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‘Operation Epic Fury’ – Anatomy Of A War Of Aggression
Commenting last week on the build-up of US military forces targeting Iran, Robert A. Pape, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, got it right: ‘This represents 40-50% of the deployable US air power in the world. Think air power on the order of the 1991 and 2003 Iraq war. And growing. Never… Continue reading
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“Volatility” Is a Euphemism for Imperialism: Reading the Asian Market Crash Through Lenin
Over the past 48 hours, South Korea’s KOSPI index collapsed 17%. Japan’s Nikkei shed 4.5%. Seven billion dollars in foreign capital fled Seoul as foreign investors acted like rats fleeing from a sinking ship. The proximate cause—a US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran, now entering its fifth day, that has shuttered the Strait of Hormuz and… Continue reading
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The end to deceptive Trumpian diplomacy
With the demise of diplomacy, the conflict has moved from the realm of strategic calculus and realism into one of psychological conditioning. Continue reading
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China’s Satellites Over West Asia: A Silent Shield for Iran
When MizarVision began publishing satellite images of the US force buildup in the Persian Gulf and Jordan ahead of the US–Israel war on Iran that began on 28 February 2026, the internet reacted instantly. The photographs circulated widely because they revealed something western providers had carefully avoided showing. Continue reading
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WAR ON IRAN UPDATE LIVE: March 3rd (TODAY) 12 noon eastern w/ Lowkey and Greg Stoker!
Tuesday, 3 March 2026 — The Chronicles of Haiphong We talk Iran’s historic retaliation, regional war, Trump/US miscalculation and war crimes, plus much more! Continue reading
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The McMuffin Reich And The Paedo Colony Vs The Poets And Philosopher Kings
Living under late stage empire is like living in a twilight zone. The last few days have been especially trippy. Continue reading
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From Strikes to Retaliation: How the Iran War Escalated | Ep. 10
Monday, 2 March 2026 — The Cradle Pepe Escobar is a Brazilian geopolitical journalist and author with decades of experience covering global power shifts, energy politics, and Eurasian integration. A seasoned foreign correspondent, he has reported from across Asia and Europe. He is a permanent columnist at The Cradle. Pepe Escobar on X https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar Continue reading
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Iran: Another US Miscalculation?
In the first few months of 2022, the US and its European vassals were in an effusive mood as president Biden waxed lyrically about the Russian Ruble becoming “rubble” and European leaders salivated over the prospects for all the new profit-making opportunities with the defeat and subjugation of Russia. And also, the great weakening of… Continue reading
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Alastair Crooke: ‘Trump is caught in a FATAL trap’ | Ep. 9
Sunday, 1 March 2026 — The Cradle Continue reading
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Unexpected Iranian reaction paralyzed Americans and Israelis on the first day of war
The recent military escalation in the Middle East revealed a strategic miscalculation on the part of Washington and Tel Aviv. By launching a direct offensive against Iran, authorities in the United States and Israel apparently assumed that Tehran would repeat the pattern observed in previous confrontations: initial restraint, calibrated retaliation, and delayed timing. This pattern… Continue reading
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Ten hours that shook West Asia
Iran executed a large-scale, coordinated attack on U.S. and Israeli military assets across West Asia in ten hours, launching over 1,200 missiles and drones. The operation targeted 27 U.S. bases, damaged critical infrastructure, and disrupted the Strait of Hormuz, restricting passage to only Russian and Chinese vessels. Despite a U.S.-Israeli decapitation strike that killed Supreme… Continue reading
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Iran’s Missiles SMASH US Bases, Trump-Israeli War BACKFIRES | Elijah Magnier
Saturday, 28 February 2026 — Danny Haiphong The US and Israel launched strikes into Iran in the early hours of February 28th in an attempted regime change operation that both Trump and Isarel officials say will last days. Iran has already retaliated in a massive way, leaving several US bases and Israel itself under heavy… Continue reading
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The Guardian’s “Raw Deal” and Washington’s Fine Print: Zambia, Health Aid, and the Politics of Conditional Care
A liberal alarm rings in the pages of The Guardian, exposing troubling terms while leaving the aid architecture itself intact. The material terrain reveals how debt-shaped constraints narrow Zambia’s choices before any negotiation begins. The agreement fuses life-sustaining health systems with mineral governance and long-term informational commitments. Across the Global South, emerging refusals and alternative… Continue reading
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Statements by Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba
Yesterday, our authorities reported an attempted infiltration for terrorist purposes by 10 individuals on a vessel registered in the State of Florida, United States. Continue reading
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The Epstein class has an Israeli-backed plan to weaponize organized crime, & terrorize the people into submission
When it comes to the long-term designs of the Epstein class, an insightful resource is the Israeli-backed psyop book Bronze Age Mindset. Its author, the Greek right-wing polemicist who goes by “Bronze Age Pervert,” had been in contact with Israel’s influence network by the time he came out with the book in 2018. He’d been… Continue reading
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Tehran to Trump: Strike Iran, Ignite the Region
Iran is signaling that a US strike would not stay limited, but would ripple across West Asia in ways Washington may not be prepared to absorb Continue reading
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Trump’s Iran strategy: A looming catastrophe built on sand
America’s failed democracy has brought it to the brink of war with Iran, yet it will be Russia, China and Iran who reap the rewards. Continue reading
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The March 2026 issue of ColdType is now online
Thursday, 26 February 2026 — ColdType Read Issue 278 at https://www.coldtype.net/Assets23/PDFs/ColdType278March2026.pdf and at https://issuu.com/coldtype/docs/coldtype_278_march_2026?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw —————————- BACK COPIES – All issues of ColdType (plus the original 6 tabloid versions) are available to read and download at https://issuu.com/coldtype and at www.coldtype.net/reader.html Continue reading
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From Gaza to Lebanon to Syria: Israeli Army’s Chemical Spraying Expands, Scorching Border Farmland in Quneitra to Expand Buffer Zone
The Israeli army has adopted a new pattern of violations in southern Syria. It has sprayed chemical herbicides over agricultural and grazing lands along the border. Local monitors say the move forms part of a broader security policy. That policy aims to reshape the buffer zone and impose new facts on the ground by expanding… Continue reading
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Reparations, Justice Must Come: The Ninth Newsletter (2026)
As a new mood in the Global South advances, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently urged Europe to embrace its colonial past and defend Western values against the communist menace. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 