Tag Archives: Afghanistan

Media Scoundrels Promote War

Stephen Lendman

Syria is target one, then Iran. The road to Tehran runs through Damascus. Western-backed insurgents can’t match Assad’s security forces.

In 2011, Libyan killer gangs had air force support. Without NATO, they’d have been routed.

Expect stepped up intervention in Syria. All signs suggest it… Continue reading

How to Leave Guantánamo:
By Means of a Plea Deal or In A Coffin

Andy Worthington

Guantánamo briefly emerged from the shadows on Wednesday, February 29, when Majid Khan, a Pakistani national described as one of 14 “high-value detainees” when he arrived at Guantánamo in September 2006, after three and a half

Pentagon Knowingly Exposed U.S. Soldiers To Toxic Waste: Leaked Memo

Stuart Whatley

The Pentagon allegedly endangered U.S. soldiers by implementing and covering-up dangerously toxic waste-incineration practices at Balad Airbase in Iraq during years past, as revealed in a leaked Air Force memo [PDF]. Raw Story, which first reported the leak, writes

The Ghost and the Machine: Drone Warfare and Accountability

Kathy Kelly and Afghan Youth Peace

Fazillah, age 25, lives in Maidan Shar, the central city of Afghanistan’s Wardak province.  She married about six years ago, and gave birth to a son, Aymal, who just turned five without a father. Fazillah tells her son… Continue reading

Noam Chomsky: The Decline of American Empire (Part 2)

The principles of imperial domination have undergone little change, but the capacity to implement them has markedly declined.

To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com here. The following article is part 2 of Noam

Transformational Politics

Awakening an American Society and the Global Community

Be Part of the Evolution

Clive Hambidge

“Julian Assange” said Noam Chomsky “should be congratulated for  carrying out the responsibilities of a citizen in democratic societies, where the

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Profiting From The Pentagon – OpEd

Donald Kaul

Washington’s talking about cutting the military budget. Whoopee.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta recently revealed plans to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the Pentagon’s budget in the next decade, with possibly more reductions on the way.

We’re going to have fewer soldiers… Continue reading

Officials: CIA to Stay in Iraq, Afghanistan for Years After Wars

Jason Ditz

Baghdad-Based CIA Spying on Maliki Government

US officials said today the CIA is planning to maintain a large and secretive presence inside both Iraq and Afghanistan long after the US occupations of those nations end.

In Iraq, which… Continue reading

From Washington this looks like Syria‘s ‘Benghazi moment’. But not from here

Robert Fisk

Look east and what does Bashar see? Iran standing with him and Iraq refusing to impose sanctions

February 07, 2012 “The Independent‘ –  President Bashar al-Assad is not about to go. Not yet. Not, maybe, for… Continue reading

Stop the War protests against Iran and Syria intervention: 28 January 2012

On 28 January 2012 at the United States Embassy in London, Stop the War held a rally to launch the Don’t Attack Iran campaign. Among the speakers (videos below) were Tony Benn, Kate Hudson, John Rees, Roger Lloyd Pack, Andrew Murray, John

The Assange Case Means That We Are All Suspects Now

John Pilger

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange talks to demonstrators while leaving a court appearance for a verdict on an extradition request in London, February 24, 2011.

This week’s Supreme Court hearing in the Julian Assange case has profound meaning for the preservation of… Continue reading

Drug war hypocrisy: drug trafficking’s big money benefits Big Brother and corrupt banksters

PF Louis

(NaturalNews) The hypocrisy of the war on drugs is outrageous when compared to the amount of drug trafficking that benefits the CIA and international banking system. The son of a convicted notorious mobster, John Gotti Jr, when asked… Continue reading

6 Shocking Ways Capitalism Is Failing Working America

Les Leopold

Without a dramatic rethink, our “free-enterprise” system may never again provide enough decent jobs for those who need them.

Capitalism is coming apart at the seams and the middle-class is paying the price. This week’s news alone bombards us with examples of… Continue reading

Targeting AIPAC

Stephen Lendman

On January 23, Occupy AIPAC announced plans to confront the powerful Israeli Lobby in Washington from March 2 – 6. More on what’s planned below.

Since last September, OWS inspired affiliate groups. Among others they include Occupy Together, Occupy Everything, Occupy Arrests, Occupy Police, Occupy Marines, Occupy Veterans… Continue reading