For seventeen years we have been told that the war in Afghanistan was to avenge 9/11 and defeat the Taliban. In 2001 shortly after the attacks of 9/11, a conscious decision was made to start brainwashing Americans to fear that terrorism is all around us much like the Red-Scare in the 1980’s, they just replaced communist with terrorist. Terror, Read More…
Military
Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You Anymore
OK, I’ve got some good news and some bad news. Which do you want first? The good news? OK, no problem. You know that old anti-war cliché about “Suppose They Gave A War And No One Came“? Well that slogan might be closer to becoming reality than you think. Exhibit A: This story from Japan Read More…
“Is This What We Destroy Lives For?” Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans’ Guilt, Unanswered Questions Spike Suicide Rate
While the VA report may call the jump in young veteran suicides an “urgent crisis,” it unfortunately seems to be a crisis with no end in sight until the country is finally forced to reckon with its dark legacy of regime-change wars and military occupations around the world. WASHINGTON — New data released Wednesday by the Department Read More…
US Airstrike Kills 12 Civilians In Afghanistan, Mostly Children
On Sunday night in Afghanistan’s central Wardak Province, a US airstrike destroyed three homes next to one another, killing all within. This killed 12 civilians, including 10 children under the age of 15 and two adult women. Villagers from the area say they believe the attack was intended to hit a Taliban-run prison full of detainees, Read More…
Trump: Venezuela Military Could Easily Topple Maduro Government
Speaking Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, President Trump said he believed it would be easy for the Venezuelan military to launch a coup d’etat and impose regime change. The comments came after the US imposed new sanctions on the Maduro government. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says that the sanctions are trying to Read More…
America Is Quietly Expanding Its War In Tunisia
The first documented U.S. direct military engagement in Tunisia since World War II has largely passed unnoticed… Last month, a U.S. Africa Command spokesperson confirmed in a Task & Purpose report that Marine Corps Raiders were involved in a fierce battle in 2017 in an unnamed North African country, where they fought beside partner forces against militants of Al Qaeda in the Read More…