Frank Jannuzi

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reache...

US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say

So the fact that we bombed a girls elementary school, while likely using AI for targeting, is going to be a major headline story dominating American news coverage when exactly?

Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.

“No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.” www.columnblog.com/p/corporate-...

Odds that we will learn that “Claude” was responsible for US munitions destroying a girl’s school in Iran, killing more than 100 innocent civilians?

Let’s ask Grok….

I played Baritone Sax in a jazz band that backed up Lena Horne in Carnegie Hall.

This!!

Senate Vote Count: Iran War Powers Resolution The Senate rejected on a measure to rein in the use of military force in Iran.

How Every Senator Voted on the Iran War Powers Resolution www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Why doesn’t NYT story show Fetterman’s vote?? @nytimes.com

So now China is moving to mediate and try to end the war between the US and Iran….and if successful, US influence and prestige in the Middle East will further erode. The strategic consequences of this war will reverberate for decades.

Very droll.

It would be nice if the Senate and House Leadership could replicate Mansfield’s approach — a quiet outreach to the White House to help Trump find a way to end this disastrous war before it consumes even more innocent lives and exhausts our nation’s scant reserves of military and economic power.

When counseling three presidents (JFK, LBJ, and Nixon) against the Vietnam War, Mike Mansfield argued that our war aims were muddy, our methods ill-suited to the tasks, our assessment of our adversary hopelessly naive and patronizing, and thus, our effort doomed to fail. He didn’t grandstand, though

Biggest losers in this war:
Iranian people—all the innocent victims, all those who had labored for peaceful political change, all those opposed to oligarchy and religious rule. We have erased decades of effort.

Israeli “gains” here are essentially short-term…a depleted and weakened Iranian military. But strategically, this war is a big loser for Israel. US people are more mistrustful, neighbors more resentful, and Iranian proxies in Lebanon and elsewhere (global threat) can and will inflict damage.

Big losers in this war:
USA — alliances weakened, global respect undermined, economic hit, lives, treasure, military capacity squandered, and a new generation of Iranians who will hate us with a passion for decades.
Israel — Israel won’t get regime change…will reinforce a blood feud.

Big winners in this war;
Russia — further deepens NATO divisions, depletes vital air defense stockpiles, consumes resources, and distracts attention;
China — all of above, plus erodes global norms, establishes precedent for regime change attack on Taiwan, if deemed necessary (by Beijing).

UK sub sank the Belgrano. Not a U.S. sub.

Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere (Official Video) YouTube video by Talking Heads

For no particular reason, find myself listening to Road to Nowhere by the Talking Heads.

youtu.be/LQiOA7euaYA?...

Matters of war and peace demand sober, diligent, comprehensive analysis and debate. Would be nice to see evidence of that.

So…USA will escort tankers taking oil to China and insure it against loss? Good deal for Beijing!

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly….

Wordle Bot: Your Daily, Personalized Wordle Score First, play today’s Wordle. Then come here.

Wordle Bot: Your Daily, Personalized Wordle Score www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I lived and worked in #Pakistan during some times of pretty high tension. I did a significant bit of my anthropological fieldwork in #Karachi.
♦️Throughout this period-- nearly 20 years-- the Karachi consulate (when open) never came close to being stormed.

This should be front-page news.

It's a big deal for a US consulate to be stormed.

It's huge deal for US Marines to open fire at an overseas post. Perimeter security is the responsibility of host-nation police: Marines at Post One are intended to serve as last fallback.

#Pakistan is a Major Non-NATO Ally.
This is a BFD..

What, exactly is a "politically correct" war?
One in which the Commander-in-Chief refrains from telling off-color jokes?
Or one in which he doesn't bomb girls' schools?

Got it:
♦️Israel was going to launch an unprovoked attack on #Iran.
...and if they did, we figured Iran might retaliate against US forces in the region...
...and that's why we attacked Iran before any of this could happen, just in case...
...So it was all just self-defense.

Issues of war and peace should not be decided by emotions or personal grievances.

Seems a bit late…..since no flights are available in many locations. I would suggest sheltering in place. Airports are going to be targets for both missiles and terrorists.

Hell of a chart, this, from @financialtimes.com. Spot the JCPOA.

on.ft.com/4kSuQYO

Metaphor for Trump’s popularity and US standing in the world?
It’s all self-inflicted.

One of my favourite sides of politics/media.