“Holy cow, I was living like Scarface...I was paying out anywhere between $300-400,000 per week to $5 million per week at times. All in cash.” Matthew Hoh, U.S. Marine Corps Captain and former State Department official
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When we watch the current scenes of panic at Kabul airport, and listen to journalists and generals in distant TV studios bewailing the withdrawal of “our protection”, isn’t it time to heed the truth of the past so that all this suffering never happens again?
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It was clear that the senator had no actual defense of the murderous policies for which he has advocated; he didn’t even bother to defend them, opting instead to echo a predecessor of his: Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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Palestine stretches from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean and goes right through the ancient Palestinian city of Lyd.
The post My Visit to Lyd, Where Historical and Contemporary Zionist Oppression Meet appeared first on MintPress News.
Israel is now at a crossroads. It can only win back the support of US Jews if it abandons Zionism altogether, or abandon them in favor of complete reliance on the Evangelicals. In fact, some top Israeli officials are already advocating the latter.
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“I think we’re at this very interesting and important place in our human history, where we are awakening.” -- Michael Malarkey
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While mercenary armies like Blackwater have at least been subject to inquiry, making the company’s name infamous around the world, Creative Associates International has largely flown under the radar — exactly where the organization’s board wants it to be.
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“What has not been discussed today is why I feared for my safety and the safety of our children and for Julian's life." -- Stella Moris, partner of Julian Assange
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The case and the subsequent alleged CIA coverup has led to all manner of wild speculations about who and what The Finders were. But there is good reason to believe that the official story that they were merely a harmless — if odd — cult is likely not the whole truth.
The post The Finders: Harmless Cult or CIA-Linked Child Traffickers? A Discussion with Elizabeth Vos appeared first on MintPress News.
Critics of sanctions argue that they are a blatant breach of international law and that they are a new form of economic warfare.
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