A U.K.-based watchdog group charts the escalation, mainly in 2017, of counter-terrorism operations and the toll on civilians.
Report Details Deadly US Drone Strikes & Raids in Yemen Under Trump
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America’s Imperial Expenditures & Escapades Stranger Than Fiction
Danny Sjursen says that when a war-state is constantly shuffling and substituting enemies it is bound, eventually, to turn on its own citizens.
THE REVELATIONS OF WIKILEAKS: No. 9—Opening the CIA’s Vault
As its publisher remains in prison awaiting judgment on his extradition case, we continue our series of looking at WikiLeaks’ significant revelations contributing to the public’s right to know.
Reaching for Guns & Money
Oct. 9 — the date in 1967 when Che Guevara was murdered — should be celebrated as the International Day to Abolish the CIA, writes Vijay Prashad.
RAY McGOVERN: Trump Orders Russiagate Documents Declassified
The current kerfuffle began a week ago when the director of national intelligence dropped a bombshell on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
25 YEARS OF CN: ‘How Israel Stole the Bomb’
When Israel launched a covert scheme to steal material and secrets to build a nuclear bomb, U.S. officials looked the other way and obstructed investigations, as described in a book reviewed by James DiEugenio.
Presumptuous Pompeo Pushes Preposterous ‘Peking’ Policy
A rant by Mike Pompeo regarding what the U.S. should do with China led to a fruitful exchange between an old China, and an old Soviet hand, writes Ray McGovern.
UFO Hype Is Probably Just the US Military Lying Again
The U.S. military has for years been using mass media to inflame public interest in alleged UFOs, and it’s entirely possible it is a domestic ploy to get more Space Force funding, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
SCOTT RITTER: Powell & Iraq—Regime Change, Not Disarmament: The Fundamental Lie
Regime change, not disarmament, was always the driving factor behind U.S. policy towards Saddam Hussein. Powell knew this because he helped craft the original policy.
BOUNTYGATE: Scapegoating Systemic Military Failure in Afghanistan
The story of the alleged “bounty scheme” grew up in the context of top U.S. brass blaming Russia for America’s defeat in Afghanistan, says Scott Ritter.