Saturday, April 20, 2024

Tag: Afghanistan

Trump’s 100 days: U.S. air campaign hammers Yemen with almost a...

The MOAB arrived in Afghanistan before the inauguration, on January 13.

Should we bomb Syria (or Afghanistan or anywhere)? You’re asking the...

Critics of nonviolence say that option is the prerogative of the privileged. But actually it’s the other way around.

How to lose the next war in the Middle East

The short answer: Fight it!

Noam Chomsky: The real effect of the recent U.S. bombings in...

In a clip from a recent talk at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Chomsky discusses the Trump administration’s recent military strikes on Syria and Afghanistan.

The “mother of all bombs” killed ISIS fighters – but poor...

One researcher reports that local farmers believed the bomb was nuclear and that they’d been exposed to radiation.

Losing a war one bad metaphor at a time

Thrashing about in the Afghan petri dish.

Get the data: A list of U.S. air and drone strikes,...

US drones and jets have been bombing Afghanistan since late 2001 and the airstrikes look set to continue into the Trump administration.

The Bureau identifies 15 civilians killed in a single US airstrike

In both the Somali and Afghan incidents, the US at first denied that any non-combatants had been killed.

Time To Stop The Next War Now

The country must show it is ready to oppose the next war and the Armageddon that it threatens.

10 Ways to Wage Wars

“George Orwell warned us that the war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Americans need to aggressively question their politicians and the media, ignore empty slogans, challenge warmongering propaganda, and swiftly reject disinformation from the corporate media.”

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The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act and the battle against government spying

The FANFSA, passed with a 219-199 vote, garnered support from both sides of the aisle, with 96 Democrats and 123 Republicans backing the bill.

Progressive International unveils database exposing global right-wing network threatening democracies

This database, which results from a year of meticulous research, exposes the mechanisms through which these forces erode democratic norms and foster geopolitical instability.

20 percent of common produce carry unhealthy levels of pesticides new report says

Of the 59 common produce items evaluated, popular produce like strawberries, green beans and potatoes posed the highest risks.

US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood leaked cable shows

This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.

GOP attorneys general petition against EPA’s use of civil rights law for environmental justice

The petition, if successful, could have dire consequences for communities living near industrial sites.