More than a generation ago, Afghanistan won its freedom, which the U.S., Britain and their “allies” destroyed.
John Pilger: The Great Game of Smashing Nations
Category: Commentary
Bush-Era War Criminals Are Louder Than Ever
They’re narrative managing, writes Caitlin Johnstone, because history will remember them as wrong.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The World is Rid of Rizzo
The former CIA lawyer was the unapologetic godfather of the agency’s torture program, a monstrous crime against humanity that he defended unabashedly until his death.
America’s Merchants of Death Then & Now
Any modern-day probe of U.S. war profiteering could start by reviewing the 1936 conclusions of a special Senate investigation, writes Sam Pizzigati.
The Taliban Surrendered in 2001
Richard W. Began says it is perverse to chastise Biden for a messy ending of the war in Afghanistan and fail to indict George Bush for its illegal beginning.
WikiLeaks & the Crimes of the West in Afghanistan
Fabian Scheidler says so much suffering — including Assange’s imprisonment for exposing war criminals — buries the idea of “humanitarian intervention.”
The Oligarchic Empire Is Actually Easy to Understand
A globe-spanning power structure loosely centralized around the U.S. orchestrates murder at mass scale to ensure perpetual domination. Caitlin Johnstone says it’s that simple.
Afghanistan: Latest US War Driven by Deceit & Delusion
The U.S. capacity for official lying has struck once again, as it has repeatedly for the last 60 years, writes Gordon Adams.
The All-American Base World
As long as this current count of 750 military bases in 81 places remains a reality, so, too, will U.S. wars, writes Patterson Deppen.
Create Two, Three, Many Saigons
Vijay Prashad recalls the obliterations of U.S. interventionism, including any memory of the women’s rights leaders who were active in Afghanistan before 2001.