In response to a suicide bombing in Kashmir that killed 40 Indian paramilitaries last month, the Indian Air Force struck targets in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. I imagine that many readers around the world today would read that sentence the way that 105 years ago they would have read the sentence: “A Bosnian separatist shot Read More…
Tag: War
Trump Budget Would Slash Domestic Spending, Boost Military Spending
On Monday, President Trump will officially propose his new budget plan, which calls for major cuts in domestic spending across the board, but which also seeks a large further increase in military spending, above and beyond the increases already planned. Exact figures aren’t clear at this point, but what is clear is that the general direction Read More…
Seeking Legal Cover For War, Trump Administration Attempts To Tie Iran, al-Qaeda
Dominated by those hawkish against Iran, the Trump Administration has a sizable contingent that has been itching to start a war with Iran. It is a big enough concern that Congress has let this inform the language of bills. Numerous bills, including sanctions-related bills and recent National Defense Authorization Acts, have included language declaring that nothing Read More…
Senate Vote Opposes Ending US Wars In Syria And Afghanistan
In a surprising vote Thursday, the Senate voted 68-23 to pass a resolution from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) expressing opposition to President Trump’s plan to withdraw US troops from Syria, and expressing opposition to any theoretical pullout from Afghanistan that might result from a negotiated deal to end that war. The non-binding resolution was passed Read More…
Reporter Quits NBC Citing Network’s Support For Endless War
A journalist with NBC has resigned from the network with a statement which highlights the immense resistance that ostensibly liberal mass media outlets have to antiwar narratives, skepticism of US military agendas, and any movement in the opposite direction of endless military expansionism. “January 4 is my last day at NBC News and I’d like Read More…
US Syria War Not Ending, ISIS Attacks, Yemen Still Being Bombed By US & Normalization Of Endless War
https://media.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/content.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/TDWU-12-22.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/22/18). For most people life is like stumbling around in a dark room you Read More…