wag the dog

Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader.

Ralph Nader: Impeach Trump for His Illegal War on Iran

Ralph Nader / Common Dreams Jan 9, 2020 Only a full accounting of the president's high crimes and misdemeanors will keep Republicans from backing Mitch McConnell's kangaroo court. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kashmiri Shiite Muslims protest following a U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

The Real Reason Trump Assassinated Qassem Soleimani

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 3, 2020 It's not a coincidence the president is beating the drums for war as he faces a potentially devastating impeachment trial in the Senate. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s ‘Wag the Dog’ Moment in Syria

Robert Parry / Consortiumnews Apr 10, 2017 The president earned neocon applause for his hasty decision to strike a Syrian airfield after a poison-gas incident, but his rash act has all the earmarks of an attention-diversion ploy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Pentagon Paid a British Public Relations Firm $500 Million to Produce Iraq War Propaganda Films

By Crofton Black and Abigail Fielding-Smith / The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Oct 3, 2016 Material signed off by the White House and Gen. David Petraeus included fake al-Qaida propaganda videos that could be used to track viewers. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Last Weiner

BLANK Jul 5, 2011 For some light holiday reading, we offer this satirical little ditty composed by Larry Beinhart, the wordsmith who wrote the novel that gave birth to the movie "Wag the Dog" At last, a winning solution to one of our nation's most compromising and costly political problems" . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )