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Another Stupid War
By Michael Krieger Source: Liberty Blitzkrieg All I wanted to do this week was work on part 2 of my localism series, but circumstances quickly got the best of me. The assassination of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani was an … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, media, Media Literacy, Militarization, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war, war on terror
Tagged corporate media, empire, geopolitics, Global Hegemony, imperialism, Iran, iraq, Mike Pompeo, MSM, multipolarity, Muqtada al-Sadr, Neocons, propaganda, Qassem Soleimani, war
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Understanding NATO, Ending War
By Robert J. Burrowes On 4 April 2019, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, better known as NATO, marked the 70th anniversary of its existence with a conference attended by the foreign ministers of member nations in Washington DC. This will … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, CIA, culture, Deep State, elites, Empire, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, Militarization, Neoliberalism, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psy-ops, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Afghanistan, Atlantic Council, black ops, CIA, Colonialism, Corporate Globalization, empire, Exit NATO!, Florence Declaration, geopolitics, Global Hegemony, Global Power Elite, imperialism, iraq, Jan Oberg, Libya, Michel Chossudovsky, NATO, Neoliberalism, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, peter phillips, Russia, SACEUR, SACLANT, Soviet Union, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Syria, Transnational Corporate Class, Violence, war, Western Europe, Yugoslavia, Yves Engler
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America’s Enemies, Who’s On the List?
Prospects and Perspectives By Prof. James Petras Source: Global Research For almost 2 decades, the US pursued a list of ‘enemy countries’ to confront, attack, weaken and overthrow. This imperial quest to overthrow ‘enemy countries’ operated at various levels of … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, Deep State, Geopolitics, History, Militarization, Neoliberalism, Psy-ops, society, State Crime, war, war on terror
Tagged Bolivia, Cuba, geopolitics, Global Hegemony, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Militarism, military-industrial complex, Neoliberalism, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, US Foreign Policy, venezuela, war, Yemen
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FIGHTING FOR OKINAWA — MY HOME, NOT A MILITARY BASE
By Moé Yonamine Source: Rethinking Schools My family moved to the United States from Okinawa when I was 7. But Okinawa is still home — and I’m hurt and angered at how the United States and Japan continue to treat … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anti-war, culture, education, Empire, Geopolitics, History, Militarization, society, State Crime, war
Tagged activism, anti-war, culture, empire, environment, Futenma, geopolitics, Global Hegemony, imperialism, Japan, Militarism, Military, Okinawa, Peace, resistance, U.S. Foreign Policy, Uchinanchu, United States, US Military Bases, World War 2
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Assumption of US Dominance Has ended; Imperial Decline is Looming
By Danielle Ryan Source: Covert Geopolitics Iran, China, and Russia are challenging the US in the seas and skies. It’s a symptom of America’s declining global influence. In his new book about the decline of US global power, historian Alfred … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Empire, Geopolitics, History, Militarization, military spending, Neocons, Social Control, society, State Crime, war, war on terror, wasted taxpayer dollars
Tagged Bush, Eastern Alliance, Education, empire, geopolitics, Global Hegemony, imperialism, Infrastructure, Iran, military-industrial complex, NATO, Obama, Russia, Syria, Trump, US Foreign Policy
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The Russian Hacking Fiasco
By Mike Whitney Source: CounterPunch There’s no proof that Russia hacked the US elections. There’s no proof that Russian officials or Russian agents colluded with members of the Trump campaign. There’s no proof that Russia provided material support of any … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, CIA, Conspiracy, corporate news, Deep State, Dirty Politics, Empire, Geopolitics, Hackers, History, media, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime
Tagged corporate media, Democrats, DNC, Donald Trump, Election 2016, empire, FBI, geopolitics, Global Hegemony, Hillary Clinton, imperialism, James Comey, propaganda, Russia, Russian Hackers, Syria, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, Vladimir Putin
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Forbidden Questions? 24 Key Issues That Neither the Washington Elite Nor the Media Consider Worth Their Bother
By Andrew J. Bacevich Source: TomDispatch.com Donald Trump’s election has elicited impassioned affirmations of a renewed commitment to unvarnished truth-telling from the prestige media. The common theme: you know you can’t trust him, but trust us to keep dogging him … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, censorship, CIA, conditioning, Conspiracy, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, History, media, Militarization, military spending, Neocons, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, war, war on terror, wasted taxpayer dollars
Tagged American exceptionalism, Assassinations, black ops, CIA, corporate media, Donald Trump, empire, geopolitics, Global Hegemony, Human Rights, Israel, Israeli Nukes, Militarism, Miltary Supremacy, Neocons, Pakistan, propaganda, Saudi Arabia, terrorism, United Kingdom, war, war on terror, war profiteers
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If Americans Truly Cared About Muslims, They Would Stop Killing Them by the Millions
By Glen Ford Source: Black Agenda Report In the most dramatic expression of insider opposition to a sitting administration’s policies in generations, over 1,000 U.S. State Department employees signed on to a memo protesting President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anti-war, culture, divide and conquer, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, History, Neocons, news, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war, war on terror
Tagged Clinton, Drone Bombing, empire, geopolitics, Global Hegemony, imperialism, Iran, iraq, Libya, Muslim Ban, Obama, Refugees, Somalia, State Department, Sudan, Syria, Trump, U.S. Foreign Policy, war, war on terror, Yemen
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