Gareth Porter explains the latest lie being used to promote a war with Iran. This time, the old story from the mid-2000s that Iran was responsible for a certain type of roadside bomb that killed about 600 U.S. soldiers in Eastern Iraq has new life, thanks to John...
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Fighting the Last War
Reprinted from Antiwar.com. America is still fighting the last war. I admit to having a bit of the same problem. I’m now working on a new book to follow-up my previous one about the war in Afghanistan. The tentative title is Enough Already: Time to End the War on...
UAE Quitting Yemen War?
There was this report of limited withdrawals the other day, but now the WSJ is saying they're quitting the war against the Houthis entirely, and now are going to focus on fighting their al Qaeda and ISIS allies. Who knows? Cross-posted at Antiwar.com.
The 16th Amendment: How the U.S. Federal Income Tax Became D.C.’s Favorite Political Weapon
The American Revolution was sparked in part by unjust taxation. After all, the colonists in Boston rebelled against Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” and summarily tossed English tea into the harbor in protest in 1773. Nowadays Americans...
An End to the Afghan War?
On FPF #368, I discuss Afghan peace talks, Iran, and Yemen. The US is about to enter the seventh round of peace talks with the Taliban. The upcoming round of talks will focus on a timeline for US troops to leave Afghanistan. Secretary of State Pompeo said he hopes for...
The Failure of Liberal Democracy in Europe
The New York Times podcast took a tour of Europe as only this show can do, with astonishing production values and depth of insight. It provided a fresh look at a creeping but dramatic shift in the shape of European politics. In Italy, Hungary, France, Germany, and...
Bowling Alone: How Washington Has Helped Destroy American Civil Society and Family Life
Church attendance in the United States is at an all-time low, according to a Gallup poll released in April 2019. This decline has not been a steady one. Indeed, over the last 20 years, church attendance has fallen by 20 percent. This might not sound like cause for...
6/22/19 Gareth Porter on the Fake Crisis of War with Iran
Scott talks to Gareth Porter about the growing threat of war with Iran. John Bolton and Mike Pompeo seem to be doing their utmost to ensure President Trump has no choice but to declare war on them, not to mention the fact that America's draconian economic sanctions...
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