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Alex Krainer · It appears that the operations Epic Fury (U.S.) and Roaring Lion (Israel) are not going well at all. The campaign seems to have been predicated on a gamble: that a bit of kinetic action from the air, killing Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (plus 165 school girls + 20 female volleyball players) would galvanize the Iranian people to overthrow their oppressive regime and usher in freedom and democracy. Note, in this…

David Lindfield · Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has launched a formal investigation into Google following an alarming Senate hearing testimony on child trafficking and exploitation. · The senator described the testimony during a Senate hearing examining the spread of online child sex abuse material as “shocking.” · Hawley, who chairs the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, announced the investigation in a letter sent to…

Ofer Cassif tells RT the war is driven by personal and political agendas, not real threats · As Israel and the United States press ahead with their sweeping military campaign against Iran, political consensus in Jerusalem appears nearly absolute. · In Israel, the war has drawn support across much of the political spectrum. Opposition leader Yair Lapid, long a fierce critic of Netanyahu, has embarked on a series of international…

Reza Pahlavi, who lives in exile in the US, has previously called on protesters to topple the Iranian government · Reza Pahlavi. ©  Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images · [RT] Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah, has told Russian pranksters that Europe should join the US-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic Republic. · Pahlavi, 65, who has resided in the US for decades, called on protesters to topple the…

Vladimir Zelensky has issued an open military threat to Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, earning him a rare rebuke from his backers in Brussels · Cash and gold seized by the Hungarian authorities in a probe into a suspected Ukrainian money laundering scheme. © Facebook / kormanyzat · A Hungarian probe into money laundering has led to the detention of several Ukrainians who were transporting almost $100 million worth of cash…

The US president has expelled the conservative commentator over his criticism of the Iran war · Donald Trump shakes hands with Tucker Carlson on October 31, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. ©  Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images · US President Donald Trump has expelled prominent conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson from his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, saying Carlson has “lost his way.” · The breaking point between…

This latest claim respectively conforms to the fears and fantasies of Russia’s foes and friends alike. · Andrew Korybko · The Washington Post reported that “Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say”, and “The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East”. This is believable even if it’s being disclosed as part of a ploy for rallying the public…

Tyler Durden · Aaaaaand, she's gone...Moments ago Bloomberg reported that Trump has named Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to replace Noem.  · Trump posted the following on Truth Social: · "I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026. The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has…

Sinking without a trace. · According to the latest Taxpayers Union Curia poll, National has the support of just 28.4% of respondents. · Given that National are the leading party in the coalition government it is almost unbelievable that they could drop so low. · The leader of the party, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, is said to be stunned by the result. He was attending a meeting this morning (Friday 6^th^ March) where he was discussing his…

It has been one of those days in politics when everything accelerates. This morning I published a briefing warning that Christopher Luxon and National were in serious trouble after leaks of a dire Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll. By lunchtime the numbers were official: National on 28.4 percent. By mid-afternoon the conversation had shifted from “if” Luxon might leave to “when and how”. I don’t normally publish two columns in a day. But when the…