The Incident at Benghazi (video)
July 30, 2020
Chris Stevens was an ambitious US State Department employee who volunteered to participate in the overthrow of the Libyan government in 2011. He covertly arrived in Libya in early 2011 aboard a Greek cargo ship with CIA personnel and set up operations in Benghazi to coordinate illegal shipments of weaponry into Libya and organized attacks […]
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The Pandemic Hasn’t Stopped the War Party… We Won’t Let It Stop Antiwar.com
July 30, 2020
Between the Covid-19 pandemic and the civil unrest here at home, even fewer eyes are on U.S. foreign policy than before. Unfortunately the Empire never sleeps. The wars continue, from the new Cold War with China to the shadow war in Somalia, and Antiwar.com is here to cover them all. The War Party never lets […]
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Surprise! $29.4B in Pentagon Pork Tucked Into GOP Relief Bill
July 29, 2020
From The American Conservative: Senate Republicans unveiled Monday their $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. Tucked inside is a $29.4 billion request for new defense spending, over $8 billion of which is for defense procurement and acquisition. Critics point out that the bill does not delineate any new or urgent defense threat to justify the $30 […]
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UK ‘Russia Report’ Fear-Mongers About Meddling Yet Finds No Evidence
July 26, 2020
From The Grayzone The report claims the UK government didn’t find evidence because it didn’t look for it, and backs increased powers for intelligence agencies and media censorship as a result. Afshin Rattansi, a British journalist and host of RT’s Going Underground, responds. The British government has released a long-awaited report on whether Russia has […]
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The Unbearable Violence of Being American
July 25, 2020
From ScheerPost America’s military industrial complex and multiple presidential administrations have funnelled several generations of soldiers through unwinnable wars from Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq seemingly without qualms. What has emerged from these tragedies are thousands of traumatized young Americans bringing home wars and leaving behind millions of innocent civilians killed, wounded and forced to […]
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The American Annexation of Okinawa (video)
July 23, 2020
The Potsdam Declaration of 1945, which set out the Allied Powers’ terms for Japan’s surrender, deprived Japan of all its overseas territories. Taiwan was a Japanese territory that was freed after World War II. The nearby Ryukyu Islands that include the large island of Okinawa were also a territory the Japanese empire had invaded in […]
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In Which Joe Biden Brags About Having Written the Patriot Act
July 23, 2020
Imagine being a progressive forced to vote for Joe Biden. There aren’t enough clothespins in the world to hold your nose. Biden has lately tried to make inroads with the left, jumping onboard the post-George Floyd campaign for racial justice and releasing an economic plan that encompasses many progressive priorities. But even that can’t mask […]
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While Covid Distracts, Turkey and Egypt on Brink of War Over Libya
July 23, 2020
Remember Libya? The country “liberated” by Obama and Hillary? Nine years later the country remains destroyed, with the remains being picked apart by warlords and slave traders. Turkey, an enthusiastic supporter of the 2011 invasion, is making its move to snatch Libyan oil. Neighboring Egypt says, “not so fast.” The world is distracted by disappearing […]
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US Expels China From Houston Consulate. Is Pompeo Pushing To Spark China War?
July 22, 2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in the UK yesterday, blaming China for the spread of the coronavirus and suggesting it was a purposeful move on the part of Beijing. Further, in an incredible escalation, the US State Department has demanded that China evacuate its consulate in Houston, TX. Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Esper […]
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Joe Biden: Just Another Liberal Internationalist
July 20, 2020
From the American Conservative: On this edition of Empire Has No Clothes, Matt Purple, Kelley Vlahos, and Daniel Larison speak to Thomas Juneau of the University of Ottowa. He explains why America never seems to get it right on Iran. We also talk about Joe Biden’s incoming foreign policy advisors and why his administration is […]
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