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Vanessa Beeley
FIRST POSTED JAN 22, 2024
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Editor’s Note:
The Biden administration is sanctimoniously seeking to credibly (empasis on “credibly”) retaliate against Iran for its role in an attack against US soldiers illegaly stationed in Syria. Iran’s territory is naturally off limits, and the Pentagon fortunately knows it. So Washington is conveniently going after Tehran’s regional allies—most of whom are non-state actors. For this exercise, Iraqi militias —designated as “Iran backed”—determined to kick the Americans out for a mountain of valid reasons, have been picked as the expiatory goat. They have been hit before, repeatedly, by both Israel and the US, and so have the defiant Houthis, so they are perfectly capable and willing to face any punishment the West may dish out. These people believe in their cause, their cause is just, and they understand why they fight, something US imperial soldiers almost never do. Short of complete eradication—unlikely—they will never quit. Accordingly, they are supplying the necessary photo-ops to placate domestic ghouls like Lindsey Graham. Meantime, if we connect the dots—the Gaza genocide, plus Global Murder, inc.—it’s clear Israel (surprise!) may have ignited this round of hostilities. See below.




