Randy Johnson
21st Century Wire
For the most part, “everyday people” empathize with other everyday people.
In a world in which a real-time “global conflict tracker” exists, politicians and the news media seem intent on telling their voters and viewers where to focus their full attention.
Former Secretary of State Clinton grudgingly admits her Iraq War vote was a “mistake,” but it was not a one-off misjudgment. Clinton has consistently stood for a war-like U.S. foreign policy that ignores international law and relies on brinkmanship and military force, writes Nicolas J S Davies. By Nicolas J S Davies A poll taken in Iowa…
The Libyan “regime change” of 2011 – aggressively promoted by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – turned a relatively prosperous and secular country into another failed state where terrorism is finding a home, prompting new calls for a Western “whack-a-mole” intervention, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar explains. By Paul R. Pillar The “next front against…
Exclusive: Despite months of Western diplomatic efforts, Libya remains an object lesson in “regime change” arrogance, a failed state beset by rival militias and becoming a new base for Islamic extremists – as the movie “Thirteen Hours” graphically depicts, writes James DiEugenio. By James DiEugenio American foreign policy leaders are not great at learning lessons…
Before the West toppled Libya's Gaddafi, he issued a dire warning to the world that should have been listened to.
The post After Me, the Jihad: Gaddafi Tried to Warn the West, but Nobody Listened appeared first on The Anti-Media.
Over the past 15 years the US has been engaged in a series of wars, which has led many writers to refer to the ‘rise of militarism’ – the growth of an empire, built primarily by and for the projection of military power – and only secondarily to advance economic imperialism.
The rise of a military-based empire, however, does not preclude the emergence of competing, conflicting, and convergent power configurations within the imperial state. These factions of the Washington elite define the objectives and targets of imperialist warfare, often on their own terms.
Why won't the questions about Benghazi that actually matter be asked?The post 3 Questions They Should ACTUALLY Be Asking Hillary About Benghazi but Won’t appeared first on The Anti-Media.
October 20, marks the four-year anniversary of the US-backed assassination of Libya’s former leader, Muammar Gaddafi, and the decline into chaos of one of Africa’s greatest nations.
The post Libya: From Africa’s Wealthiest Democracy under Gaddafi, to US-NATO Sponsored Terrorist Haven appeared first on BSNEWS.
