Tag Archives: Syria
Minnesota Peace Action Coalition Statement on Trump’s Troop Withdrawal Plans
It’s clear the question is not “how” the troops will be brought home, but whether they will be brought home at all.
Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, On Seeing America’s Wars Whole, A Letter to the NYT
The key point is that when it comes to recent American wars, the Times offers coverage without perspective.
Mass Deception and the Prelude to World War by Colin Todhunter
Welcome to the world of mass deception à la Edward Bernays and Josef Goebbels.
War Deaths and Taxes by John LaForge
This year at least 47% of federal income taxes goes to the military!
ACLU | Why the U.S. War on ISIS Is Illegal
No court has ever addressed the government’s legal justifications for military action in so many different parts of the world. Now, in a case brought by the ACLU, one court will.
Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, How We Learned Not To Care About America’s Wars
Autopilot Wars: Sixteen Years, But Who’s Counting?
Sami Rasouli | Iraq Report: The War Never Ended
War creates profound pain and intense agony and destroys the environment. My work with Muslim Peacemaker Teams is like a drop in the ocean, but we continue to maintain water filters and plant trees. Every green tree gives birth to life. By Sami Rasouli WAMM Newsletter Vol. 35, No. 5, 2017 Sami Rasouli, founder […]
The Menace of Trump and the New Authoritarianism: An Interview with Henry Giroux
Trump not only refuses to use the term “democracy” in his speeches, he is also doing everything he can to establish the foundations for an overt authoritarian society.
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. A Venezuelan protester holds a poster that reads in Spanish “Against Imperialist aggression, respect […]
US Deep State: Sabotaging Putin-Trump Ceasefire Agreement In Syria
The meeting between Trump and Putin at the G20 in Hamburg injects new hope into the complicated relationship between the United States and Russia. Only time can confirm whether there is any basis for this hope.
After Hersh Investigation, Media Connive in Propaganda War on Syria by Jonathan Cook
Washington has sought to deflect attention from Hersh’s alternative narrative and shore up the official one through misdirection.
We Must Protest the Reinstated Muslim Ban by Meredith Aby-Keirstead
Join with us to demand: No Ban, No Bombs, No Wars!!
Seymour Hersh | SYRIA: Trump‘s Red Line
“What doesn’t occur to most Americans” the adviser said, “is if there had been a Syrian nerve gas attack authorized by Bashar, the Russians would be 10 times as upset as anyone in the West.
Democracy Now! Runs Interference for Imperialism in Syria
Journalism and media must be placed in the context of the generalized struggle against US imperialism. Independent media thrives in periods where peoples’ movements are vibrant and strong.
Chomsky on the GOP: Has Any Organization Ever Been So Committed to Destruction of Life on Earth? (Videos)
“We’re not part of this. In fact, we’re going to try to undermine it.” We’re going to maximize the use of fossil fuels—could carry us past the tipping point. We’re not going to provide funding for—as committed in Paris, to developing countries that are trying to do something about the climate problems.
Sleepwalking Toward Global War: Bernadette Devlin McAliskey on the Rise of Fascism Today
“Our simplistic historic understanding of fascism needs to be challenged,” warns McAliskey, “fascism is not German, it’s not the Nazism of the Second World War … it starts in the heads of individuals with the idea that what keeps you disadvantaged is that some lesser breed has taken what belongs to you.”
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