William Boardman | What War Are We Buying With Another $58 Billion for the Military?
The pace of drone strikes by the US on suspected terrorists has increased more than fourfold since Trump took office.
The pace of drone strikes by the US on suspected terrorists has increased more than fourfold since Trump took office.
The pace of drone strikes by the US on suspected terrorists has increased more than fourfold since Trump took office.
Senior officials with the Obama administration recently told the United States Senate that the War on Terror, including the renewed invasion of Iraq, premised on fighting the so-called Islamic State of ISIS, will continue for “at least” another decade or two, in their words. CounterCurrentNews.com September 22, 2014 Assistant Defense Secretary Michael Sheehan testified before More
"The nation sees human and social problems as military problems. To fight terrorists Americans have become terrorists. Peace is for the weak. War is for the strong. Hypermasculinity has triumphed over empathy. We Americans speak to the world exclusively in the language of force. And those who oversee our massive security and surveillance state seek More
Like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch called on the U.S. to offer more transparency and accountability into the drone strikes program, and open itself to investigations of possible violations of international law. Posted by Scott Martelle Oct 22, 2013 truthdig.com Doctress Neutopia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Two notable human rights advocacy groups Tuesday took aim at the United More
If the NSA and ATF have the telephone, credit card and internet records of all Americans, why don’t they stop mass shootings? NSA By Juan Cole Posted on Aug 6, 2013 truthdig.com This piece first appeared on Juan Cole’s website, Informed Comment. In a Reuters Exclusive, John Shiffman and Kristina Cooke reveal that the National Security Agency shares information it gleans More
On June 9, a U.S. drone fired on a vehicle in a remote province of Yemen and killed several militants, according to media reports. By Cora Currier Posted on Jul 1, 2013 This article first appeared on ProPublica. truthdig.com Shutterstock illustration of a drone. It soon emerged that among those who died was a boy – 10-year-old Abdulaziz, whose More
On June 9, a U.S. drone fired on a vehicle in a remote province of Yemen and killed several militants, according to media reports. By Cora Currier Posted on Jul 1, 2013 This article first appeared on ProPublica. truthdig.com Shutterstock illustration of a drone. It soon emerged that among those who died was a boy – 10-year-old Abdulaziz, whose More
The War in the Shadows Clandestine killing> There are now many thousands of clandestine operatives, nearly all of them armed and equipped with a license to kidnap, torture and kill, working overseas or domestically with little or no oversight and virtually no transparency. By Chris Hedges August 20, 2012 truthdig.com Illustration by Mr. Fish A Swedish More
The War in the Shadows Clandestine killing> There are now many thousands of clandestine operatives, nearly all of them armed and equipped with a license to kidnap, torture and kill, working overseas or domestically with little or no oversight and virtually no transparency. By Chris Hedges August 20, 2012 truthdig.com Illustration by Mr. Fish A Swedish More
Just Foreign Policy Daily Summary Just Foreign Policy News, May 9, 2012 Actions and Featured Articles Action: More than 1600 Palestinian prisoners are on hunger strike. Where is the State Department? Ten have been hospitalized; at least two have been characterized as “near death.” The prisoners are protesting “administrative detention” – detention without charge – More
Just Foreign Policy Daily Summary Just Foreign Policy News, May 9, 2012 Actions and Featured Articles Action: More than 1600 Palestinian prisoners are on hunger strike. Where is the State Department? Ten have been hospitalized; at least two have been characterized as “near death.” The prisoners are protesting “administrative detention” – detention without charge – More