In a jaw-dropping example of government imposing woke mythology on an individual citizen, a Florida judge has ordered a man who defaced an LGBT mural to write a 25-page essay centered on a thoroughly false premise—that the 2016 massacre at the gay Pulse nightclub in...
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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...
Trump Authorizes US Military to Hit Shia Militia After Attack On US Troops in Iraq
by Scott Horton | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog
Reuters: "U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesday’s rocket attack [ALLEGEDLY] by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Update: WSJ: U.S.,...
The Future of Military Technology is Intense
by Steven Woskow | May 6, 2019 | Blog
But the future of the human race is in doubt. The Science of war is looking more like science fiction. Technologies that were once confined to the fevered dreams of Hollywood sci-fi directors are becoming commonplace throughout projections of tomorrows military:...
The Antiwar Comic: Tunnel Vision
by Tony DiGerolamo | Oct 21, 2017 | Blog
Guess it doesn't surprise anyone here that we're marching around Africa doing God-knows-what for God-knows-who. For more comics visit the Webcomic Factory.
The Antiwar Comic: Where Would You Live?
by Tony DiGerolamo | Sep 16, 2017 | Blog
Man, the pollution the military creates is just astounding. It's just another way war is so destructive. For more comics, visit The Webcomic Factory.
Meet the New Waste. Worse than the Old Waste?
by Sheldon Richman | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog, Economics, Foreign Policy
Jim Bovard writes: "Trump proposes to devote almost all of the savings from cutting domestic programs into the Pentagon, whose budget would rise by $52 billion, roughly 10%. Since 9/11, the Defense Department has been Washington’s ultimate sacred cow — regardless of...
Two U.S. Military Killed, Two Wounded in Afghanistan
by Scott Horton | Nov 3, 2016 | Blog
Fighting the Taliban in the northern town of Kunduz in a war that's been "over" for almost two years.
10/26/16 Grant F. Smith on U.S. military aid to Israel
by Scott Horton | Oct 26, 2016 | The Scott Horton Show
Grant F. Smith, director of research at the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, discusses the longstanding US government policy of feigning ignorance of Israel’s nuclear weapons program, why the new $38 billion US pledge to Israel is unconstitutional, and...
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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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