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9/20/19 Gareth Porter on Why Iran’s Role in the Oil Attack is Beside the Point

by Scott Horton | Sep 23, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Gareth Porter about his recent article for the American Conservative about why Iran's possible role in the recent Saudi oil field attacks is beside the point. Porter thinks it's pretty likely that Iran was behind the attacks, probably as a...

Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan

by Scott Horton | Sep 22, 2019 | Blog

via Pete. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=MBFrb3EcJeA

News Roundup 9/20/19

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 20, 2019 | News Roundup

US News Chicago police selectively released information about the police killing of an innocent man to make it appear he was a danger to officers. When the full video was released, it was clear the murdered man was no threat to the officers. [Link] An American...

McRaven: We’re Going to Be in Afghanistan ‘For a Very Long Time’

by Scott Horton | Sep 19, 2019 | Blog

U.S. presidential election, nothing. The Pentagon wants to stay in Afghanistan, the Pentagon is staying in Afghanistan.

News Roundup 9/18/19

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 18, 2019 | News Roundup

US News The US will attempt to steal all the money Edward Snowden makes on his new book. [Link] The US sanctions three people and 16 groups in Venezuela. The sanctions allegedly target people and groups stealing from food aid. [Link] Colombia is being pushed by the US...

The Last Man

by Michael Reeves | Sep 17, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Sergeant First Class Elis Angel Barreto Ortiz could have been the last American serviceman to die in Afghanistan. Could have been. After the Taliban took credit for the attack that killed Sgt. Ortiz, President Donald Trump called off his meeting with the Taliban last...

News Roundup 9/17/19

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 17, 2019 | News Roundup

Myanmar A UN fact-finding mission on Myanmar found that the Rohingya live under systematic persecution and are under the threat of genocide. [Link] Afghanistan The Afghan government reports killing two Taliban governors. US airstrikes supported the Afghan army...

News Roundup 9/16/19

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 16, 2019 | News Roundup

US News Twitter restores some of the blocked accounts of Cuban officials. [Link] Trump is planning to meet with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in at the UN in September. Trump said he is open to meet with Kim Jong-un again. [Link] The US sails warships through the South...

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