Coleen Rowley | Russia-gate’s Mythical ‘Heroes’
Bush and Cheney used that post 9/11 period of obfuscation to “roll out” their misbegotten “war on terror,” which only served to exponentially increase worldwide terrorism.
Coleen Rowley | Russia-gate’s Mythical ‘Heroes’
Bush and Cheney used that post 9/11 period of obfuscation to “roll out” their misbegotten “war on terror,” which only served to exponentially increase worldwide terrorism.
Chris Hedges | Unspeakable
Chris Hedges on the most taboo topics in America, with David Talbot.
America’s Legacy Will Be Its Downfall: Empire Always Comes Home
Amidst the screaming of women and children, the silence of the dead, and the blaring sirens trying to respond to the fires and carry away the injured, viewers can hear the shouts of men, some in anger and some in frenzied attempts to rescue those buried under rubble or critically injured by the bombs.
Former FBI Agent, Coleen Rowley Talks About 9/11 Intelligence Failures and GWOT
Former FBI Special Agent and whistleblower, Coleen Rowley, joins us to discuss the greatest intelligence failure in American History.
Chris Hedges: States of Terror
Hedges: All the major candidates for president, including Bernie Sanders, along with a media that is a shameless echo chamber for the elites, embrace endless war. Lost are the art of diplomacy, the ability to read the cultural, political, linguistic and religious landscape of those we dominate by force,
Wars Of Vengeance Will Not Work For France, Just As They Failed The US
Bennis: Wars of vengeance won’t work for France anymore than they worked for the US.
9/11| Breaking the Cycle: How to Build Sustainable Peace Using the Contact Theory
Article: Contact Theory works best when it is applied to youth and children’s peace building programs. The change in attitudes and beliefs, which happens in the formative stage of a young person’s life, creates the conditions necessary for youth to form lasting relationships built on mutual trust and respect. Sustainable peace is rooted in relationships that maintain a sense of connectedness, trust, and the ability to communicate in a nonviolent manner.
Sonali Kolhatkar: We Have Failed Afghanistan Again and Again
Kolhatkar: In the 14 years it has occupied Afghanistan, America’s longest war has achieved mostly bloodshed. Despite spending billions of dollars—the U.S. offered its largest share of foreign aid to Afghans last year—there is little to show for it. Nearly $10 billion was spent on arming and training Afghan forces. But as the dismal state of the Afghan National Army shows, that money may as well have been poured down the drain.
▶ Andrew Bacevich on American “Exceptionalism” • Henry A. Wallace National Security Forum
Is it time to rethink our view that America is an “exceptional” country that needs to save the world?
William Boardman: USA Police State Celebrated as Defense of Freedom
Boardman: The mindless rush to reinstate government police powers undreamed of in the Constitution was a bitterly comic charade of American democracy. Some now celebrate the USA Freedom Act as “a cultural turning point for the nation.” Others condemn the USA Freedom Act as “a significant weakening of the tools” to protect the country. People on all sides claim to “welcome the debate” on national security.
Sonali Kolhatkar | Say It Plain: Stop Spying on Us
Kolhatkar: Part of the reason for this confusion is slick propaganda employed by proponents of mass surveillance.