Iraq

Binoy Kampmark When the superseding indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia against Julian Assange on May 23, 2019, there was one glaring omission. It was an achievement, it might even be said the achievement, that gave the WikiLeaks publisher and the organisation justified notoriety. Collateral Murder, as …

This isn't a double standard. Canada adheres to THE standard!Canada accused of double standard by restricting arms to Turks but not Saudis

When the superseding indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia against Julian Assange on May 23, 2019, there was one glaring omission.  It was an achievement, it might even be said the achievement, that gave the WikiLeaks publisher and the organisation justified notoriety.  Collateral Murder, as the leaked video came to be called, featured the murderous exploits by the crew of Crazy Horse 1-8, an Apache helicopter that slew 11 people on July 12, 2007 in east Baghdad.  Among the dead were

Since the US invasion in 2003, Iraq has experienced a number of political upheavals. And to date, the nation has been unable to recover – despite Iraq’s vast crude oil reserves, the citizens’ living standards have not returned to even their basic levels. The illegitimate presence of US occupation troops continues to contribute to a noticeable destabilization of not only political but also socio-economic aspects of day-to-day life of the Iraqi community.

The cause of death for the liberal class, as Chris Hedges tells us, was gullibility. Liberals were foolish enough to believe that they could moderate capitalism. They thought that they could change corporatism by elections, mass movements, whining and begging for incrementally.

Mises Institute, June 4, 2020

The Media Has Conveniently Forgotten George W. Bush’s Many Atrocities

by James Bovard

Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, a former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, discusses the transition of the United States from a unipolar hegemon to sharing the world stage with China and its allies. Also, he talks about the prospects of a US war with Iran, and the reemergence of ISIS in Syria and Iraq, as well as the cover-up at the OPCW fraudulent reporting of alleged chemical weapon attacks in Syria.
Renegade Inc host Ross Ashcroft speaks with Colonel Wilkerson about all this and more. Watch:

Libertarian Institute, May 25, 2020

Memorial Day: Remembering the Political Lies that Spurred Mass Killing
by Jim Bovard | May 25, 2020

Press TV – May 25, 2020

A high-ranking official with Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, has strongly denounced US military presence in his country, saying such a deployment is meant to safeguard the security and interests of the Israeli regime.