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When Britain Aided Al-Qaeda in Syria

corinna barnard — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000

The U.K.’s campaign to overthrow the Assad regime provides key background to understanding Whitehall’s approach to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, writes Mark Curtis. By Mark Curtis Declassified UK Beginning in 2011, Britain embarked on a campaign to overthrow the Bashar al-Assad…

What Russia Feared in Syrian Conflict Has Come True

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:46:28 +0000

Three years before it intervened in Syria, Russia feared an Islamist takeover in Damascus would lead to widespread chaos in the region, like a new Afghanistan in the Levant, reported Joe Lauria in 2012. This article was originally written for…

Chris Hedges Report: Surveillance Education

corinna barnard — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:26:06 +0000

Allison Butler and Nolan Higdon discuss the “ed-tech” systems eroding minors’ privacy rights and discriminating against students of color. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost Any technology created by the U.S. military industrial complex and adopted by the general public was always…

Biden’s Lust for War

corinna barnard — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 07:47:33 +0000

The U.S. is waging war on Russia without a congressional declaration and in violation of treaty that requires the consent of the United Nations, writes Andrew Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolitano The war in Ukraine is an American war for…

The Chris Hedges Report: Betrayal of the Liberal Class

corinna barnard — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:27:47 +0000

“Like a Stepford Wives convention” — Comedian Jimmy Dore looks back on the 2024 Democratic National Convention. ScheerPost In his 2010 book, Death of the Liberal Class, Chris Hedges wrote “The fate of the liberal class is tragic. It has…

Caitlin Johnstone: Democrats’ Mad Middle East Platform

corinna barnard — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:18:15 +0000

When you’re siding with John Bolton on whether to bomb Iran, you’re as insanely hawkish as it gets. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com.au Listen to Tim Foley reading this article. Celebrity progressive, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, at the Democratic National Convention…

When Presidents Kill

corinna barnard — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:00:18 +0000

History is littered with examples of tyrants using the powers of the state to kill for no moral purpose, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolitano Antiwar.com Sometime before he withdrew from the presidential race, President Joe Biden secretly…

Suicide Squad

corinna barnard — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:57:14 +0000

U.S. troops are losing a war with their deadliest enemy, writes Nick Turse. By Nick Turse TomDispatch.com At the end of the last century, hoping to drive the United States from Saudi Arabia, the home of Islam’s holiest sites, al-Qaeda…

JOHN KIRIAKOU: The South Korean ‘Spy’ Affair

corinna barnard — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:56:51 +0000

Ignoring the headlines about the case, let’s look at what it is that ex-C.I.A. analyst Sue Mi Terry is actually accused of doing. By John Kiriakou Special to Consortium News The major media outlets earlier this month ran breathless headlines…

Assange Is Free: Here’s What He’s Given Us

corinna barnard — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:57:48 +0000

Contrary to U.S. government claims, WikiLeaks’ revelations actually saved lives — and drove demand for accountability from Washington, writes Marjorie Cohn. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout After a 14-year struggle, including five years spent in Belmarsh, a maximum-security prison in London, WikiLeaks…