Kevin Gosztola is back with an update on Julian Assange and Daniel Hale, both of whom continue to languish in maximum security prisons for the "crime" of telling the people about the very real crimes of their own governments. Although a UK judge denied the U.S....
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News Roundup 7/12/21
US News A Utah woman was arrested and charged with a hate crime for stomping on a “back the blue” sign and smirking at a cop. [Link] 31 states have introduced ‘Defend the Guard’ legislation. [Link] The UN reported an additional 118 million people were undernourished...
News Roundup 7/9/21
US News The White House is working on an ‘ethics’ plan for Hunter Biden to sell his artwork. The plan will allow Hunter to sell his pieces, some sell for as much as $500,000, without revealing to Hunter who the seller is. [Link] A whistleblower alleges Servpro - the...
Like Vietnam, the War in Afghanistan Shows the Disasters of Interventionism
The end of the 20-year U.S. war on Afghanistan was predictable: no one has conquered Afghanistan, and Washington was as foolish as Moscow in the 1970s for trying. Now, U.S. troops are rushing out of the country as fast as they can, having just evacuated the symbol of...
News Roundup 7/8/21
US News The city of Phoenix pays $1 million to the family of Anthony Cano after he was executed by police officer Chase Bebak-Miller. Bebak-Miller is not facing charges for the murder. [Link] Tucker Carlson was looking to interview Putin around the time a source told...
News Roundup 7/7/21
US News The Biden administration will send people door to door in an effort to get more people to take a covid vaccination. [Link] An Illinois doctor reviewed a case file, and without examining the child, determined the child was suffering from abuse from Munchausen...
7/2/21 Mark Perry on the Pentagon’s Latest Corporate Welfare Boondoggle
Mark Perry discusses the bizarre case of the Stryker, a vehicle used by the U.S. army to transport infantry troops to the battlefield. The Stryker, Perry explains, is a deathtrap: it isn't heavily armored enough to stand up to real combat, it rolls over easily and it...
7/2/21 Matthew Hoh on Veteran Suicides, Afghanistan and America’s Failed War on Terrorism
Scott and Matthew Hoh have a wide-ranging conversation about America's war on terrorism. The latest news is that the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is essentially complete, with the exception of a small number of soldiers, contractors and CIA operatives...
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