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For twenty years, two dominant narratives have shaped our view of the illegal US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, and neither one of these narratives would readily accept the use of such terms as "illegal," "invasion" and "occupation." The framing of the US "military intervention" in Afghanistan, starting on October 7, 2001, as the official … Continue reading "On Propaganda and Failed Narratives: New Understanding of Afghanistan Is a Must"

The Taliban’s lightning fast takeover of Afghanistan was amazingly achieved with relatively little killing and bloodshed. Since the rout of the government, an entity essentially installed by the US, the Taliban has been assuring the Afghan people that its governance style will be more moderate than under its previous rule. Many people in Afghanistan are … Continue reading "Afghanistan and the US Corporate Media"

The collapse of America’s Potemkin government in Afghanistan shocked Washington. After the U.S. fueled decades of civil war, sacrificed thousands of American lives, left tens of thousands of other Americans wounded, contributed to the deaths of tens of thousands of Afghan civilians, and wasted trillions of dollars, Washington’s grand nation-building project disappeared almost without a … Continue reading "Is Democracy Worth War?"

At least 27 people were killed, and another 19 were wounded. Most of the casualties were security members.
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President ends two decades of Afghan conflict based on false pretenses; Warmongers rail against the incipient Pax Bideniana; Time for scofflaw Supreme Court justices to stand in the dock of public opinion, leading to court reform; majority are not conservatives, but reactionary extremists; September 18 Hill demonstrations loom in support of insurrection defendants; but will [...]

==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war Hugh Walpole: Selections on war Henry James: War, the waste of life and time and money ==== Hugh WalpoleFrom The Crystal Box And yet, with all that absorption, there was perhaps no human being in the whole of Europe during the first […]

American Institute for Economic Research, September 3, 2021 More Wetlands Purgatory for American Landowners James Bovard How many drops of water does it take to justify federal bureaucrats commandeering your own land? Unfortunately, a federal judge changed the answer on Monday – the latest flip-flop in a saga stretching back more than 30 years and […]
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by Judith Curry In a recent invited talk at the American Chemical Society annual meeting, I attempted to explain the climate debate in 15 minutes. This talk was given in a session on sustainability. Other invited speakers included James Green … Continue reading →

Inalienable rights, founded upon the principles of Natural Law and natural justice, offer us a potential solution to the COVID coup d'état, or pseudopandemic as I call it. Exercising our inalienable rights, in observance of Natural Law, and collectively acting in peace to undermine the objectives of the conspirators, is the best way to resist it.

In April 1996, Israeli artillery shells rained down on a United Nations compound where hundreds of civilians were taking refuge. As the shells exploded and the building collapsed, 106 civilians died and another 116 were injured. The attack, now known as the Qana Massacre, was part of a larger Israeli offensive known as Operation Grapes … Continue reading "It’s Time To Reassess Our Relationship With Israel"