The Blob under Biden reconfiguring for war in the middle east?
New original reporting by Gareth Porter. Video Interview.
Via TheGrayzone:
US General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of CENTCOM
How CENTCOM Chief McKenzie manufactured an Iran crisis to increase his power
Gareth Porter · January 15, 2021
Seeking prestige and power within the military, CENTCOM chief Gen. Kenneth McKenzie has deployed a series of bureaucratic and PR moves to drive the latest episode in US-Iran tensions. During the final two months of the Trump administration, a series of provocative U.S. military moves in the Middle East stirred fears that a war against Iran was being hatched. The atmosphere of crisis was not the result of any threat posed by Tehran, but rather the product of a campaign manufactured by the head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., to advance his interests.
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Video Interview at Youtube #TheGrayzone | Red Lines with Anya Parampil
U.S. General manipulates media to push for war with Iran
•Jan 26, 2021
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with investigative journalist Gareth Porter about his recent piece in The Grayzone which explores the role CENTCOM Chief General Kenneth McKenzie played in escalating tensions with Iran in the final days of the Trump Administration. Porter also discusses the role General McKenzie will have in the Biden Administration as well as the new president's Iran strategy.
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