EDITOR—Garland and Laith discuss the facts defining Iran’s carefully calculated (and announced) attack on Israel, an attack not meant to cause maximum suffering and destruction on the civilian population, but merely to serve notice on the Zionist regime and its allies that retribution is certain if its criminal provocations continue.
ARMAGEDDON
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KARLOF1—Two very important geopolitical outcomes were quickly made. First, Russia announced that Iran was acting well within its rights under the UN Charter and that Russia has Iran’s back, something that was hinted at two years ago but is now 100% overt. The second item is Biden’s saying the Outlaw US Empire won’t aid the Zionists if they decide to retaliate. A third minor development was Jordan’s acting in the Zionist defence. Other items would be the Emirati and Saudi relief that they’d reached peaceful relations with Iran as it’s now very clear just how strong Iran really is.
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SCOTT RITTER—On the night of 13-14 April 2024, my concerns were played out live before an international audience—Iranian missiles rained down on Israel, and there was nothing Israel could do to stop them. As had been the case a little more than 33 years prior, when Iraqi SCUD missiles overcame US and Israeli Patriot missile defenses to strike Israel dozens of times over the course of a month and a half, Iranian missiles, integrated into a plan of attack which was designed to overwhelm Israeli missile defense systems, struck designated targets inside Israel with impunity.
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JIMMY DORE SHOW—Less than two weeks after an Israeli strike on the Iranian embassy in Damascus that killed a top Iranian military leader, a possible response came in the form of Hezbollah rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel. The Iron Dome defence system appeared to intercept the incoming rocket fire, but even with minimal damage this airborne assault represents another escalation in the Mideast conflict. Jimmy is joined by Due Dissidence’s Russell Dobular to discuss how there’s typically not a single great event but rather a series of small escalations that tend to lead to global conflicts.
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WILLIAM SCHRYVER—Naturally, the rapidly waning global hegemon is not inclined to relinquish its throne without a fight. What form that fight takes remains to be seen. But if the empire attempts to preserve its so-called “rules-based international order” via force of arms, it is essential to understand this incontrovertible reality: In order for the United States to make war against any ONE of Russia, China, or Iran, it would be necessary to effectively vacate every major US base on the planet in order to concentrate enough military power to undertake the mission. In a putative war between the United States and Iran, both Russia and China would actively support Iran.