Before the war started, Israel built a secret military base in the Iraqi desert. When Iraqi soldiers came to investigate, Israel struck them. Baghdad blamed the US. Washington said nothing.
1 Israel’s covert base in Iraq is confirmed by the WSJ and AFP. It’s the second secret offensive operation by a US ally disclosed this week. Gaza’s ground offensive is expanding on the same day the Lebanon talks begin in Washington.
2 The Supreme Court cleared Alabama to use a congressional map that federal courts struck down as racially discriminatory, eight days before a primary with absentee ballots already cast. South Carolina’s Senate votes today on whether to follow.
3 The blockade has been in effect a month. Iran’s grain mills, pharmacies, and payrolls are under pressure now. The CIA says the regime can outlast it until August. The UN says 45 million people globally could go hungry if it doesn’t end.
“Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government.” — Thomas Jefferson, 1789
