Chris Hedges: Ukraine and the Politics of Permanent War
Rampant, unchecked militarism, as historian Arnold Toynbee notes, “has been by far the commonest cause of the breakdown of civilizations.”
CENSORED! ! !
"The past two weeks have seen blows against freedom of speech for independent news outlets and, indeed, for all Americans. I’m not being hyperbolic here. There are real threats to our freedom of speech against which we ought to mobilize....""Independent voices must be heard. Freedom of speech and press were among the basic tenets upon which this country was founded. We should all be willing to fight to keep those freedoms." John Kiriakou
The Truth About NATO, Redacted Tonight by Lee Camp
"Organized mass human murder is not better or nicer when it has a NATO banner next to it."
How a NeoCon-Backed “Fact Checker” Plans to Wage War on Independent Media
Newsguard gives Fox News high marks for accuracy. ...examination of this organization reveals that it is funded by and deeply connected to the U.S. government, neo-conservatives, and powerful monied interests, all of whom have been working overtime since the 2016 election to silence dissent to American forever-wars and corporate-led oligarchy.