In a speech at Stanford this month, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared that America intends to keep military troops in Syria indefinitely, in pursuit of the US’s “key end states for Syria,” including “post-Assad leadership,” the marginalization of Iran and the elimination of “weapons of mass destruction” that the US claims Syria has. Occupying Read More…
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US Color Revolution Begins In Thailand As Proxy War With China Continues
The tentative first beginnings of a long-awaited US-backed color revolution has begun in Thailand, with a small protest of under 100 protesters in the downtown district of Thailand’s capital Bangkok. Despite the diminutive nature of the protest, the Western media and Western-funded organizations posing as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) transformed the event into headline news. The Read More…
Will Washington’s Syria Chess Game Lead To War With NATO Ally Turkey?
America’s current Syria strategy opens up the door for a war with Turkey and a potential war with Iran and Syria. All the while the U.S. loses its status as the so-called global leader, with Russia emerging unscathed from the conflict as the region’s major power broker. WASHINGTON (Analysis) — It’s not clear if the United Read More…
Ron Paul’s ‘The Real State Of The Union’
Last night’s State of the Union speech was equal measure gloating and glumness depending on which political party you ask. As usual there was plenty of mugging for the cameras with the artificial idea that there really any fundamental differences between the two. The warfare state got its big boost as did the welfare state. Read More…
The US Empire Has Up To 1,000 Military Bases In 80 Countries
On the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Baltimore University hosted more than 200 activists in the peace, environment, and social justice movements to launch a new initiative known as the Coalition Against US Foreign Military Bases, the Nation reported. In a series of panels that lasted over two days, the conference attendees highlighted the horrors Read More…
A Week Of Deadly Attacks In Afghanistan Prove US Foreign Policy Is Failing (Again)
The past week in Afghanistan has been one of the deadliest in years, with several major Taliban attacks across the country, including major strikes in the capital city of Kabul, killing hundreds of people. Last Monday, Taliban stormed a luxury hotel, killing 22. Days later, ISIS hit the charity Save the Children in Nangarhar, chasing Read More…