Fifteen years ago this week, Colin Powell, then the secretary of state, spoke at the United Nations to sell pre-emptive war with Iraq. As his … Trump’s Iran warRead more
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Posted inPentagon / Syria / ToMl / USA Empire
Inquiry Points Toward a Pentagon Plot to Subvert Obama’s Syria Policy
Airstrikes by the United States and its allies against two Syrian army positions Sept. 17 killed at least 62 Syrian troops and wounded dozens more. … Inquiry Points Toward a Pentagon Plot to Subvert Obama’s Syria PolicyRead more
Posted inAfghanistan / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Trump Joins Obama & Bush in Using SOTU to Hail “Progress” in Afghan War
On Tuesday night, President Trump became the third president in a row to attempt to put a positive spin on the war in Afghanistan—the longest … Trump Joins Obama & Bush in Using SOTU to Hail “Progress” in Afghan WarRead more
Posted inHuman right / Saudi Arabia / ToMl / USA Empire / Yemen
U.S. Support “Vital” to Saudi Bombing of Yemen
On Wednesday, a Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck a military police camp in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sana’a, killing at least 39 people and wounding 90 … U.S. Support “Vital” to Saudi Bombing of YemenRead more
Posted inJournalism / Middle East / ToMl / USA Empire
A NY Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror
In the story, Risen gives a personal account of his struggles to publish significant stories involving national security in the post-9/11 period and how both … A NY Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on TerrorRead more
Posted inEconomics / Military / ToMl / USA Empire
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
Posted inMilitary / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
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
Posted inIraq / Terrorism / ToMl / USA Empire
Iraqi Civilian Describes U.S. Airstrike on His Home That Killed His Wife, Daughter, Brother & Nephew
new report that reveals how U.S.-led airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq have killed far more civilians than officials have acknowledged. The Pentagon claims … Iraqi Civilian Describes U.S. Airstrike on His Home That Killed His Wife, Daughter, Brother & NephewRead more
Posted inMultimedia / USA Empire
It’s US Bombs, that Fuel Hatred Towards the United States
Chris Hedges
Posted inAfghanistan / ToMl / USA Empire
There’s no anti-war movement in US
Anand Gopal talking: this is probably the third or fourth major escalation of the United States in the last 15 or 16 years. And the … There’s no anti-war movement in USRead more