That time when an unarmed Iranian ship was invited to take part in an Indian naval exercise alongside the United States.
Its sailors were welcomed on land and paraded before Indian President Modi as a gesture of respect.
Then, at the last moment, the United States suddenly abruptly withdrew from the exercise,only to wait and torpedo the very ship it had just stood beside.
What followed was even more grotesque.
After attacking an unarmed vessel, the US refused to rescue the sailors it had blown into the sea, abandoning them to drown.
The grim work of recovering bodies was left to the Sri Lankan Navy.
This wasn’t warfare,it was treachery of the most disgraceful kind: an ambush carried out under the pretense of diplomacy, followed by a cold refusal to show even the most basic human decency to the dying.
It would represent a collapse of every norm that supposedly governs civilized conduct at sea.
And yet, instead of outrage, much of the American media response has been indifference or rationalization.
The bombing of a girls’ school is brushed aside; talk of carpet-bombing Tehran is floated as if it were just another policy option.
When atrocities are normalized and cruelty is laundered into “strategy,” the line between reporting and complicity begins to disappear......
Everyone already knows this.
That's one of many reasons why it's so sinister and dangerous to consolidate all sorts of massive domestic and war-fighting power in his hands and Palantir's.
Trump has registered trademarks in Venezuela for branded items such as: toothbrush holders, soap dispensers, trash cans, drinking glasses, pool towels, shower curtains, candlesticks, among many others. Recall, he also claims to be personally "running" Venezuela since January 2026
The magnitude of Trump's personal corruption and the monetizing of the presidency by him and his family have no precedent in US history.
It takes a total peasant mentality, or some weird cultish devotion, to defend or excuse this, especially if you objected to corrupt Biden transactions (as I did). It's on a completely different scale.
Trump set up a crypto company (World Liberty Financial) 4 days before his inauguration, then had the UAE pour hundreds of millions into his pockets for 49% of it, then gave rewards to the UAE. Jared getting $2 billion from the Saudis. On and on and on.
🎥 Recalling how she was fired from her law firm after refusing to remove a letter defending pro-Palestinian student protesters, Melat Kiros said, “I didn’t flinch because I stood by every word and I always will.”
She added: “I know that will not be the only moment where those in power will tell me to change my tune, to not rock the boat. That seems to happen a lot in Congress, but here in Denver we stand by our values and we stand with our community.”
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros declared victory after defeating 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s Democratic primary tonight.
“Denver voters of all ages, of all races, of all religions sent a clear message: We will not wait.”
Ron Paul said the same thing about the causes of 9/11, and he did so repeatedly, including on a nationally televised GOP primary debate stage.
He then got more than 2 million votes in the GOP primary and was repeatedly re-elected to his House seat.
@ggreenwald@bonchieredstate Let's look for another 'one issue' that outrages the sensibility of those obstensibly on the right.
Oh there isn't one.
If you question this central pillar of US foreign policy you are 'obssessed'.
@ggreenwald@bonchieredstate I love the employment of the term 'obsessed'.
Why were so many people 'obsessed' w/ Vietnam in the 1960's? Don't they want the 'West' to continue to succeed? 😄
🇺🇸 U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
"Without the Jewish people, there would never have been an America. Our founders in America understood that."
The founders would like a word, mostly asking who told him this.
Writer: Julie