Predictable Escalation: US-Israel 'War on Terror' Redux in the Mideast
The drumbeat of war against the Iranian establishment, echoing once again, is a symphonic orchestration of long-held imperial ambitions. We are told the United States, alongside its junior partner Israel, launched hundreds of strikes across Iran, expanding the carnage into Lebanon, all under the guise of 'avenging' US deaths. This narrative, a cynical recycling of 'righteous retribution,'
conveniently omits the premeditated nature of this aggression. It's a pattern, consistently applied, from the 1986 Operation El Dorado Canyon where the Reagan administration bombed Libya in retaliation for a disco bombing, a 'terrorist' act for which evidence of Libyan involvement was tenuous at best, to today's brazen assault. The media, ever eager to parrot official talking points, frames Iran's
retaliatory strikes as unprovoked aggression, yet fails to mention the almost half-century of sanctions, the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup, or the constant threats to its sovereignty. This isn't just about 'toppling Tehran's ruling clerics'; it's about eliminating an independent regional power that dares to resist Western hegemony. Notice how the 'war' began, according to the official line,
immediately after the death of Imam Khamenei. This timing, almost too perfect, suggests a pre-planned offensive, with the Leader's passing simply providing convenient cover, much like the fabricated Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964 provided a pretext for escalating the Vietnam War. While US carrier groups patrol the Gulf and B-52s cast their long shadows, a coordinated military operation by the US