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.,...
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Somali MP: US Airstrike Killed Six Somali Civilians on a Minibus
by Jason Ditz | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog
US claimed everyone killed was a 'terrorist' US African Command (AFRICOM) is promising an investigation after an airstrike against a minibus full of people was reported by locals, including a Somali MP, of having killed six civilians. The US had reported on the strike...
As Coronavirus Explodes in Italy, Doctors Are Forced to Choose Who Gets Care
by Scott Horton | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog
From The Atlantic via Defense One: Two weeks ago, Italy had 322 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. At that point, doctors in the country’s hospitals could lavish significant attention on each stricken patient. One week ago, Italy had 2,502 cases of the virus, which...
News Roundup 3/12/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 12, 2020 | News Roundup
US News Trump issues an order that halts flights from Europe starting on Thursday. Trump issued several other orders to fight the coronavirus. He instructed the Treasury Department to defer tax payments without penalty. He also announced the federal government will...
The Heroic Chelsea Manning Hospitalized After Suicide Attempt
by Scott Horton | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog
Politico: The activist and whistleblower Chelsea Manning attempted suicide on Wednesday, her legal team said in a news release. The statement came only a few days before Manning was scheduled to appear at a court hearing on whether to continue sanctions imposed on her...
3/6/20 Andrew Cockburn on Russia’s Phony Hypersonic Missile Threat
by Scott Horton | Mar 11, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Andrew Cockburn about Russia's supposed new hypersonic missiles, which are said to have the ability to elude conventional missile defense systems, potentially making the U.S. a target for a nuclear strike with little that could be done to defend...
How Dare You Put Your Kids In Government School?
by Scott Horton | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog
Don't you know that government employees are monsters? It's because they face no accountability for their actions whatsoever, so they do things like assault and kidnap and traumatize helpless 7-year-old children because they like to. Also from the Free Thought Project...
Greater Idaho Movement Is the Latest Indicator of a Shift toward Decentralization
by José Niño | Mar 11, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Recently disgruntled residents of rural counties in southwest Oregon have been organizing a petition to move Idaho’s border westward to form a “Greater Idaho” that could also potentially include parts of Northern California. This petition...
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Noam Chomsky on Why TPP is Not a Free Trade Agreement
This anarcho-syndicalist is exactly right about the corporate fascism in the TPP and similar agreements. Two minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4abS3S0PzpQ
US DoD, Syrian Kurdish YPG Fighters Attack Raqqa, Capital of the Islamic State
From Rudaw: The US-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Sunday announced the launch of military operations to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from ISIS, the militants’ so-called capital. SDF commanders said at a press conference in the Syrian town of Ain...
News Roundup 11/6/16
The Clinton Foundation accepted a $1 million donation from Qatar while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State and failed to notify the State Department of the donation. [Link] Health inspectors bleach and throw out hundreds of pounds of barbecue meant for soup...
News Roundup 11/5/16
Since 2014 the US has added 547,000 food service and bartending jobs. During that period, 36,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost. [Link] Chelsea Manning attempted suicide last month. Manning was serving a punishment in solitary confinement at the time. This is her...
This Election Has Disgraced the Entire Profession of Journalism
Mostly in the service of Hillary Clinton, writes Ken Silverstein.
What Could Unite a Larger Peace Movement? Oh, This!
The Libertarian Institute's first project is to try to join with progressive antiwar activist and author David Swanson's efforts to create a new coalition of groups united in opposition to the wars in preparation for the incoming ____ presidency. Already I've gotten...
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