Read more on this subject: Iran
Feature Article by Stephen Lendman
How Close Was the Trump Regime to Waging War on Iran?

by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman)

From Harry Truman’s aggression on North Korea to post-9/11 preemptive US wars, US ruling authorities acted with coalition of the willing partners — in lieu of going it alone.

World community opposition gives Washington pause about attacking another nation unilaterally, what so far appears to be a restraint against Trump OKing war on Iran Pompeo and especially Bolton urge.

Following incidents in the Gulf of Oman last week and regional waters in May, along with Iran downing a hostile US drone intrusion in its airspace, Trump threatened to attack the Islamic Republic.

He then stepped back, calling off what could have opened the gates of hell to all-out war, potentially devastating the country, its people and region.

The possibility of things going this far prompted a global alarm from the world community, including from
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Read more on this subject: Iran
Feature Article by Stephen Lendman
Trump Concerned About Loss of Lives in Iran?

by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman)

Via Twitter on Friday, Trump said the Pentagon on his order was “cocked & loaded” to strike three Iranian sites in response to the downing of a US spy drone.

Falsely claiming it was in international airspace, he OK’d a strike on three Iranian sites, saying he called it off because he was told it would cause about 150 deaths.

Airstrikes kill and injure countless numbers of combatants and civilians in harm’s way.

Trump’s record in office shows utter disdain for human lives, rights and welfare. His approved rape and destruction of Mosul, Iraq and Raqqa, Syria alone were responsible for tens of thousands of deaths, countless more injuries.

Since taking office, he escalated war in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya and Somalia, along with waging war by other means on Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua.

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Feature Article by Stephen Lendman
Media Hostility Toward Iran Sells US Belligerence

by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman)

Recklessly dangerous hostility toward Iran by US media, bipartisan hardliners in Washington, Israel, and its Lobby has things heading toward possible war on the country if efforts aren’t made to step back from the brink.

Instead they’re going in the opposite direction based on bald-faced Big Lies and deception about a country at peace with other nations, threatening none.

Iran’s agenda is polar opposite how the US and its imperial partners operate, supported and encouraged by establishment media, vilifying nations on the US target list for regime change.

The Islamic Republic has been a prime target since its 1979 revolution, ending a generation of US-imposed fascist dictatorship.

Establishment media long ago abandoned fundamental journalistic principles, instead serving as press agents for wealth, power and privilege &m
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Read more on this subject: Ron Paul Says…
News Story Source: By Tom Woods Tom Woods Show
From the Tom Woods Letter:

I don’t know if I’m being sentimental or what these days, but I’ve been thinking about oldies but goodies in the 1430 episodes of the Tom Woods Show.

When I talked to Ron Paul about his new book The Revolution at Ten Years, I got some interesting answers to my questions.

I don’t know if I’m being sentimental or what these days, but I’ve been thinking about oldies but goodies in the 1430 episodes of the Tom Woods Show.

When I talked to Ron Paul about his new book The Revolution at Ten Years, I got some interesting answers to my questions.

If you’re a longtime listener, you know my rule: I don’t ask Ron Paul questions he’s answered a million times before.

So we discussed the Deep State, the possible release of JFK assassination files, the direction of the liberty movement without him in politics, and a lot more.

At one point I asked him why the president wouldn’t do such-and-such.

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Read more on this subject: Science, Medicine and Technology
News Story Source: https://www.theverge.com
For the first time, aerospace company Blue Origin has fired up a brand-new engine the company developed for its future Moon lander. The engine, dubbed the BE-7, ignited for a full 35 seconds during a test at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. It’s a big step for the company as it prepares to build its lander, named Blue Moon, and eventually send it to the lunar surface.

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos tweeted out a video of the test last night. The recording shows flames coming from the engine horizontally, first appearing bright

First hotfire of our #BE7 lunar landing engine just yesterday at Marshall Space Flight Center. Data looks great and hardware is in perfect condition. Test went full planned duration – 35 seconds. Kudos to the whole @BlueOrigin team and grateful to @NASA_Marshall for all the help! pic.twitter.com/cTjjrngumY

— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) June 20, 2019

green and then turning clear for the rest of the test. The green flames can be attr
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Read more on this subject: FBI
News Story Source: By Ray Mcgovern Consortiumnews.com
CrowdStrike, the controversial cybersecurity firm that the Democratic National Committee chose over the FBI in 2016 to examine its compromised computer servers, never produced an un-redacted or final forensic report for the government because the FBI never required it to, the Justice Department has admitted.

The revelation came in a court filing by the government in the pre-trial phase of Roger Stone, a long-time Republican operative who had an unofficial role in the campaign of candidate Donald Trump. Stone has been charged with misleading Congress, obstructing justice and intimidating a witness.

The filing was in response to a motion by Stone’s lawyers asking for “unredacted reports” from CrowdStrike in an effort to get the government to prove that Russia hacked the DNC server. “The government … does not possess the information the defandant seeks,” the filing says.

In his motion, Stone’s lawyers said he had only been gi
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Read more on this subject: General Opinion
News Story Source: https://www.zerohedge.com
A host of things to think about as the week wends towards a weary close…. How about the potential of a hot-war in the Gulf as Iran squares up to the US. That’s not going to end well. Or check out Brussels where the Eurocracy are divvying up the top jobs among themselves. And then there is a record high in US stocks on the back of “you’ve promised us a rate cut”! Gold looks increasingly the medium term winner.

But here in Blighty, the little wet island at the unfashionable end of Europe, get ready for a general election!

I reckon the UK looks cheap as chips, but we still face a few more months of fraxious uncertainty. I’d hold off from placing any big bets on sterling or UK yet. It will all get clearer… Let me try to explain:

It now looks inevitable Boris Johnson will be elected by members of the Conservative Party as the 61st prime minister of Great Britain. (actually, no one is quite sure on the number, as no one noticed when we had a first
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