As he did during the Russiagate psychosis, Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson, by stating some simple truths (actually half-truths), this time about the insanity of the current Anglo-American mobilization for war with Russia, has earned the wrath of the Congressional leadership of both parties.
Carlson stated the simple fact: “No rational person could defend a war with Russia over Ukraine. Nobody thinks a war like that would make America safer or stronger or more prosperous.” He has repeated the warning every night for weeks, inviting others (like Tulsi Gabbard) on to his show to fill out the story. He called Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) “ignorant” and Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) “a moron masquerading as a senator” and a “pompous neocon buffoon.”
Of course, Carlson foolishly claims that China is the beneficiary of the war plans, and he rants against China in nearly every breath. He also leaves out the well-known fact that the Ukraine government is anything but the “free and democratic” state the war party claims, or the reality of the Nazi gangs of Stepan Bandera supporters who could spark such a war.
Politico on Feb. 1 ran a puff piece for the war party titled: “GOP to Tucker Carlson: We’re the Decision-Makers on Ukraine, Not You.” They quote leading Republicans denouncing Carlson’s view and repeating the mantra about the Russia threat. “I don’t agree with those views,” Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said when asked about Carlson’s monologues, writes Politico. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the bipartisan group crafting legislation to sanction Moscow and support Kiev, dismissed Carlson’s criticisms: “He’s obviously not in a position of being responsible for those decisions. And we are. Putin is not the only one watching us in Ukraine. President Xi is watching us. And our allies around the world—obviously after Afghanistan—are doubting our credibility, our reliability.”
