Last week, the President unilaterally escalated the conflict in the Middle East, by assassinating an Iranian warlord. Worse, it seems like our media is echoing the President's lies and his cronies, without context.  For example, Sec. Pompeo, who has been itching for war with Iran for decades now, and has a disturbing history of anti-Islamic bigotry, made the rounds in the media arguing that we actually need to invade Iran. In 2015, Sec. Pompeo said, “There are organizations and networks here in the United States tied to radical Islam in deep and fundamental ways.  They’re not just in places like Libya and Syria and Iraq, but in places like Coldwater, Kansas, and small towns all throughout America.” Sec. Pompeo has also hosted Brigette Gabriel and Frank Gaffney on his radio show. Both of these figures have been named as organizers of anti-Muslim hate by the Southern Poverty Law Center.