If there ever was a strategy behind Donald Trump’s decision to blow up the Middle East, it is lying in tatters as the second week of the Iran war draws to a close.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260314053257/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-14/united-states-iran-war-donald-trump-middle-east-strategy/106436200
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I haven’t checked all their content but at least going through the latest articles all of them are either by ABC editors or paid freelancers. From what I can see they don’t do guest op-eds where they shirk any responsibility for the content.
It’s possible they used to do them, but no longer does.
The motivation behind
[Opinion]prefix is to avoid accrediting content to publications that they don’t explicitly endorse. In this case it looks like they do.That said, I don’t disagree that the whole approach is confusing.
That makes a lot of sense, and I appreciate the rationale. Thanks!
As a regular ass reader, I agree. The best news is hardly distinct from avowed and evidence based journalism and research. In short, good faith and competence.