Successive U.S. administrations understand that stirring the pot of extremism gives them endless excuses to occupy other countries, writes T.J. Coles.
In Somalia, US Bombs the ‘Terrorists’ It Created
Category: Commentary
The Return of the Taliban 20 Years Later
Washington spent more than $2 trillion on a war that it knew could not be won, writes Vijay Prashad.
US Military Should Give Back Hawaii Lands
Ann Wright says her home state should not agree to a re-leasing, no matter the amount that is offered.
Investors in US Weapon-Makers Only Clear Winners of Afghan War
Share prices of military manufacturers vastly outperformed the stock market overall during the Afghanistan War.
The Climate Stat We Can’t Afford to Overlook: CEO Pay
If top U.S. corporate execs are still pocketing jackpots a decade from now, our environment has no shot, writes Sam Pizzigati.
Where Best to Ride Out the Climate Apocalypse?
Hollywood’s Dangerous Afghan Illusion
From the Archives: A newly discovered document undercuts a key storyline of the anti-Soviet Afghan war of the 1980s that it was Charlie Wilson’s War, wrote Robert Parry on April 7, 2013.
Opening & Closing US Embassies — From Sierra Leone to Afghanistan
Rapid Taliban Takeover Shows How Little US Understood Afghanistan
Though the Taliban may be unpopular with many Afghans at least they are Afghans and not a propped-up government under foreign occupation, writes Joe Lauria.
How War Profiteers Manufacture Consent
Governments and war profiteers fund think tank reports that mass media then pass off as news, writes Caitlin Johnstone.