Caleb Maupin
EDITED BY PATRICE GREANVILLE
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Dispatch dateline: 28 November 2020
TOPICS INCLUDED: Israel assassinates top Iranian nuclear scientist • The nonstop demonisation of Iran: "Iran is spreading terrorism throughout the region"! False. Utter malarkey. Iran is the victim of terrorism. Iran is trying hard to stop the wave of US-supported Wahabi terrorism spreading through the Middle East. Iran has never tried to acquire nuclear weapons • Saudi/Wahabi terrorism serves Washington's goals in the ME • Malign Israeli influence on US policy • True origins and role of Israel in the ME • "Israel are the biggest welfare queens in the ME" • "Profits in command guarantees humanity's collision with nature...We need to get rid of the fossil fuel trap, switch to a higher mode of energy production that plans for the long term strategic integration • The decaying infrastructure of the USA is an ongoing criticism of the free-market regime. • All of this and much more!
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Addendum
The sociopathic pro-Israel Right goes after the Fake Left in wake of Iranian scientist assassination—who is more deranged (or unprincipled)?
APPALLING IMBECILITY, CONFUSION AND IGNORANCE WIN THE DAY.
Patrice Greanville
The attack, as Maupin notes and we could expect, has been widely distorted by all factions of the ruling class, each for their own partisan reasons. The NYTimes in this case, though a leading member of the disinformation system of the West, and a certifiable pro-Israel organ (thus certainly no friend of Iran), chose to publish a tweet which packed a bit of truth and nuance about the situation. (See below). This was enough to detonate a veritable storm of vituperation in the Conservative/Trumpite/alt right "press", with some asking if the Times had not become now a propaganda organ for the Mullahs. The irrational hatred for Iran in this crowd is certainly virulent, which benefits Israel, of course, which in turn makes little sense when we realise that numerous voices in the "Conservative/right" movement are proud and often vociferous anti-semites. Politics in the US these days is so riddled with glaring contradictions and injected absurdities, there is so much intentional deceit and sheer imbecility, not to mention bad faith, that understanding what's really going on is virtually impossible. No wonder so many people don't know which way is North anymore. Consider this report filed by Leah Barkoukis, a features editor at Townhall.com and the ensuing commentary. Many of the Tweets could have been easily filed by Hasbara, or by people who are instinctively pro-Israel and easily swallow the "Iran is a chief sponsor of terrorism in the ME" line, disseminated by both Trump and his legions and the US disinformation machine. The upshot is anyhow a complete mess.
NYT Panned Over 'Absolutely Delusional' Tweet About Iranian Nuclear Scientist's Assassination
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Caleb Maupin has worked as a journalist and political analyst for the last five years. He has reported from across the United States, as well as from Iran, the Gulf of Aden and Venezuela. He has been a featured speaker at many Universities, and at international conferences held in Tehran, Quito, and Brasilia. His writings have been translated and published in many languages including Farsi, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, and Portuguese. He is originally from Ohio. As a reporter with RT.com, Maupin's focus has been the United States. He has had many intense interactions with US State Department spokespeople including John Kirby, Mark Toner, and Heather Nauert confronting them about diverse issues like Syria, Russia, and the existence of Israeli nuclear weapons. Maupin was the primary US correspondent for RT’s international broadcasts during the 2016 Presidential elections. He reported from both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, and also directly from the riots in Oakland, California, during the aftermath of the vote. Patrice Greanville is editor in chief of The Greanville Post
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