TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Rep. Barbara Lee calls announcement that 8,400 troops will remain in Afghanistan a sign “that our nation’s longest war is far from over.” Confirming that either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will inherit the longest war in U.S. history, President Barack Obama recently announced that over 8,000 troops will stay in Afghanistan after he leaves the Read More…
Obama’s drones have ‘officially’ killed more innocent people than mass shooters — despite paranoia surrounding gun control and propaganda about unhinged loose cannons shooting civilians en masse. According to President Obama’s administration — in a years-in-the-making report — drones used in military combat overseas killed between 64 and 116 civilians between 2009 and the close Read More…
In a damning commentary on the rush to invade Iraq, Sir John Chilcot’s inquiry found “diplomatic options had not” at the time “been exhausted. Military action was therefore not a last resort” — as then Prime Minister Tony Blair led the people of the U.K. to believe. While the Chilcot Report proffers scathing insight into the Read More…
It’s intriguing to consider that after Edward Snowden, a former NSA subcontractor, leaked secret information about the government’s surveillance activities, he was charged with “theft of government Property”, “unauthorized communication of national defense information” and “willful communication of classified communications intelligence information to an unauthorized person.” Hillary Clinton, however, the Democratic presidential nominee in this year’s Read More…
On Tuesday, FBI Director James Comey announced the results of their investigation into the Clinton email scandal. The results, while predictable, are nothing short of a kick in the teeth of Americans. After admitting Clinton broke several laws, Comey announced their decision not to charge her. “Although the Department of Justice makes final decisions on matters Read More…
‘The drone data could be completely misleading—and provide a veneer of legitimacy to unlawful killings.’ Since 2009, U.S. drone strikes have killed between 64 and 116 civilians in areas outside of active hostilities, the Obama administration claimed in a report released on Friday afternoon, just hours before the start of the Fourth of July holiday Read More…