To understand why the 16-year-old U.S. war in Afghanistan continues to fail requires a look from the ground where Afghans live and suffer, a plight breeding strong opposition to the U.S. presence, explains Kathy Kelly.
Category: Foreign Policy
Israel Set to Block Palestinian Unity
Trump Follows Well-Worn Mideast Trail
Blaming the Afghan War Failure on — Russia
Democrats, Class and Russia-gate Magic
Sorting Out the Russia Mess
How America Spreads Global Chaos
The Deep State’s JFK Triumph Over Trump
Exclusive: Fifty-four years after President Kennedy’s assassination, the CIA and FBI demanded more time to decide what secrets to keep hiding – and a chastened President Trump bowed to their power, observes ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
The Democratic Money Behind Russia-gate
As Russia-gate continues to buffet the Trump administration, we now know that the “scandal” started with Democrats funding the original dubious allegations of Russian interference, notes Joe Lauria.
Guardians of the Magnitsky Myth
Exclusive: In pursuit of Russia-gate, the U.S. mainstream media embraces any attack on Russia and works to ensure that Americans don’t hear the other side of the story, as with the Magnitsky myth, reports Robert Parry.