The bloody history of Afghanistan’s civil war in the 1980s – how the U.S. “victory” over the Soviets morphed into decades of chaos – is a cautionary tale for today’s Syria, writes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.
Category: Intelligence
Intel Behind Trump’s Syria Attack Questioned
A Baseless Justification for War in Syria
Behind the ‘Scapegoating’ of Russia
How America Armed Terrorists in Syria
The Criminal ‘Laws’ of Counterinsurgency
Russia-gate Flops as Democrats’ Golden Ticket
Exclusive: The national Democrats saw Russia-gate and the drive to impeach President Trump as their golden ticket back to power, but so far the ticket seems to be made of fool’s gold, writes Robert Parry.
At FBI, Mueller Oversaw Post-9/11 Abuses
Iran’s Missile Strike Adds to Syrian Crisis
For the first time in 30 years, Iran fired missiles from its territory — in a strike against ISIS in Syria, putting down a marker that Iran won’t tolerate more terror attacks against Tehran, Patrick Henningsen explained at 21st Century…