Panama Ransacked in 1989 (video)
February 11, 2022
From Tales of the American Empire: George H. W. Bush and Manuel Noriega were partners in crime. As CIA chief and later Vice President, Bush worked with Noriega to control Central America. Noriega had a long career of violence as a solider and CIA operative in Panama. Noriega helped the CIA run a massive cocaine […]
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Designating the Houthis Would Be a Death Sentence for Countless Innocent Yemenis
February 10, 2022
The Intercept reports that the Biden administration is seriously considering the request from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to re-designate Houthis as terrorists: The White House appears to be seriously considering the change. In late January, Biden’s National Security Council circulated a memo exploring the possibility, according to a U.S. intelligence official and a think […]
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Freedom, Restraint, and the Ukraine Crisis (a response by the Cato Institute)
February 9, 2022
A response to "A letter to the Cato Institute on Ukraine and Russia" Alongside its promotion of freedom across the world, the Cato Institute has long argued for a U.S. foreign policy of restraint. War and elevated national security concerns have always and everywhere promoted the growth of the state. Military intervention should only be […]
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Free Speech Now Labeled as Domestic Terrorism by DHS
February 9, 2022
From The Hill TV: Kim Iversen breaks down concerning new language in a Department of Homeland Security bulletin about domestic terrorism.
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Don’t Forget About the West’s War Games
February 9, 2022
The media is awash with stories hyping Russia’s troop buildup around Ukraine and the 30,000 soldiers deploying to Belarus for military drills. Yet, the corporate press has dedicated virtually no coverage to the ongoing series of NATO and Ukrainian war games simulating battles with Moscow. In a move not seen since the Cold War, the […]
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Conflicts of Interest: Hawks Screech as Biden Nears A Return to the Iran Nuclear Deal
February 9, 2022
On COI #229, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman discuss the U.S. potentially returning to the JCPOA and the Abraham Accords Caucus. They also examine Kyle and Will Porter’s latest articles on U.S.-Europe-Russia relations. Kyle breaks down the status of Vienna’s JCPOA talks. The Iranians have said there has been progress, but significant issues remain including […]
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Ray McGovern asks: Is Nord Stream 2 Dead in the Water?
February 9, 2022
Does President Joe Biden consider himself King of Europe, with a kind of eminent (or is it “imminent”) domain over multi-billion-dollar projects like the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline? That’s sure what it sounded line yesterday at the joint press conference with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Biden’s royal deportment was discussed yesterday […]
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Macron-Putin Meeting Produces Potential Deal as Biden Continues Threats
February 8, 2022
The meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has produced a potential agreement to de-escalate tensions over Ukraine, according to officials in Paris. The Financial Times reports that Putin has “moved towards de-escalating the Ukraine crisis by promising not to undertake any new ‘military initiatives’ and agreeing to withdraw thousands […]
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House Dems Vow To Introduce War Powers Resolution for Yemen
February 8, 2022
A pair of progressive US lawmakers on Monday said that if President Joe Biden does not stop supporting the Saudi-led war against Yemen, they will work to pass a new war powers resolution to “end unconstitutional US participation” in the conflict. “We will not sit by as the Constitution is ignored and the Yemeni people […]
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US Warns of Invasion ‘Any Day,’ Europeans Grow Skeptical
February 7, 2022
The Biden Administration is pressing the idea that Russia will invade Ukraine within the next two months, with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan asserting that an attack could now come “any day.” The statement came shortly after the State Department announced that US intelligence believes Russia is preparing a video of a fake attack to […]
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