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Although candid at times during the congressional hearings on the Afghan war held on September 28 and 29, the three four-star generals (Lloyd Austin now Secretary of Defense; Mark Milley as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Frank McKenzie, Jr. as Commander of Central Command) – with the complicity of the mainstream media … Continue reading "How the MSM Covered for the Generals on Their Afghan War Testimony"

President Joe Biden did what his three predecessors could or would not: halt a seemingly endless war. It took two decades, but American troops no longer are fighting in Afghanistan. An important aspect of the US withdrawal was closing Washington’s bases, which once spread across the country.

Two people were killed, and 10 were wounded in Iraq.
The post <I>Iraq Daily Roundup</I>: Two Killed appeared first on Antiwar.com Original.

Biden calls for patience to pass bipartisan infrastructure bill; Reconciliation bill likely to shrink below $3.5tr target; Neocons scare liberals with defeatist putsch scenarios, but forget Trump lacks magical powers; Government shutdown averted by continuing resolution that extends federal funding through December 3; Democrats eye abolition of debt ceiling, a pernicious device that only serves [...]

Special Council John Durham’s indictment of Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann met differing reactions Friday from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Those who may still think it was Russia that "interfered" with the 2016 election owe it to themselves to read the Sussmann indictment/charging document. Spoiler: It was the very … Continue reading "NYT Gives Russia-Gate CPR – WSJ Pronounces It Dead"

A Yahoo News’ investigation reveals that, through much of 2017, the CIA weighed up whether to use wholly extrajudicial means to deal with the supposed threat posed by Julian Assange and his whistleblowers’ platform WikiLeaks. The agency plotted either to kidnap or assassinate him. Shocking as the revelations are – exposing the entirely lawless approach … Continue reading "CIA Plan To Poison Assange Wasn’t Needed.

Nine people were killed in security operations.
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==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts French writers on war and peace Claude Tellier: At first sight you may think our enemies are men. You can tell them from human beings by the color of their uniforms. ==== Claude TellierFrom My Uncle BenjaminTranslated by Marie Lorenz “I believe, Monsieur Minxit, ” said he, […]

Originally posted at TomDispatch. The bad news stemming from the ill-planned and ill-managed U.S. evacuation of the Afghan capital just kept coming in. The Washington Post put it this way in blowing the whistle on the culminating disaster: “U.S. military admits ‘horrible mistake’ in Kabul drone strike that killed 10 Afghans.” Following the August 26th … Continue reading "‘A Horrible Mistake’ – Recovering from America’s Imperial Delusions"