“What,” I sometimes ask students in a class I teach on the history of terrorism, “was the name of the Islamic State’s branch in Europe?” It is a trick question: the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) never set up a full-fledged European branch. The group’s...
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COI Review: Netflix’s 9/11 Documentary Turning Point
On this COI bonus show, Matteo Marchionni - host of the Neutral Partisan Report - returns to the show to review the new Netflix documentary Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror. The documentary reveals a shocking number of crimes committed by the US post-9/11....
The Antiwar Comic: The War Against Protest
Shh. Don't tell Facebook, YouTube or Twitter about this comic. Be a shame to retweet. More comics at the Webomic Factory.
For Every Action There Is An Equal And Opposite Reaction
I never speak it out loud, but recently I’m constantly repeating a movie our daughter used to watch when she was little. Over the Hedge I believe it was called. I constantly hear the little squirrel straining to see the end of the newly constructed impediment, in his...
Five Myths About Drone Warfare
Myth 1. It's "precision bombing" Myth 2. Drone warfare is ethical Myth 3. If the war is legal so is the weapon Myth 4. Drones are a triumph of technology Myth 5. Drones are effective Aerial bombardment has not created peaceful states, nor defeated IS, nor stopped the...
News Roundup 9/17/21
US News John Durham’s investigation into Russiagate indicted lawyer Michael Sussmann for lying to the FBI. Sussmann is responsible for crafting the fake Alfa-Bank narrative. [Link] The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals dismisses Wikipedia’s lawsuit against the NSA. The...
Mom Swarmed By Police, Beaten, and Her Child Kidnapped For Social Media Credit
As the Free Thought Project reported last October, the police shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr., a Philly man in a mental health crisis who charged officers with a knife, set off massive unrest in the city. On the first night of unrest, TFTP reported on multiple...
9/13/21 Aaron Maté on the Seemingly Forgotten American Occupation of Syria
Scott talks with journalist Aaron Maté about his recent piece bringing attention to the U.S. occupation of Syria. The U.S. military currently controls about a third of Syria with an official troop count of 900. But considering officials were willing to lie to the...
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