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.
Fighting an End to Endless Wars
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.
Millions of US Workers Can’t Afford Food & Rent as Supreme Court Strikes Down Eviction Moratorium
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Gulf States, Julian Assange, Militarism, U.S.
Pepe Escobar: Afghanistan? Follow the Money
With the fall of Kabul, Pepe Escobar says it’s becoming clear that financial soft power tactics may be even more deadly than a NATO occupation.
American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, China, Climate Change, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Military, Pentagon, U.S.
A New Cold War Versus an Overheating World
By 2049, Michael T. Klare says China will be a climate disaster zone, not a military superpower.
Afghanistan, Africa, Analysis, Climate Change, Commentary, Gulf States, International, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Middle East, Militarism, Syria, The Bush-43 Administration, U.S., United Kingdon
Friends, Enemies & Four Failed Wars
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.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, Commentary, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Militarism, The Bush-43 Administration, U.S., United Kingdon, WikiLeaks
Afghan Refugees’ Long Search for Sanctuary
To grant U.K. asylum was to admit the occupation was failing to provide safety, writes Phil Miller. The extent of civilian casualties only became know because of Julian Assange.
Where Do Afghanistan’s Refugees Go?
Tazreena Sajjad says the current harrowing scene is unfolding within a long-standing displacement crisis.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: No Insight After Afghanistan
Remaking the world — all of it — in the U.S. image has been a foundation stone of American foreign policy since the Wilson administration — a century ago.
John Pilger: The Great Game of Smashing Nations
More than a generation ago, Afghanistan won its freedom, which the U.S., Britain and their “allies” destroyed.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Media, Military, The Bush-43 Administration, WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks Series
The Leak That ‘Exposed the True Afghan War’
The Afghan Diaries set off a firestorm when it revealed the suppression of civilian casualty figures, the existence of an elite U.S.-led death squad, and the covert role of Pakistan in the conflict, as Elizabeth Vos reports.
Bush-Era War Criminals Are Louder Than Ever
They’re narrative managing, writes Caitlin Johnstone, because history will remember them as wrong.
Afghanistan, Analysis, Column, Commentary, Intelligence, Iraq, Militarism, Secrecy, The Bush-43 Administration, Torture, U.S., War Crimes
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.
Advanced Technologies, Afghanistan, American Empire, Commentary, Income Inequality, International, Militarism, Military Industry, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
America’s Merchants of Death Then & Now
Any modern-day probe of U.S. war profiteering could start by reviewing the 1936 conclusions of a special Senate investigation, writes Sam Pizzigati.
Daniel Hale Wins 2021 Sam Adams Award
The drone whistleblower in Afghanistan last month was sentenced to 45 months in prison under the Espionage Act.
Afghanistan, Algeria, American Empire, Analysis, Foreign Policy, History, Media, Militarism, Vietnam
NYT: Afghanistan a US ‘Neocolonialist’ War
The premier establishment newspaper is allowing discussion of the folly of imperialist war, writes Joe Lauria.