The British public can no longer afford its governments to run reckless around the world with no heed to the long-term consequences, write Phil Miller and Mark Curtis.
Friends, Enemies & Four Failed Wars
Category: Iraq
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.
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.
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 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.
A Conversation With Gore Vidal on the ‘E’ Word
Author Gore Vidal died nine years ago today. In May 2007, Joe Lauria sat down with Mr. Vidal to discuss empire. Here, published for the first time, is that interview with a great American writer.
Chris Hedges: US Collective Suicide
The return of the Taliban to power will be one more signpost of the end of the American empire — and nobody will be held accountable.
