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Iran’s First Post-Shah President Says Iran’s Theocracy Is ‘Despotic’
Eric Zuesse
— Bani-Sadr says Iran was trying for a nuclear bomb until 2003
— He says “mismanagement and corruption” plague the country
— He calls current government “despotic”
— He says winners in nuclear deal are "Israel, Saudi Arabia and their Arab allies”
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, the Sorbonne-educated economist who was the first post-Shah President of Iran — from 4 February 1980 until he was impeached by parliament on 21 June 1981 for his performance as Commander-in-Chief during the Iran-Iraq War — was interviewed July 15th by Nathan Gardels of Huffington Post, and referred to Iran's theocracy as “despotic.” He said that the deal the Obama Administration has worked out with Iran "is a capitulation to outside powers by the regime of the ayatollahs that has brought this fate upon the Iranian people.”
Iran Nuclear Deal Aftermath: Greater Regional Destabilization?
by Stephen Lendman
Pouring arms into a region is a prescription for greater conflict and instability. Israel and Saudi Arabia are already armed to the teeth with sophisticated weapons freely used - including banned ones.
Reports indicate Washington intends increasing annual (almost entirely military) aid to Israel by almost 50% - another $1.5 billion on top of over $3.1 billion already supplied plus frequent add-ons for various projects like ineffective missile defense. Additional aid beginning in 2018 would continue for a decade. Much of it would be for increased numbers of (problem plagued, hugely expensive, performance-deficient) F-35 warplanes.
Israel Orders Susiya Village Destroyed
by Stephen Lendman
Ethnic cleansing is longstanding Israeli policy - removing Palestinians from their privately owned land earmarked for exclusive Jewish development.
On May 5, 2015, Israel's High Court ruled in favor of demolition - a bandit act. An entire village will be ruthlessly destroyed. Around 340 Palestinian residents will be forcibly displaced - moved elsewhere against their will to worthless scrubland.
Justices refused to grant an interim order freezing demolition until an appeal is heard and ruled on. Bulldozing homes and other property will begin after July 17 - when Ramadan ends.Last Sunday, Israel's Civil Administration, the IDF and Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced the decision in a meeting with villagers.
Hillary Clinton: War Goddess, Corporate Shill, Anti-Populist
by Stephen Lendman
All US presidential cycles are money controlled corrupted processes with no legitimacy whatever. Voters have no say despite believing otherwise.
They naively think electing new bums replacing old ones improves things. Their choices are among an array of long ago bought and paid for candidates supporting what most harms them.
The late Gore Vidal said "(b)y the time a (candidate) gets to be presidential material, (he or she has) been bought ten times over."
"There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party (with) two right wings: Republican and Democrat," he explained.
Hillary Clinton perhaps represents the worst choice among an array of aspirants looking more like a police lineup. Previous articles explained her warmongering lust for endless conflicts. She's unabashedly hawkish.
Britain Covertly Bombing Syria
by Stephen Lendman
In August 2013, UK parliamentarians rejected military intervention in Syria - voting 285 - 272 against it.
At the time, Prime Minister David Cameron said voting reflected popular sentiment. "(T)he government will act accordingly." He lied.
On July 17, the UK-based human rights group Reprieve reported UK pilots bombing Syria - despite Cameron's earlier pledge not to and recent claim about refraining from intervention without parliamentary approval, illegal whenever authorized without Security Council approval.
Documents Reprieve obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to Britain's Defense Ministry revealed UK pilots "operating in Syrian airspace…flying…(s)trike missions" illegally.
NATO's Exercise Trident Juncture 15: Preparing for More War?
by Stephen Lendman
Provocative US-led NATO exercises risk direct confrontation with Russia and other independent countries Washington targets for regime change.
TRJE15 intends "showcas(ing)" US-dominated Alliance capability "on the world stage," an official statement says.
It's scheduled from September 28 to November 6 in Italy, Spain and Portugal, other Alliance nations, and the Mediterranean Sea involving around 36,000 personnel from 30 NATO member and partner countries (including Ukraine) in what's called the "biggest…operation since the end of the Cold War."
IMF: Greek Debt Untenable
by Stephen Lendman
Overwhelming Greek debt is a time bomb sure to explode. It's unsustainable. It's just a question of when the Hellenic Republic implodes - crushed under the weight of a deepening financial burden no nation can bear indefinitely - especially ones with no control over their monetary and fiscal policies.
Brussels and Frankfurt run things - a policy designed for predation. Strong nations like Germany and France wage financial war on weak ones like Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and others - stealing their wealth, assets and enterprises, harming ordinary people most, colonizing the countries for profit.
How Fascist Capitalism Functions: The Case of Greece
Eric Zuesse
There is democratic capitalism, and there is fascist capitalism. What we have today is fascist capitalism; and the following will explain how it works, using as an example the case of Greece.
Mark Whitehouse at Bloomberg headlined on 27 June 2015, “If Greece Defaults, Europe’s Taxpayers Lose,” and presented his ‘news’ report, which simply assumed that, perhaps someday, Greece will be able to get out of debt without defaulting on it. Other than his unfounded assumption there (which assumption is even in his headline), his report was accurate. Here is what he reported that’s accurate:
Israel Intends Blitzkrieg Against Iran Nuclear Deal
by Stephen Lendman
It's got most House and Senate members convinced. It's working on others directly and through its Lobby - applying their usual heavy-handed pressure.
It's got media scoundrel editors concerned. New York Times ones support the deal with reservations, saying:
"(N)o one should have any illusions about Iran, which considers Israel a sworn enemy; often condemns the United States; supports Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations; and aspires to greater influence in the region."
"Once sanctions are lifted, it stands to gain access to billions of dollars from accounts in international banks that have been frozen and from new oil exports and other business deals."
Grexit or Jubilee? How Greek Debt Can Be Annulled
by Ellen Brown
The crushing Greek debt could be canceled the way it was made – by sleight of hand. But saving the Greek people and their economy is evidently not in the game plan of the Eurocrats.
Greece’s creditors have finally brought the country to its knees, forcing President Alexis Tsipras to agree to austerity and privatization measures more severe than those overwhelmingly rejected by popular vote a week earlier. No write-down of Greece’s debt was included in the deal, although the IMF has warned that the current debt is unsustainable.
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