There is something unsettling about how President Trump has surrounded himself with generals. From his defense secretary to his national security advisor to his White House chief of staff, Trump looks to senior military officers to fill key positions that have been customarily filled by civilians. He’s surrounded by generals and threatens war at the Read More…
War Crimes
When Washington Decides Democracy Is Dangerous: Stoking Opposition In Venezuela And Syria
The opposition “movements” in Venezuela and Syria have a great deal in common: both are seeking the demise of democratically-elected governments; both resort to violence and acts of terrorism; both are tools of U.S. and Western imperialism, and both are failing. If you’ve been following international news in recent years, you know that two countries, Read More…
YouTube Is Now Purging Evidence Of War Crimes—Labeling It As “Extremist” Content
Just one month after YouTube deleted a video of the United States air-dropping weapons to ISIS and claimed that it contained “violent or graphic content,” the video platform is now being criticized for implementing a new artificial intelligence program to monitor “extremist” content that is deleting videos that document U.S. war crimes. The monitoring organization Airwars.org recently Read More…
US Airstrikes In Afghanistan Kill 16 Civilians, Mostly Women And Children
Afghanistan officials confirmed that US airstrikes targeted and killed at least 16 civilians, mostly women and children, in the eastern Nangarhar Province, targeting the civilians as they tried to flee out of an ISIS-held district where heavy fighting has been ongoing. The governor of the Haska Meena District said that the attacks targeted vehicles trying to Read More…
The West Is Now Attempting To Cover Up The Deaths Of Half A Million Children
The economic sanctions the U.S. imposed on Iraq in 1990 and enforced right up until the 2003 invasion are widely regarded to have devastated the local population. At the time, the U.N. estimated that approximately 1.7 million Iraqis had died as a result, including 500,000 to 600,000 children. Numerous officials resigned in protest due to the effects Read More…
Saudi Arabia Seen On Video Attacking Its Own Citizens—Corporate Media Silent, No US Invasion
Saudi Arabia, a close U.S. ally, has gone from slaughtering innocent civilians in other nations to slaughtering innocent civilians in its own nation. (TFTP) Saudi Arabia, a close United States ally despite its horrible human rights record, has now gone from slaughtering innocent civilians in other nations to slaughtering innocent civilians in its own nation—and Read More…