by Scott Kurashige | Apr 5, 2026 | Civilian Casualties, Imperialism, Iran, iran war, Militarism, News Analysis, Propaganda, US imperialism, US Military, War Crimes
The first casualty of war is the truth. This truism — understandably repeated at the outset of each new U.S. war — is proving itself once again. With all evidence pointing toward U.S. responsibility for the February 28 bombing of Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school, President Trump claimed that the attack “was done by Iran.” In spreading this blatant misinformation, Trump was not in fact…
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by Séamus Malekafzali | Mar 30, 2026 | Airstrikes, Civilian Casualties, ground troops, invasion, Iran, Kharg Island, Op-Ed, Strait of Hormuz
Over the past month of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, Donald’s Trump mission has creeped from vowing that he’s “not putting troops anywhere” to backing himself into an escalation that makes the chance of ground invasion far more likely. As many as 17,000 American troops could be gathering in preparation for an operation to land on, and potentially even seize, any number of Iranian islands in…
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