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Mar 17, 2026 Front Page Comment, News
(Kaieteur News) – The war waged against Iran by the US and Israel is a distraction. Unlike violence in motion pictures, violence in real life is a powerful attraction. President Trump knows that, so he gives Americans what they crave. A new war theater, with violence raining from the skies against Iranian assets. What could distract more from the ugly exposures in the Epstein files than war?
The nakedly exposed include powerful men in the US and other places, who look cheap, exploitative, and sickening. From presidents to businessmen, even royalty, are named in the Epstein Files. War shifts attention from them, though people must die. History confirms that when economic hardships rage domestically, leaders engage in foreign wars to distract citizens.
When stresses build, leaders hold a circus to deflect the population’s attention. Iran is victimized, pays terrible prices for the perversions and evils of politicians. Guyanese: pay attention and learn how leaders operate, how their corruptions comprise and weaken them.
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