Empirical data demonstrates that, although US warmongering may fatten the pockets of military contractors, the consequences for citizens around the world have been dire.
Cost of Empire: Study Says US Military Intervention Making Americans Less Safe
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Biden Revives Axis of Evil Propaganda Ploy
Joe Biden’s approach to international issues increasingly resembles George W. Bush’s disastrous foreign policy. One key tendency in common is that both men view complex world affairs in dangerously simplistic terms as an existential struggle between good and evil. In Bush’s case, the bitter fruit of that perspective became apparent with the seemingly endless armed crusades to impose western values in such alien settings as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria. In Biden’s case, that attitude was apparent with his administration’s ongoing attempt to portray the Russia-Ukraine war as a stark struggle between democracy and authoritarianism, between the rule of law and the law of the jungle. That approach should have lacked credibility from the outset, since Ukraine is a corrupt autocracy, not a democracy, but administration policymakers keep pushing the thesis.
Biden Revives Axis of Evil Propaganda Ploy
US to cut military presence in Niger + Pentagon lied to Congress
The Pentagon reportedly plans to pull out some of its troops from the African country
The US has begun “repositioning” the troops it has in Niger and plans to cut their number “nearly in half” over the next several weeks, Politico reported on Friday citing two Defense Department officials.
US to cut military presence in Niger
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At Least Five Members of Niger Junta Were Trained by U.S.
Washington is halting some aid to Niger even as it eyes greater support for Burkina Faso’s military coup-maker.
At Least Five Members of Niger Junta Were Trained by U.S.
Niger Coup Leader Brig. Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou Was Trained By The US Military
The Intercept has verified that Brig. Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou, the head of Niger’s Special Operations Forces and a key figure in the unfolding coup in Niger, received training from the U.S. military. Since 2008, military officers trained by the United States have been involved in 11 coups in West Africa.
Niger Coup Leader Brig. Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou Was Trained By The US Military
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Army in Niger backs coup as U.S. forces in the country assess situation
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A Memorial Day Message From a Former US Marine
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It’s Memorial Day and Americans are out barbequing, having a few beers, and spending time with their loved ones; they are celebrating to honor the fallen warriors who have died to protect our nation, our freedoms, and our way of life.
A Memorial Day Message From a Former US Marine
The army we don’t see: The private soldiers who fight in America’s name
While Putin embraces private contractors, the US seldom acknowledges its own version of the privatization of war
The army we don’t see: The private soldiers who fight in America’s name
America’s Remarkable Unwillingness to Support Its Veterans
Andrea Mazzarino explores how so many of the American military personnel dispatched to fight it and the rest of the disastrous Global War on Terror have suffered until this very day, while this country largely turned its back, leaving them in the lurch.
America’s Remarkable Unwillingness to Support Its Veterans
Washington protesters call for stop to endless U.S. wars, reflection on Iraq invasion
“The invasion of Iraq was twenty years ago, but the U.S. government hasn’t learned a single lesson,” said American journalist and activist Eugene Puryear, also an organizer of Saturday’s anti-war rally north of the White House.
Washington protesters call for stop to endless U.S. wars, reflection on Iraq invasion
The earthquake ought to loosen US policy on Syria
Lifeless bodies pulled from ruins, roads and bridges ripped apart, entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble — these are the classic earthquake images. The latest come from Turkey and Syria, which were devastated by a fierce quake on Monday. Turkey, with a thriving economy, a well-organized state, and rich Western friends, is well equipped to rush relief to victims. In Syria the situation is quite the opposite.
The earthquake ought to loosen US policy on Syria
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