“They take a lot of high-level time and attention and we’ll overload the system if we do more than one of these at a time," Says State's James Dobbins, blaming the invasion of Iraq for the failure of the war in Afghanistan. A likely story. James, I just sort of you...
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Another Reason You Should Never Believe The Security State
Headline at The Hill: "Documents Show US Leaders Mislead Public On Progress In Afghanistan War." No, they didn't mislead - they lied. Senior U.S. officials knowingly concealed evidence showing a lack of progress throughout the 18-year war in Afghanistan, according to...
12/6/19 Kelley B. Vlahos on the Apathy Toward Hero Whistleblowers Manning and Assange
Kelley Vlahos discusses the latest with Julian Assange, who now will be testifying in a spying case involving the Spanish company UC Global, and which may implicate America's CIA and even top Republican donor Sheldon Adelson. Assange is being held in a London jail for...
‘Our Focusgroup Has Determined ‘Truth’ is a Great Gimmick This Year’
Not actual truth. Just the word, "truth." And then, oh, it turns out, not so much. From the NYT pre-mortem on Kamala "is a cop" Harris's failed campaign for president: "Then there was Ms. Harris’s campaign message. Extensive polling led her to believe that there was...
Police Officers Are Bad People
The question remains, why do you love government so much? Do you even know? Shawnda Brookshire was grieving the death of her 4-year-old daughter, Nia, the day before, when Arkansas police confronted her outside the motel where she and her family were staying, demanded...
Mexico Won’t Allow US Military Operations Against Cartels
Foreign Minister warns drone strikes would violate sovereignty President Trump’s move to declare Mexican cartels as terrorist groups is potentially going to be complicated, and Mexican President Obrador sought to establish a red-line, that Mexico will not allow the US...
Bovard on Deval Patrick
Wouldn't you know it? As a Justice Department official under Bill Clinton, he said it was just fine for the FBI HRT to murder Vicky Weaver.
11/22/19 Doug Bandow on Making Peace with the Rest of the World
Doug Bandow explains why the pathological need for neocons and neoliberals in Washington to antagonize other powerful countries is so dangerous for America. Russia and China, he says, can both be our allies. It makes no sense for the U.S. military to be involved in...
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