Joe Lauria
June 17, 2026
Establishment media and education systematically misportray geopolitical victims and resistance forces as "threats" to justify Western and Israeli imperial aggression. Throughout history—from Ancient Rome to Nazi Germany—empires have provoked adversaries to create pretexts for war, framing defensive obstacles to their expansion as existential dangers. Today, groups and nations like Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Russia, and China are labeled as aggressors simply for defending their sovereignty against U.S. global hegemony and expansionist policies.