[[{"content_id":337165,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Soleimani was \r\na peace champion","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"By Stephen Lendman","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"The Trump regime&rsquo;s assassination of widely respected Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani made things less safe in the region and beyond.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKilling him was an act of war, the highest of high crimes under international law &mdash; turning millions of Iranians, Iraqis, others in the region, and elsewhere into raging US haters for good reason.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSoleimani was a peace champion, a leading regional force against the scourge of US-supported Daesh and likeminded terrorists.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAggression by one country against another heightens the risk for greater conflict.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFurther US hostile actions in the Middle East are virtually certain &mdash; no matter which extremist wing of the US war party is in charge.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTrump turned truth on its head, falsely claiming the Soleimani&rsquo;s assassination averted an &ldquo;imminent&rdquo; threat, adding:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe acted to &ldquo;stop a war, not&hellip;start one&rdquo; &mdash; another bald-faced Big Lie by the nation&rsquo;s liar-in-chief, his remarks making painful listening and reading.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVirtually nothing he says is credible.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s simple to know when he&rsquo;s lying. Read his lips.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIgnore his rhetoric and tweets. Follow his actions and polls. Gallup tracking polls have his approval rating at 45% last month.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAn early January FiveThirtyEight poll has his approval at 42.6% &mdash; noting that it&rsquo;s the lowest for a US presidential aspirant since Gerald Ford lost to Jimmy Carter in 1976.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPew Research data based on respondents in 32 countries show 64% of those surveyed have no confidence in Trump, only 29% expressing support.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe scores lowest in Western Europe, Russia, Argentina, Turkey, Tunisia, and Mexico, highest in Israel, a nation run by likeminded Ziofascist extremists.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA new USA Today\/Ipsos poll showed 55% of respondents believe killing Soleimani made the US less safe, only 24% saying it&rsquo;s safer in the aftermath of what happened &mdash; 62% fearful that war with Iran is more likely following his assassination.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOver half of respondents called Trump&rsquo;s anti-Iran agenda &ldquo;reckless.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA new Morning Consult poll showed 50% of Americans feel less safe from Soleimani&rsquo;s elimination, only 32% feeling safer &mdash; 69% believing war with Iran now more likely, only 15% saying it&rsquo;s less likely.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA new Reuters poll showed 54% of Americans disapprove of Trump&rsquo;s actions toward Iran, only 37% expressing support.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA Huff Post\/YouGov poll released Monday showed 46% of respondents disapprove of Trump&rsquo;s Iran policy, 40% supporting it, 57% believing US war with Iran more likely.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn five talk shows last Sunday, Pompeo lied to the US public, saying Soleimani&rsquo;s assassination made the US &ldquo;100% safer.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDuring a Tuesday press briefing, his Big Lies continued nonstop.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe lied about ongoing protests in Hong Kong with US dirty hands manipulating them, falsely claiming the Trump regime supports &ldquo;human rights and fundamental freedoms,&rdquo; what GOP and Dem hardliners want eliminated everywhere.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe lied claiming Iran is involved in Afghanistan, &ldquo;actively working to undermine the peace process by continuing its long global efforts to support militant groups there (sic).&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe expressed support for US-designated puppet Guaido in Venezuela, a reviled usurper with no legitimacy, defrocked as National Assembly head by other opposition MPs, accusing him of corruption.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Iran, Pompeo lied claiming Soleimani was assassinated to prevent an imminent threat to US security, falsely accusing him of conducting a &ldquo;terror campaign in the region&rdquo; &mdash; a US, NATO, Israeli specialty, Iran dedicated to combating the scourge of terrorism, Soleimani in the forefront of its campaign while alive.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPompeo lied claiming his assassination was &ldquo;legal,&rdquo; a notion responsible jurists explain is never the case for any reason.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPompeo lied claiming Soleimani&rsquo;s diplomatic peace mission to Iraq on the day he was assassinated &ldquo;was not true.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIranian Foreign Minister Zarif explained it. Pompeo is pygmy in stature to his preeminence on the world stage.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&ldquo;Zarif is a propagandist of the first order,&rdquo; he roared &ndash; a bald-faced Big Lie about a highly respected diplomat worldwide.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPompeo continued to hype the nonexistent threat of an Iranian nuclear breakout toward the bomb.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Islamic Republic&rsquo;s nuclear program is the world&rsquo;s most intensively monitored by IAEA inspectors. Fully compliant with the NPT and JCPOA, it has no military component or intention to have one.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf all nations were governed like Iran, swords would become plowshares worldwide.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPeace and stability would replace endless US, NATO, Israeli wars of aggression.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMutual cooperation among nations and multi-world polarity would replace Washington&rsquo;s rage to dominate other nations by brute force.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","content_html":"<p>The Trump regime&rsquo;s assassination of widely respected Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani made things less safe in the region and beyond.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Killing him was an act of war, the highest of high crimes under international law &mdash; turning millions of Iranians, Iraqis, others in the region, and elsewhere into raging US haters for good reason.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Soleimani was a peace champion, a leading regional force against the scourge of US-supported Daesh and likeminded terrorists.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Aggression by one country against another heightens the risk for greater conflict.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Further US hostile actions in the Middle East are virtually certain &mdash; no matter which extremist wing of the US war party is in charge.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Trump turned truth on its head, falsely claiming the Soleimani&rsquo;s assassination averted an &ldquo;imminent&rdquo; threat, adding:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He acted to &ldquo;stop a war, not&hellip;start one&rdquo; &mdash; another bald-faced Big Lie by the nation&rsquo;s liar-in-chief, his remarks making painful listening and reading.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Virtually nothing he says is credible.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s simple to know when he&rsquo;s lying. Read his lips.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ignore his rhetoric and tweets. Follow his actions and polls. Gallup tracking polls have his approval rating at 45% last month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>An early January FiveThirtyEight poll has his approval at 42.6% &mdash; noting that it&rsquo;s the lowest for a US presidential aspirant since Gerald Ford lost to Jimmy Carter in 1976.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pew Research data based on respondents in 32 countries show 64% of those surveyed have no confidence in Trump, only 29% expressing support.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He scores lowest in Western Europe, Russia, Argentina, Turkey, Tunisia, and Mexico, highest in Israel, a nation run by likeminded Ziofascist extremists.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A new USA Today\/Ipsos poll showed 55% of respondents believe killing Soleimani made the US less safe, only 24% saying it&rsquo;s safer in the aftermath of what happened &mdash; 62% fearful that war with Iran is more likely following his assassination.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Over half of respondents called Trump&rsquo;s anti-Iran agenda &ldquo;reckless.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A new Morning Consult poll showed 50% of Americans feel less safe from Soleimani&rsquo;s elimination, only 32% feeling safer &mdash; 69% believing war with Iran now more likely, only 15% saying it&rsquo;s less likely.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A new Reuters poll showed 54% of Americans disapprove of Trump&rsquo;s actions toward Iran, only 37% expressing support.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A Huff Post\/YouGov poll released Monday showed 46% of respondents disapprove of Trump&rsquo;s Iran policy, 40% supporting it, 57% believing US war with Iran more likely.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On five talk shows last Sunday, Pompeo lied to the US public, saying Soleimani&rsquo;s assassination made the US &ldquo;100% safer.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>During a Tuesday press briefing, his Big Lies continued nonstop.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He lied about ongoing protests in Hong Kong with US dirty hands manipulating them, falsely claiming the Trump regime supports &ldquo;human rights and fundamental freedoms,&rdquo; what GOP and Dem hardliners want eliminated everywhere.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He lied claiming Iran is involved in Afghanistan, &ldquo;actively working to undermine the peace process by continuing its long global efforts to support militant groups there (sic).&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He expressed support for US-designated puppet Guaido in Venezuela, a reviled usurper with no legitimacy, defrocked as National Assembly head by other opposition MPs, accusing him of corruption.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On Iran, Pompeo lied claiming Soleimani was assassinated to prevent an imminent threat to US security, falsely accusing him of conducting a &ldquo;terror campaign in the region&rdquo; &mdash; a US, NATO, Israeli specialty, Iran dedicated to combating the scourge of terrorism, Soleimani in the forefront of its campaign while alive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pompeo lied claiming his assassination was &ldquo;legal,&rdquo; a notion responsible jurists explain is never the case for any reason.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pompeo lied claiming Soleimani&rsquo;s diplomatic peace mission to Iraq on the day he was assassinated &ldquo;was not true.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif explained it. Pompeo is pygmy in stature to his preeminence on the world stage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&ldquo;Zarif is a propagandist of the first order,&rdquo; he roared &ndash; a bald-faced Big Lie about a highly respected diplomat worldwide.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pompeo continued to hype the nonexistent threat of an Iranian nuclear breakout toward the bomb.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Islamic Republic&rsquo;s nuclear program is the world&rsquo;s most intensively monitored by IAEA inspectors. Fully compliant with the NPT and JCPOA, it has no military component or intention to have one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>If all nations were governed like Iran, swords would become plowshares worldwide.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Peace and stability would replace endless US, NATO, Israeli wars of aggression.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mutual cooperation among nations and multi-world polarity would replace Washington&rsquo;s rage to dominate other nations by brute force.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2020-01-12 10:37:45","content_date_event":"2020-01-12 10:37:45","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2020-02-10 19:00:43","content_date_register":"2020-01-12 10:39:57","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":30,"eid":15,"attach_title":"Soleimani was \r\na peace champion 2","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202002\/468273_4084003014_150_144.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202002\/468273_4084003014_229_220.jpg","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202002\/468273_4084003014_229_220.jpg","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202002\/468273_4084003014_229_220.jpg","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202002\/468273_4084003014_229_220.jpg","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202002\/468273_4084003014_229_220.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":4084003014,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202002\/468273_4084003014.jpg","width":229,"height":220,"size":0}}}]}]]