Iran, 9-5-26

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First, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE, ALL OF IT and 9/11 TRUTH, and for IRAN 9-4-26.) — MCM

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U.S. military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy ships were targeted with missiles, by Amir Vahdat, Toqa Ezzidin and Cara Anna | AP    CAIRO — U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, the American military said Saturday, warning that it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.”  Click HERE for report including photos and video. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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How the U.S. focus on Iran is fueling a more aggressive Putin. Reported by Charles Maynes and Scott Simon | NPR  Trump’s top envoys head to Moscow and Kyiv as Putin steps up round the clock bombing of Ukraine. With the U.S. distracted by Iran, is Putin becoming increasingly emboldened? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Ukraine, 9-5-26

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First, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN, ALL OF IT and 9/11 TRUTH so far, and down for UKRAINE 9-4-26.) — MCM

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Putin orders a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv as U.S. envoys visit Russia and Ukraine. From AP. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv, the Kremlin said today, as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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How the U.S. focus on Iran is fueling a more aggressive Putin. Reported by Charles Maynes and Scott Simon | NPR  Trump’s top envoys head to Moscow and Kyiv as Putin steps up round the clock bombing of Ukraine. With the U.S. distracted by Iran, is Putin becoming increasingly emboldened? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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All of it, 9-5-26

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A link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH, and down for All OF IT 8-29-26.) — MCM

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On the line: Wildland firefighter Justin Brown on battling a historic fire season. Scott Simon of NPR talks with Brown about the challenges in tackling today’s blazes. The wildfire season in the western U.S. is one of the worst on record. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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9/11 truth, 9-5-26

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Links to a report from National Public Radio and to an advisory from Exposing 9/11; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s UKRAINE and ALL OF IT, and down for 9/11 TRUTH 9-4-26.) — MCM

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9/11 1st responder shares his story with family. Reported by Annmarie Fertoli | NPR  A captain with the New York City Fire Department 25 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, tells his daughter for the first time what he experienced that day. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Exposing 9/11 Presents: Checkpoint 25. From the organizers. The “conference” described a few days ago days ago on this blog began today at 1 p.m. EDT (10 a.m. Pacific). Tune in, HERE. Visitors can livestream anytime for the next ten or so hours. With luck, video of the whole thing will be accessible later for posterity. 

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Ukraine, 9-4-26

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First, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s IRAN and 9/11 TRUTH so far, and for UKRAINE 8-29-26.) — MCM

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Russian drone strikes Ukraine security service headquarters as U.S. talks on the war are expected, by Samya Kullab | AP   KYIV — A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s security service in central Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today, ahead of diplomatic talks with U.S. officials on ending the war. Click HERE for report including video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. 

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Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s capital, by  

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Iran, 9-4-26

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For now, links to a commentary from Judging Freedom via Consortium News, and to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH so far, and down for IRAN 9-3-26.) — MCM

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War in the twilight, by Andrew P. Napolitano | Judging Freedom / Consortium News  The war against Iran is a case study in the limits of military power, the dangers of presidential overreach and the enduring wisdom of the Constitution’s separation of powers. It was unauthorized, unconstitutional, illegal, strategically incoherent and — by the standards by which wars must be judged — a geopolitical failure. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 3  Trump in talks to declare war on Iran ‘over’ amid mass troop deployment to West Africa. From the Cradle. U.S. President Donald Trump is having discussions with his senior aides about “whether to declare the Iran war over,” according to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. READ MORE . . .

 

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9/11 truth, 9-4-26

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(Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE and IRAN so far, and for 9/11 TRUTH 9-2-26. Click HERE for 9/11 TRUTH 7-31-26.) — MCM

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This is a notice of a double book review I hope to complete of two books about the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and much more. Brief descriptions of them are accessible by clicking on their titles.

The first, chronologically, is Intelligence Matters: The CIA, the FBI, Saudi Arabia, and the Failure of America’s War on Terror, by U.S. Sen. Bob Graham (1936-2024) with Jeff Nussbaum. Published by Random House in 2004, I learned of it while reading the other book I’ll review. I’m only through its introduction, which is good.

The second is The Big Bamboozle: 9/11 and the War on Terror, by Philip Marshall (c. 1958-2013). It was self-published in 2012 by the author, self-described on page 4 as “a veteran airline captain and former government ‘special activities’ contract pilot [and author of] three books on Top Secret America, a group presently conducting business as the United States Intelligence Community.” A few chapters are HERE. The book in its entirety is HERE. I last referred to the book and its author HERE.

Intelligence Matters is one of 10 books Marshall recommends in Appendix 1.

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Iran, 9-4-26

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First, a link to a commentary from Judging Freedom via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up for today’s 9/11 TRUTH so far, and down for IRAN 9-3-26.) — MCM

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War in the twilight, by Andrew P. Napolitano | Judging Freedom / Consortium News  The war against Iran is a case study in the limits of military power, the dangers of presidential overreach and the enduring wisdom of the Constitution’s separation of powers. It was unauthorized, unconstitutional, illegal, strategically incoherent and — by the standards by which wars must be judged — a geopolitical failure. READ MORE . . .

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Iran, 9-3-26

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Links to two analyses via Informed Comment; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s MEDIA, and for IRAN 9-2-26.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 2  War has shifted how power works in Iran, by Andreas Krieg | King’s College London / Informed Comment  When Washington unveiled its economic “D-Day” on Aug. 19, the latest tightening of the financial siege and the blockade around Iran’s ports, it believed it was applying decisive leverage. But in Tehran . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 2  Shanghai Cooperation Organization roundly condemns war on Iran, by Juan Cole | Informed Comment  ANN ARBOR — The Shanghai Cooperation Organization wrapped up its summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday. Its members include Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic. READ MORE . . .

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Media, 9-3-26

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A link to an analysis from the Gaslight Gazette; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up for this date’s IRAN, and down for MEDIA 8-31-26.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 1  The double standard: How the establishment neutralizes economic populism, by Nolan Higdon | The Gaslight Gazette  Establishment Democrats have leveraged media narratives relying on ahistorical analogies, arguments regarding electability, identitarian politics, and claims of guilt by association to convince voters to back status-quo candidates. READ MORE . . .

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