By Walt Zlotow
Mainstream news coverage of Trump’s failed US war in Iran focuses on its devastating effect surging worldwide energy prices and its tanking Trump’s ratings ahead of the November midterms.
But nary a word about its grotesque criminality killing thousands of Iranians in support of Israel’s four decade quest to destroy its last hegemonic rival in the region. Virtually no mention of damage inflicted on 13 US bases in the Gulf States that presages US being pushed out of the region. Also scrubbed are revelations of widespread damage to Israel, possibly fracturing Israeli society. Absent is analysis how Trump’s international criminal gambit has failed, leaving him and his tag team war criminal partner Benjamin Netanyahu conceivably considering nukes to reverse their impending defeat.
Adding to mainstream news shameful Iran war coverage is its non-coverage of Trump’s oil blockade degrading life, inducing death among Cuba’s 10.9 million beleaguered souls. Trump has ratcheted up America’s abominable 66 yearlong embargo to destroy the 1959 Cuban revolution to a grotesque level… cutting off nearly all oil needed to sustain normal life.
Trump’s oil blockade is depleting Cuba’s fuel supply, causing blackouts, food shortages, cancelled classes, work, just about everything needed in a functioning society. Worst of all it’s killing Cubans by crippling Cuba’s universal health care system, one that America should have emulated decades ago. Cuban doctors report deteriorating conditions at hospitals and clinics causing many preventable deaths.
Due to power blackouts, hospitals and clinics are canceling surgeries, chemotherapy, dialysis among critically needed medical care to prevent death. Ambulances have no gas to pick up the sick and injured. Pharmacy cupboards are bare. Medicine factories are shutting down. Vaccines spoil on non-working refrigerated trucks. Planes used to pick up medical supplies remain parked.
So on day 30 of Trump’s criminal war, mainstream media will keep the focus on rising gas prices, economic decline and Democrats regaining Congress in November. The death and destruction in Iran, Israel and Gulf States will be largely ignored.
And on roughly day 24,000 since the US began the embargo/blockade of Cuba in retaliation of for throwing off US colonial rulers Fulgencio Batista and United Fruit, not one word, not one picture of Cubans dying at the hands of the worst of 14 cruel US administrations.
Walt Zlotow, West Suburban Peace Coalition Glen Ellyn IL
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One might have hoped for better, some enlightenment, more reason, analysis, logic in life and education, no more of the Caligula, Attila, Vlad the impaler types. But we still endured the modern day murderers, who still arrive, infest, maggot and Tumorous Trump Shits from on high. Clearly a sick, mad, defective, corrupt unreliable swine he has great numbers in support. Why do some support the eternal reverse gear of this? Executive murderers, and there are many, swamp sense, rationality.
“….And on roughly day 24,000 since the US began the embargo/blockade of Cuba in retaliation of for throwing off US colonial rulers Fulgencio Batista and United Fruit,….”
The principals of the United Fruit Company lobbied JFK to support the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in order to depose Castro and return their corrupt influence back into Cuba (and later Guatemala). Among them (“The Boston Bananana Co.) was John Foster Dulles , (U.S. Secretary of State under Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1959), and his brother Allen Dulles, (Director of Central Intelligence (CIA) under Dwight D. Eisenhower). Allen Dulles served on the Warren Commission that investigated JFK’s assassination where he obfuscated and obstructed the investigative process leading to the “lone gunman” decision that never really solved the question of “what , why and who” conspired to murder JFK. The influence of the Boston Banana Co continues to plague the future of Cuba.
Around about nine million Usanians just filled the streets of mainstream USA at No Kings rallies protesting the Trump regime. The sick orange pus sack is 79 years old, he is losing Israel’s war against Iran, and the clock is definitely ticking.
@ Mediocrates: The Warren Commission was a cover up par excellence. The JFK hitman was part of the FBI security team. The FBI has taken all necessary action to obfuscate any discussion of this fact.
Present TACO Trumpery policies want to expand the supplier status to ”allies” as they had after their ”conquest” of the Central & South American nations.
Check out the Canadian PM Mark Carney resounding ”NO!!” response to the TACO Trumpery ”deal” for the US to control Canadian electricity supply to the NE USA and the marketing of Canadian fossil fuels, giving the US almost exclusive access to those resources.
Good article to rebut and counter the beliefs of some local alleged anti-imperialists of the left in indie media to attack the centre ie. PM, FM, DM etc., & finding opportunities to dredge up some 19thC conspiracies aka globalists and the Rothschilds.
They will remain nameless, but ranting and raving at indirect symptoms onshore ie. Albo & ALP govt. etc. claiming it’s about greater Israel for Mid East, but miss the actual perps, victims and strategy.
Evangelicals with Koch’s Heritage using Israel, End Times amd the Rapture.
Further, egregious failure or bypassing relationships eg the three amigos Netanyahu, Trump and Putin, with Kushner, Murdoch et al in the background; but let’s risibly blame ALP government…..too easy, and lazy…..