Vietnam Moratorium: A Day To Remember
October 15, 2019
Life magazine described it as “the largest expression of public dissent ever seen in this country. Newsweek pronounced it a day, destined to go down in history along with Coxey’s Army, the Bonus Marchers and the 1963 March on Washington. Yet fifty years later, the occasion has faded from view. The Moratorium occurred during one […]
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Pentagon Hands Manbij to the Russians (Can We Get Them To Take Afghanistan Too?)
October 15, 2019
US troops left northern Syria in a hurry in the past 24 or so hours, but Beltway warnings of a “power vacuum” that will allow ISIS to take over have been proven wrong. With the US out of the picture, the Kurds are not facing genocide, but instead have made a deal with Assad to […]
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Fake News Becomes the Norm: ABC Runs Footage of Kentucky Gun Range Claiming It Shows Syria ‘Slaughter’
October 15, 2019
On Sunday, as the mainstream media broadcast universal outrage at Trump’s decision to pull out of northeast Syria, ABC News showed dramatic footage showing “the fury of the Turkish attack on the border town of Tal Abyad two nights ago.” The pictures show massive explosions lighting up the night sky. One problem: the footage was […]
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Kurds Make Alliance With Assad – Victory for America (But Not for Neocons)
October 14, 2019
Neocon tears last week over the plight of the Kurds has turned to furious anger with news that yesterday a deal was inked between the Kurds and the Syrian government. Syrian Arab Army forces are rushing into formerly Kurd-held areas to stave off a Turk incursion into Syrian territory. The Kurd/Assad alliance is the end […]
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The New York Times’ Preemptive Reporting on James Comey
October 13, 2019
James Comey Would Like to Help: The former F.B.I. director wants an end to the Trump presidency. And yes, he knows you might think he caused it” is the headline atop an instructive article on Sunday by Matt Flegenheimer of The New York Times. His article makes clear the Times remains determined to support former […]
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FBI Spied on Anti-War Journalists
October 13, 2019
Naomi Karavani of Redacted Tonight (on Russia Today) gives a humorous account of the FBI spying on Antiwar.com and our vindication in the courts.
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Rand Paul Discusses Withdrawal of U.S. Troops from Syria on The View
October 12, 2019
His finest moment:
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Yemen’s Cholera Outbreak Is About To Get Worse
October 12, 2019
Originally appeared at The American Conservative. Yemen’s cholera epidemic and humanitarian crisis threaten to get even worse: A children’s advocacy group is warning of a spike in cholera cases in northern Yemen affecting hundreds of thousands of children and their families as a result of an increase in fuel shortages. Save the Children said Wednesday […]
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The US Has Too Many ‘Allies’
October 11, 2019
Originally appeared at The American Conservative. There are a lot of questionable assumptions informing this New York Times piece about Syria and U.S. support for the YPG. This quote from Stavridis sets the tone for the entire article: “In the course of American history, when we have stuck with our allies in troubling circumstances, from […]
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Democrats and Liberals Trust the CIA More Than Republicans
October 11, 2019
One of the many negative consequences of the Russiagate craze was the rehabilitation of U.S. intelligence agencies in the eyes of Liberals and Democrats. A new poll from Fox News shows that they are the group that trusts the CIA and FBI the most, compared to Republicans and Independents. According to the poll 73 percent […]
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