Interviews 02

Robert Barnes: Trump Lost the War – It’s Time to Get Back Before the Next Crisis
Robert Barnes argues that Trump's 'toddleresque' decision-making, influenced by the Israel lobby and figures like Marco Rubio, is escalating Middle East conflicts and undermining US foreign policy, necessitating an 'Islamic NATO' and internal US political shifts.

Paul Craig Roberts: Lebanon's Speaker Declares US-Israel Deal "Won't Be Implemented
Paul Craig Roberts argues that US-Iran negotiations and the Lebanon-Israel deal are charades driven by US domestic political needs and Israeli influence, not genuine peace, leading to perpetual conflict and eroding American independence.

Paul Craig Roberts: the U.S. Just Ran Out of Oil Cushion, Iran’s Gambit: The SPR is Barely Half Full
Paul Craig Roberts argues that the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve's low levels are not a crisis but a political tool for Trump to justify exiting an unwinnable war with Iran, while Israel and the US may be using 'peace talks' as a deception to soften Iran's military resolve.

Matthew Hoh: "CHANGE COURSE OR ELSE!" – Trump to Israel
Donald Trump's administration, facing economic pressure from Iran's strategic warfare, has signed a vague MOU to end the conflict, sparking a Republican Party split and unprecedented public threats against Israel, while the Ukraine war continues its dangerous escalation.

Paul Craig Roberts: Netanyahu POSTPONES Beirut Attack After Iran's Retaliation Warning
Paul Craig Roberts argues that Iran's direct threat of retaliation, not Donald Trump's intervention, forced Benjamin Netanyahu to postpone an attack on Beirut, highlighting Iran's growing assertiveness and Israel's unchecked expansionist agenda.

Robert Barnes: US-Iran FINAL Confrontation as Russia Drops HEAVIEST Strikes on Ukraine Yet
Robert Barnes critically analyzes the current US foreign policy under a 'second-term Trump administration,' arguing that the Israel lobby's influence and the President's declining mental state have led to disastrous escalations in the Middle East and Ukraine, alienating global powers and imperiling domestic stability.

Paul Craig Roberts: Xi Humors Trump as His World Caves In (Inside & Out)
Paul Craig Roberts argues that US foreign policy is driven by a self-defeating hegemonic agenda, heavily influenced by Israel, leading to global destabilization and a weakened international standing.

Patrick Henningsen: Iran WARNS: Any Attack on Our Tankers Will Trigger Strike on US Bases & Vessels
Patrick Henningsen argues that the US-Iran confrontation is a performative media game driven by US domestic political needs and Israeli influence, with little chance of genuine resolution due to US incompetence and Israel's spoiler role.

Yakov M. Rabkin: Iran Remains the Principal STRONGHOLD of Resistance to Israel
Yakov Rabkin argues that the US-Iran conflict is primarily an Israeli war, driven by Zionist ideology to preserve an apartheid state and eliminate regional resistance, with the US acting as a mobilized proxy.
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