Margaret Hu calls it a lesson in the life-and-death consequences of data collection in conflict zones.
US Collected 4.8 Million Biometric Records of Afghans
A Truth Commission for the Afghan War
Ho hum, life goes on, writes Robert C. Koehler. Especially if you call it collateral damage and refuse to imagine the corpse of your own loved one lying in the rubble.
The Newspaper That Smeared Corbyn
Jonathan Cook analyzes why a British media watchdog doesn’t take meaningful action against The Jewish Chronicle for its anti-Semitism libels against the former Labour leader and his followers.
Biden Threatens More Illegal War in Afghanistan
The bombing of Afghanistan was not legitimate self-defense under the UN Charter because Afghanistan did not attack the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Afghanistan, Analysis, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Militarism, Pakistan, Pentagon, Somalia, Syria, U.S., Yemen
Estimated Cost of Post-9/11 US Wars Hits $8 Trillion With Nearly a Million People Dead
Brown University’s Costs of War Project assesses the toll of war and military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, and elsewhere over the last two decades.
Closed Borders & Hostile Receptions Await Afghan Refugees
As walls and fences go up, so do the dramatic increases in migrant deaths, writes Farhana Haque Rahman.
Refugees After the American Revolution
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, Commentary, Iraq, Lebanon, Media, Middle East, Militarism, Military, Pentagon, Propaganda, U.S.
The Beltway Media’s Loyalty to Permanent War State
Biden’s popular and long overdue retreat from Afghanistan exposed big media’s de facto merger with the military, writes Gareth Porter.
Call for Drone Moratorium After Latest Civilian Killings
Some fear this latest airstrike in Kabul could presage the future of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan if the Biden administration does not prioritize civilian protection.
Afghanistan, American Empire, CN Live!, History, Intelligence, International, Militarism, Military, Pakistan, War Crimes, WikiLeaks
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Afghanistan: The 20-Year Disaster’
Pepe Escobar, Scott Horton, Scott Ritter and David McBride join CN Live! to discuss two decades of disaster in Afghanistan. Watch the replay.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, Commentary, Intelligence, Militarism, U.S.
Blowback: Taliban Target US Intel’s Shadow Army
The latest chapter of CIA ops in Afghanistan started when the 2001 bombing campaign was not even finished, writes Pepe Escobar.
‘Blood for Blood’: Resistance in Jenin
It is obvious that what is currently taking place in Jenin is indicative of something much larger. Israel knows this, thus the exaggerated violence against the refugee camp, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, Assange extradition, Commentary, International, Militarism, Soviet Union, U.S., United Kingdon, War Crimes
Chris Hedges: The Empire Does Not Forgive
The mandarins who oversee our collective suicide, despite repeated failure, doggedly insist the U.S. can reshape the world in its own image.
Fighting an End to Endless Wars
Caitlin Johnstone blasts the career-long warmongers — from Paul Wolfowitz to Tony Blair — now attacking a major argument in support of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Afghanistan, Cold War, History, India, Intelligence, Pakistan, Religion, United Kingdon, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The Taliban’s Ideological Roots in Colonial India
The authors describe the group’s link to Deobandi Islam, which emerged in 1867 following a major nationalist uprising against the British East India Company.
Media Bury Story That US May Have Fired on Crowd at Airport
Western media appear to be downplaying a possible major development in the Kabul airport attack, writes Joe Lauria.
Who Profits From the Kabul Suicide Bombing?
ISIS-Khorasan aims to prove to Afghans and to the outside world that the Taliban cannot secure the capital, writes Pepe Escobar.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, Bahrain, Biden Administration, Commentary, Gulf States, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Militarism, Saudi Arabia, U.S., United Arab Emirates
THE ANGRY ARAB: Taliban Takeover Alarms the Gulf
The quick collapse of the Afghan government after the withdrawal of U.S. troops has scared the despots, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
Analysis, Biden Administration, Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, Income Inequality, Labor, U.S., U.S. Congress
7.5 Million Americans Lose Jobless Benefits on Labor Day
Neither Democratic lawmakers nor Biden did anything to prolong the benefits, despite the threat posed by the Delta variant and the end of an eviction moratorium.
