Israel hadn’t launched significant attacks on Syria in several weeks, but did so early on Sunday with a missile salvo against the capital city of Damascus. The missiles hit a residential complex, badly damaging it and the surrounding area. At least fifteen civilians...
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Rockets Hit Base Housing US Troops in Eastern Syria
by Dave DeCamp | Jan 5, 2023 | News
US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday said two rockets were fired at a base in eastern Syria housing US troops earlier in the day and reported there were no casualties in the incident.
Twitter Gave Boost to Pentagon Psyop Accounts
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Dec 20, 2022 | News
Twitter placed dozens of accounts created by US Central Command (CENTCOM) on a “whitelist” for preferential treatment, according to internal company documents obtained by journalist Lee Fang. The eighth edition of the ‘Twitter Files’ exposed the site’s involvement in propaganda operations run by the Pentagon.
Texas Officer Fired After Shooting Teen in McDonald’s Parking Lot
by Keith Knight | Oct 11, 2022 | Blog
Imagine the nerve of someone saying "You'll be safe so long as you do whatever I say. Have a problem? Take it up with my coworkers in 4 months." Of course it's a truism that all interests will align if one party disregards their interest. However with the...
The Only Police Reform That Matters
by Keith Knight | Sep 29, 2022 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/laVg3gyfitA The Moral Parity Thesis The conditions under which a person may, in self-defense or the defense of others, deceive, lie to, sabotage, attack, or kill a fellow civilian, or destroy private property, are also conditions under which a...
Electric Funeral
by Patrick Macfarlane | Sep 7, 2022 | Blog
Imagine this hypothetical. A material is found that has the potential to unlock nearly unlimited energy. Although the scientists who made the discovery know that the material is dangerous to humans, no one knows exactly how dangerous the material is, what its...
NATO Is Waging a Proxy War in Ukraine: Russian Foreign Minister
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 26, 2022 | News Roundup
Moscow’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov said NATO is “essentially entering into a proxy war” by supplying weapons to Kiev.
Tensions Boil Over as IDF Strikes Gaza & Rockets Land in Southern Israel
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Apr 20, 2022 | News Roundup
Clashes have erupted between Palestinian militants in Gaza and the Israel Defense Forces, with the two trading fire on Thursday as tensions reached levels not seen since a major outbreak of violence last year.
Backdraft: How U.S. Sanctions on Russia May Burn the Dollar
by Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey | Apr 11, 2022 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There’s much to despise about economic sanctions. Aside from the fundamental immorality of making innocent individuals suffer for the sins of governments, sanctions almost universally fail to achieve the goals of those who inflict them. Nonetheless, sanctions have...
Afghan Translator Alleges American Soldiers Tortured an Afghan Commando Before He Died
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 29, 2022 | News Roundup
A Department of Defense investigation into the death of an Afghan commando includes evidence the man was tortured while in US custody and died hours later. Eight Green Berets received reprimands for their role in the soldier's death. On October 22, 2018, Wahidullah...
Top Polish Official Wants Armed NATO ‘Peace Mission’ for Ukraine
by Will Porter | Mar 15, 2022 | News Roundup
Poland’s deputy prime minister and the head of the country’s ruling party has urged for a “peace mission” in Ukraine led by the NATO bloc, proposing an operation geared toward humanitarian aid but backed up by “armed forces.”
Your federal tax dollars hard at work…
by Laurie Calhoun | Jan 20, 2022 | Blog, Foreign Policy
Courageously protecting the world from people who drive white Toyota Corollas and move stuff around town. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/politics/military-releases-videos-august-drone-strike-killed-civilians/index.html
News Roundup 12/28/2021
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 28, 2021 | News Roundup
Covid The CDC says people who test positive for covid but do not have symptoms only need to quarantine for five days. The CDC then recommends five days of mask-wearing. The World Bank says nearly 100 million people fell into poverty during the covid pandemic. [Link]...
Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
by William Van Wagenen | Dec 28, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
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The Capitalist Competition Myth
Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...
Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
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