Out in the cocoa-colored wastes of north-central Niger, people have been running around in circles. Exactly who has been jogging or walking around this compound … Fitness Tracker Data Highlights Sprawling U.S. Military Footprint in AfricaRead more
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How NATO Set the Stage for Open-Air Slave Markets in Libya
A viral video of a slave auction in Libya that aired on CNN has led to a deluge of interest in the country and outraged … How NATO Set the Stage for Open-Air Slave Markets in LibyaRead more
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How ‘Russiagate’ Helped Secure a Dangerous Arms Deal
Dec. 18 was a day like any other in the Donbas region, the flashpoint of a grinding civil war between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian … How ‘Russiagate’ Helped Secure a Dangerous Arms DealRead more
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Special Ops at War Achieves Less with More
At around 11 o’clock that night, four Lockheed MC-130 Combat Talons, turboprop Special Operations aircraft, were flying through a moonless sky from Pakistani into Afghan … Special Ops at War Achieves Less with MoreRead more
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Why the ‘Merchants of Death’ Survive and Prosper
During the mid-1930s, a best-selling exposé of the international arms trade, combined with a U.S. Congressional investigation of munitions-makers led by Senator Gerald Nye, had … Why the ‘Merchants of Death’ Survive and ProsperRead more
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Doomsday machines
Daniel Ellsberg talking: Essentially, my notes, and sometimes verbatim excerpts, not the entire plans themselves, but on plans that were then unknown to the president, … Doomsday machinesRead more
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U.S. Special Forces Massacred Somali Civilians & Orchestrated a Cover-Up
The Pentagon is on the defensive after a new investigation revealed evidence that U.S. special operations forces massacred civilians in Somalia earlier this year, allegedly … U.S. Special Forces Massacred Somali Civilians & Orchestrated a Cover-UpRead more
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Strong Evidence that U.S. Special Operations Forces Massacred Civilians in Somalia
It was around five in the morning when Abdullahi Elmi heard the gunfire. Sitting in his small home in Bariire, in southern Somalia, the farm … Strong Evidence that U.S. Special Operations Forces Massacred Civilians in SomaliaRead more
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A lot of cowards in this country
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American people are not aware of these wars
U.S. Military Expansion in Africa Helps Terror Groups Recruit On Thursday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a classified briefing with Pentagon officials on the … American people are not aware of these warsRead more