The latest chapter of CIA ops in Afghanistan started when the 2001 bombing campaign was not even finished, writes Pepe Escobar.
Blowback: Taliban Target US Intel’s Shadow Army
Tag: NATO
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.
WikiLeaks & the Crimes of the West in Afghanistan
Fabian Scheidler says so much suffering — including Assange’s imprisonment for exposing war criminals — buries the idea of “humanitarian intervention.”
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 Senseless Cathedral of Doom
Vijay Prashad reflects on the geo-political backdrop to last month’s “African Lion 21,” a U.S.-led military exercise on the African continent that involved the armed forces of 21 countries.
Craig Murray: The Decline of Western Power
The really interesting thing about the G7 summit is that it wasn’t interesting. Nobody expected it to change the world, and it won’t.
The NATO Iron Curtain
NATO wants to close Hungary behind an iron curtain, says this Declaration of the Hungarian Community for Peace (Magyar Békekör).
Crowding the Pacific & Pressuring China
Ann Wright reports on the buildup of war practices in the region, including Russia’s training at the edge of U.S. territorial waters off Hawaii and massive U.S.-Australian maneuvers underway through August.
Washington’s Rebranding of Syrian Al-Qaeda’s Founder
Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton present a PBS Frontline special as the latest vehicle in a PR campaign by Beltway think tanks and foreign policy veterans to reposition Mohammad Jolani as an “asset.”
