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Mar 06 2026 
Nuri Vittachi : 10 ways the law of unintended consequences is causing mayhem
US-Israeli war on Iran: 10 ways the law of unintended consequences is causing mayhem .
1. South Korea is frantic. Its economy is extremely oil-intensive, unlike that of its mixed-mode neighbor China—and Seoul largely relied on West Asian oil from the Straits of Hormuz. .
2. Taiwan is a panic. Its LNG reserve will run… Continue reading
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Mar 06 2026 
Pepe Escobar: Iran’s Hidden Strategy: DEATH by a THOUSAND CUTS
With Nima Alkorshid at Dialogue Works
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Mar 06 2026 
1) Michael Hudson : Grounding the narrative for US foreign policy
Note: This is the first analytical essay on narrative that readers must read today, and it will be followed by two more.
Michael Hudson
I am trying to ground the narrative for U.S. foreign policy in the following terms, and wanted to post my basic theme here.
The joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran is engulfing the entire world… Continue reading
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Mar 06 2026 
2) Brian Berletic : On today’s theme – correcting the narrative
The US is not Fighting Iran “For Israel”
(Note: This is the narrative being spread in the US by current and ex MAGA in order to protect Trump. It is not so!)
Western empire going back to Roman times sought control of the Middle East in pursuit of greater primacy.
The British Empire sought control over the… Continue reading
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Mar 06 2026 
3) The Gulf States recognize what Michael Hudson calls “THE GREAT ENABLING FICTION IS GONE”
Note: I wanted to post this open letter from Al Habtoor to Trump as a standalone piece, although it has been quoted by Michael Hudson and I see it throughout the commentary on the War on Iran. It is very widely distributed. I would ask kindly that you don’t send me 16+ emails torridly warning… Continue reading
