When it comes to starting wars, we don’t even bother to change the script anymore. By Matt Taibbi.

The agency set up a special unit on Iran, predating the Trump administration, that some hawks fretted was not focusing enough on regime change. By Vijay Prashad.

Officials are suggesting the 9/11 law used by three presidents to justify every intervention of the last 18 years is applicable to Tehran, too. By Heather Brandon-Smith.

Who is Reuel Marc Gerecht? By Shane Ryan.

The Trump administration is using new authority to take more aggressive digital action in a warning to Moscow and in a demonstration of its abilities. By David Sanger, Nicole Perlroth. (June 15, 2019)

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case brought by a Guantanamo Bay captive against his perpetual detention, even though war on terrorism has no end in sight. By Kevin Gosztola.

The US Army tweeted, “How has serving impacted you?” As of this writing, the post has over 5,300 responses... By Caitlyn Johnstone.

The OPCW has opened the door to ridicule, when the simple truth would have been enough. By Robert Fisk.

At this point you almost wish America would just pick a target and stick with it. By Caitlin Johnstone.

Israel might have the power to tell itself and the rest of the world a story of victimhood. In reality, it has been abusing two million besieged Gazans for over a decade. By Orly Noy.

It is a cliché that the United States and Britain are obsessed with Middle East oil, but the reason for the obsession is often misdiagnosed. By Tom Stevenson.

Erik Prince now offers a complete mercenary supply chain: anything from military hardware to social media manipulation in partnership with Project Veritas. By Matthew Cole.

After a destabilizing move by Trump, it's no longer a question of if U.S. forces will die but when. By Scott Ritter.

The Great Tragic Comedy of Modern Journalism. By Matt Bivens.

Why is Donald Trump deliberately picking a fight with the ghost of John McCain? By H. Bruce Franklin.

In an excerpt from his new book Hate Inc., Matt Taibbi looks back at how the media built new lies to cover their early ones. By Matt Taibbi,

When George H.W. Bush arrived in Washington as vice president in January 1981 he seemed little more than a sideshow to Ronald Reagan, the one-time leading man who had been overwhelmingly elected to the greatest stage in the world... By Seymour M. Hersh.

Democrats once favored an end to Middle East wars. Reflecting their Trump-era ethos, Democrats are now their primary proponents. By Glenn Greenwald.

"The owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of dusk." – Hegel. By Stephen Cohen.

Who's that standing right behind you? Be afraid. Be very, very afraid. By Renee DiResta.