First They Came for Max
November 1, 2019
Well, not really first. They had already come for Chelsea Manning; for Julian Assange; for John Kiriakou; for Jeffrey Sterling – the list is longer still. Last Friday they came SWAT-Like for the founder and editor of thegrayzone.com, journalist Max Blumenthal, whom they arrested, cuffed, jailed, and shackled, and prevented immediate access to a lawyer. […]
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Ron Paul Says Impeach Them All! F-35 Bipartisan Boondoggle Is The Real Crime!
October 31, 2019
With broad bi-partisan support, the Pentagon announced a massive purchase of the practically useless F-35 fighter jets. The deeply troubled aircraft might not do much to actually defend this country, but the hundreds of billions spent on development and acquisition go a long way to feathering the nests of the well-connected military-industrial-Congressional-complex. This is the […]
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Patriot Act On Steroids: Trump’s Dangerous New ‘Pre-Crime’ Plan
October 30, 2019
Dubbed “The Surge” President Trump through his Attorney General have sent notice to law enforcement across the country that they need to be even MORE militarized and must receive more training on how to identify and punish Americans for crimes they have not (yet) committed. The FBI has a plan to go after “potential” threats […]
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Duke Students Protest Speech by Tzipi Livni, Former Israeli Foreign Minister Accused of War Crimes
October 29, 2019
Students at Duke University in North Carolina repeatedly interrupted a recent speaking event featuring Tzipi Livni, the former Israeli foreign minister who has been the subject of arrest warrants and a lawsuit in three countries for her alleged role in war crimes committed during the 2008-09 Cast Lead invasion of Gaza. The Duke Chronicle reports […]
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Endless War Horribly Distorts US Foreign Policy
October 28, 2019
Originally appeared at The American Conservative. The Pentagon used the president’s fixation on plunder to get him to agree to maintaining a U.S. military presence in Syria: A US official with knowledge of operations in Syria said that Trump’s interest in the oil provided an opportunity for the Pentagon, which was unhappy with the initial […]
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William J. Astore on Edward Snowden and Turnkey Tyranny
October 27, 2019
Edward Snowden recently talked to Joe Rogan for nearly three hours. Snowden has a book out (“Permanent Record“) about his life and his decision to become a whistleblower who exposed lies and crimes by the U.S. national security state. As I watched Snowden’s interview, I jotted down notes and thoughts I had. (The interview itself […]
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Is Trump Really Going To Take Syria’s Oil?
October 24, 2019
President Trump yesterday claimed he would be leaving US troops in Syria to make sure no one takes the oil. Leaving aside who’s oil it actually is (hint: it’s in Syria), what are the logistics and what is the wisdom of leaving a couple of hundred US troops dispersed through Syria to guard oil facilities? […]
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Joe Rogan Interviews Edward Snowden
October 24, 2019
Heroic whistleblower Edward Snowden is interviewed on Joe Rogan’s podcast for an awesome 2.5 hours:
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Zombie NATO Expansion Stumbles On
October 23, 2019
Originally appeared at The American Conservative. NATO expansion stumbles on mindlessly like a zombie: The U.S. Senate approved the accession of North Macedonia to NATO in a 91-2 vote Tuesday, meaning the small Balkan nation is a step closer to becoming NATO’s 30th member. NATO doesn’t need any new members, and adding North Macedonia adds […]
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Ron Paul: With US Withdrawal, Is Hillary’s War on Syria Finally Over?
October 23, 2019
President Trump announced this morning that the US would continue to withdraw from Syria and allow the countries in the region to solve their own border disputes. He claims the US was 100 percent responsible for the destruction of ISIS. He blamed the Obama Administration for not removing Assad, blaming him for gassing his own […]
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