Eight Days of Manufactured Consent: The US-Israel Co-Belligerence Against Iran Unveiled
Strip away the framing and you're left with this: The United States, not merely a supportive bystander, is a full co-belligerent in the ongoing military operation against Iran. While headlines blare about drones and missiles, conveniently omitting the US operational involvement, the pattern becomes stark. Consider 1988, when the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655, killing 290 civilians,
an act the Pentagon described as a "proper defensive measure." Such incidents, routinely swept under the rug, demonstrate a long-standing history of aggression. This current escalation, now entering its second week, directly follows 45 years of crippling sanctions and systematic destabilization efforts initiated after the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup that overthrew Iran's democratically elected
Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. The US government, having unilaterally withdrawn from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, dismantled the very framework for de-escalation, paving the way for this current confrontation. All documentation, including IAEA reports, consistently confirmed Iran's compliance with the nuclear deal prior to the US withdrawal, yet the narrative
persists that Iran was on the precipice of acquiring nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, the calculated timing is classic. As talks occasionally flicker, offering a whisper of peace, the actual policy unfolds: Cubans are strangled by an intensified embargo, and in Gaza, over 680,000 Palestinians, including 479,000 children, have been systematically exterminated, an atrocity conveniently overshadowed. The