When: Sunday, January 19, 2020, 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Where: Jefferson Unitarian Church. 14350 W 32nd Ave · Golden, CO. How to find us: From I-70 in Wheat Ridge, take the Youngfield/32nd Ave Exit and go about a mile west on 32nd just past the roundabout, on the left in east Golden.

The US assassination of Iran’s Soleimani is likely a ‘Wag the Dog’ move intended to distract people, argues author David Barsamian. Come hear him speak on this timely issue.

The US assassination of Iran’s General Soleimani is pouring gasoline on a region already in flames. The Trump administration has been itching for a fight with Iran ever since it unilaterally pulled out of the nuclear deal in May 2018. It has imposed the harshest sanctions in history on Iran and has threatened Iran with “obliteration.”

Instead of sending more troops and warships to the Middle East, Washington should be sending diplomats. With the impeachment trial looming, it is plausible that Trump has pulled a ‘Wag the Dog’ move with a military operation intended to distract people.

Reception afterwards in the commons with drinks and Iranian food (veg).

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David Barsamian is an investigative journalist best known for his weekly radio show Alternative Radio and his many books, including with Noam Chomsky: Global Discontents: Rising Threats to Democracy, and with Edward Said: Culture and Resistance. His new book, Retargeting Iran, is coming out in 2020.

“There is a diversionary process under way, perhaps just a natural result of the propensities of the figure at center stage and those doing the work behind the curtains. The claims themselves don’t really matter. It’s enough that attention is diverted from what is happening in the background.” ~Noam Chomsky