido renews call for Maduro to step down
Waiting Out the Landlord’s Clock In Iran
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Quick hypothetical; Lets say you’ve been living in the same house in the same neighborhood for your whole life, generations in fact. There have been some minor squabbles but for the most part you’ve managed to get along […]
Iran slams as politically-motivated France’s extradition of Iranian engineer to US
Pledging Allegiance to the Divided States of America
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will-Antonio Gramsci When the individual’s behavior and consciousness get hooked to a routine sequence of external actions, he is a dead robot, and it is time for […]
Iran’s Rejection of Washington Consensus Main Reason behind US Pressures
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An American political analyst said Iran’s pursuit of independent policy and its refusal to be incorporated into the Washington Consensus are the main reasons behind the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against it. “The objective of these officials is to continue to carry out a longstanding […]
US targets Huawei again
My thoughts on the “trade war” with China. Watch here. This week US president Donald Trump declared a national emergency over IT threats. Trumps long awaited executive order forbids U.S. companies from purchasing telecommunications equipment manufactured by firms posing a “national security risk”.
Is Bolton’s War With Iran Becoming A Reality?
I really doubt that a President Hillary Clinton would have been any less aggressive when it comes to Iran or Venezuela. She has been rhetorically belligerent against Iran, voted for the Iraq war when she was in the Senate and was the architect of the Libyan war, US […]
Yemeni military says it has carried out major operation against Saudi targets
Trump’s War In Venezuela Could Be Che’s Revenge
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Che Guevara had a dream. After decades of chasing the American Empire into guerrilla street fights from Guatemala to the Congo, Che dreamed of drawing that dreadful beast into an unwinnable quagmire on the graves of its first […]
Houthis begin unilateral withdrawal from Hudaydah ports
Pompeo: Iraq trip in response to Iran activity
Keith Preston: US unwilling to give up Afghanistan with eye on minerals
Press TV. Watch here. The United States is seeking to continue military presence in Afghanistan to pave the way for pursuing American interests in the war-torn country, says a commentator. At the end of a four-day summit in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Loya Jirga (grand tribal council) demanded the […]
Keith Preston: US pursuing regime-change policy in Iran
Press TV. Listen here. The United States is pursuing a regime-change policy in Iran by exerting military and economic pressure and covert operations, according to American political analyst Keith Preston. Iran reiterated on Wednesday that chances that American and Iranian forces could engage in clashes in the Persian Gulf, or any other region, were high .
Keith Preston: Trump keeping Saudi Arabia close to serve Big Oil interests
Press TV. Listen here. US President Donald Trump’s close ties with Saudi Arabia are aimed at serving Big Oil by keeping the global petroleum market stable. Speaking to Press TV on Sunday, Keith Preston, the Virginia-based director of Attackthesystem.com, said Trump’s recent remarks that he made Saudi King […]
No longer the Kurdish Question, but the Kurdish Alternative
By Dr. Hawzhin Azeez No longer the Kurdish Question, but the Kurdish Alternative – Hawzhin Azeez It is either a fallacy, or a pure symbolic violence, to continue to assume the “Kurdish Question” as unresolved. For scholars, policy experts and political bureaucrats the Kurdish Question, with its complex […]
The American Victim Complex: An age-old tradition
A great takedown of victimology and the oppression olympics, Left and Right.
The Death of the American People and Empire
Bernie Sanders Proves 3rd Worldist Theory
This is from late 2015 but still very succinct given the current buildup to next year’s election.
The Empire of Faux Liberalism
A Facebook reader offers some interesting insights about the nature of the present global empire, and empires generally. It is true that empires are often more culturally “liberal” or “progressive” than the societies that they subjugate and conquer. Alexander the Great spread the Hellenistic culture throughout the Ancient […]
Keith Preston: Saudi beheadings highlight barbarian nature of regime
Press TV: Listen here. The beheading of 37 Saudi nationals across the kingdom this week underscored once again that Saudi Arabia is “one of the most reactionary and retrograde states” in the world today, says an American political analyst in Virginia.
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