Washington D.C. (GPA) – “War. What is it good for?” asked Norman Whitfield in 1969. Thousands of cover versions later, we finally have an answer: It’s one of the most heartbreaking things you’ll ever learn about human civilization.
So, a few quick notes on the apparent terror attack/incident in New York. As usual, this entirely could’ve been a straight-up ISIS-inspired, low-tech, ‘lone wolf’ attack. And, as usual, maybe not. The apparent perpetrator, Sayfullo Saipov – an Uzbek national – apparently shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ and left a note explaining that the act was carried […]
With Pentagon officials offering the first details on the Niger ambush incident, they also revealed details about the ongoing U.S. war in Niger, including the revelation that there is an ongoing U.S. war in Niger.
Nobody seems to have known about it.
A detainee shields his face as he peers out through the so-called “bean hole” which is used to pass food and other items into detainee cells, at Camp Delta detention center, Guantanamo Bay. (AP/Brennan Llinsley)
U.S. forces patrol on the outskirts of the Syrian town, Manbij, a flashpoint between Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters, in al-Asaliyah village, Aleppo province, Syria, March 7, 2017. (Arab 24 via AP)
