The Brereton inquiry has revealed the wanton murder and subsequent cover-up of unarmed civilians, as well as the complete lack of official oversight.
Hmm … America Keeps Getting Attacked by Nations It Hates in Ways Only the CIA Can See
Caitlin Johnstone applies the literary folktale The Emperor’s New Clothes and reframes it for today’s times, a time when illegitimate arguments and irrelevant points abound.
The US Government Lies Constantly, and the Burden of Proof Is on the Accuser
If you bought into the Trump administration’s completely unsubstantiated claims about Soleimani, you have bought into unsubstantiated US government narratives.
U.S. Empire’s Passion for Iraqi Democracy Magically Disappears
Donald Trump has now taken aim at Iraq, refusing to comply with their request to leave … unless he’s compensated for an airbase.
“We Do Not Seek War,” Says President Who Just Started a War
The response to the Trump-endorsed assassination of a beloved Iranian general could result in global turmoil.
“We Want to Keep the Oil”
“We’ll be deciding what we’re going to do with [the oil] in the future.” In no other global power dynamic would this be considered a rational thing for anyone to say.
Want to Save the Environment? De-Fund the Pentagon.
There’s a very clear demand we can add into the mix in this new push for environmentalist reforms: de-fund the Pentagon.
With Armies in 100 Countries, America’s War Is a Fight With No Reason or End
Americans have pursued terrorism since 2001, but what we’ve really achieved is a great crusade without end, both in lives lost and profit gained.
Starvation Sanctions Are Worse Than Overt Warfare
Donald Trump may have called back military action against Iran, but the trade sanctions he’s put in place are far more damaging.
Endless War Has Been Normalized
Donald Trump visited Iraq. While we may nitpick at his reasons why, the fact that that war is still raging should drag our focus.
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