While mainstream media has dutifully echoed the U.S. government narrative that Russia is to blame for increasing tensions, The Free Thought Project has reported on the numerous ways in which the U.S. has actually been the provocateur. Earlier in 2016, a U.S. military official said the U.S. “needs and wants Russia as an enemy,” which was followed Read More…
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“Neutral” Syrian Volunteer Group Receives Millions From Western Governments
The White Helmets, upon closer inspection, appear to be staging photo ops used as propaganda to manufacture consent for a “no-fly zone” in Syria. Despite their claims of neutrality in the conflict between the Syrian government, US-backed rebels, and ISIS, the Syrian “volunteer” group known as the “White Helmets” have openly acknowledged that they receive over Read More…
Guess What You’re Funding Now? A $100 Million Drone Base in Africa
Niger, Africa— DARPA, or the secretive Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which works under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Defense, has created some spooky technology in its time — from tiny drones called ‘Gremlins,’ to ‘implantable, wireless neuroprosthetics’ that are lodged in a soldier’s brain to offer a reprieve from PTSD and other brain Read More…
As Election Day Nears, Military Hawks Circle to Promote New Wave of War
A slew of bipartisan reports are hoping to push the former secretary of state to increased military action in the Middle East, particularly Syria. Though the hawkish stance of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has been too often ignored this election season, new reporting on Thursday highlights how her presumed win in November will likely Read More…
The Pentagon Changes Its Story: Military No Longer Sure Yemeni Rebels Attacked A US Ship
The US has back-tracked from its earlier claims that Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked the USS Mason, which led the US to bomb Yemen and enter yet another war in the Middle East. Since March 2015, Yemen has been the site of a brutal, one-sided war between Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, and Saudi Arabia. The Read More…
Did the White House Declare War on Russia?
This past week, America’s oldest continuously published weekly magazine, the Nation, asked the question: has the White House declared war on Russia? As the two nuclear powers sabre-rattle over conflicts within Syria, and to some extent, over the Ukrainian crisis, asking these questions to determine who will pull the trigger first has become more paramount than Read More…






