Resoundingly success. The Holiday Shopping season is in full swing here in the United States and around the world. And while holiday shoppers, the world over probably found a sale or 2 or 3 fill their bill, it was without a doubt the military Industrial Complex, their political bagmen on capitol hill and their talking head cheerleaders. Who came away with the biggest black friday prize of the day. And that gift came in the assassination of leading a rainy and Nuclear Scientists, most in which has now left many around the world, bracing themselves for the possibility of a brand new middle eastern war to kick off. The new year was ambushed in this car while driving in a district just east of the capital city of toronto on friday. And according to the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of iran, 2 star general ali, the operation was very complex and took place using electronic devices. And no one was present at the scene. The technological expertise to legit in the assassin
One. Select start watching. Whats going on on a cd. You streets, you want to see. The missiles, you see the rises. You always stay see, all these great city displays says to me, just set says the late show, which was so killed as well when watching the winter. And joining us today to discuss the latest on a potential ramp up to war with iran is the former Senior Security policy analyst in the office, secretary of defense, the one and only Michael Maloof and investigative historian and journalist on the match and security state. The always great gareth porter, thank you both gentlemen for coming on with us today. If you could do so, michael, ill start with you. What is the significance of this assassination for the nation of iran . And this is not the 1st time. Weve seen Iranian Nuclear scientists assassinated in recent years as it no, its not. And theres been about 4 or 5 others prior. I think for iran, it shows 1st of all vulnerability. And i think that a lot of this was probably not
The propaganda that comes from israel in the United States, that the iranians are the only side within the nuclear deal that has been abiding by their commitments. The iranians were abiding by their commitments when the american left, the american stuff that you know, even now, the iranians are still abiding by a roughly one 3rd of their commitments, depending on how you calculate it. Yet the United States and europeans are not abiding by any of them. And while the iranians are still abiding by their commitments and the i. A. E. A. Is in iran, this for scientists was murdered. So the i. A. E. A. Has not been claiming that iran is producing a weapon. Yet he was murdered. So the issue is not nuclear weapons. It is a provocation just as your previous guests rightly pointed out. The Israeli Regime is looking for a provocation to bring about war in this region. Because for them, it is not the interest of the United States or europe or the region. It is their own interest, just like it is in
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