By Branko Marcetic, The Jacobin One of the still unsolved mysteries of the September 11 attacks is how the foreign government that was by far the most responsible for that atrocity got off completely scot-free — and, in fact, proceeded to be lavishly rewarded by Washington for years […]
This article by James Lucas remains the most concise yet comprehensive description of the death count that has likely been generated by US imperialism. There are other works that are longer and more scholarly, but this article is good for providing a simple overview. The author’s methodology is […]
Using the best available information possible, the number of people who have been killed as a direct result of US imperialism in the Middle East alone over the past 20 years amounts to the equivalent of a 9/11 every three weeks. If we add up all the body […]
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On today’s What America’s Thinking, 51 percent of voters said another attack on the U.S. is more likely after the U.S. pullout out from Afghanistan while 36 percent said it has no effect and 13 percent said it’s less likely.
Telos Zoom Discussion September 18, 2021 4 pm to 6 pm U.S. Eastern time Join Telos editors Mark Kelly, Tim Luke, Adrian Pabst, David Pan, and David Westbrook for a discussion of the causes of the U.S. failure in Afghanistan and the long-term consequences. To attend, register here: […]
By Matthieu Aikins, Christoph Koettl, Evan Hill and Eric Schmitt,New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan — It was the last known missile fired by the United States in its 20-year war in Afghanistan, and the military called it a “righteous strike” — a drone attack after hours of surveillance on […]
By Micah Uetricht In These Times In an interview, Reign of Terror author Spencer Ackerman explains how the brutal legacy of America’s post-9/11 wars has reshaped U.S. society and led to our era of authoritarian demagoguery. The September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, carried out 20 years […]
Activist and filmmaker Michael Moore reacts to the end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, seventeen years after his critically acclaimed film “Fahrenheit 9/11.”
David Sirota breaks down why the White House hasn’t shared life-saving vaccine research with the rest of the world, despite having the legal standing to do so.
Journalist Ali Breland discusses why Big Tech censorship of Taliban web accounts has unforeseen downsides.
By Mike Giglio, The Intercept I was driving home from a militia muster in the Virginia mountains last summer — after another day immersed in preelection talk of civil war — when I found myself reflecting, as I often have in the year since, on Norman Mailer’s “The […]
By C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout Twenty years ago this week, the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, whose origins date back to 1979 when Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan, hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against the Twin Towers and the Pentagon in the United States. Shortly thereafter, the administration of George […]
Keep in mind that for the entire 20 years of the “War on Terrorism” the US empire has inflicted an average of one Waco per day on other societies in terms of body counts, perhaps more. Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss a guest essay by […]
While I don’t share his loopy Maoism, this video by Jason Unruhe explains pretty well why I reject virtually all US political factions, from far-left to far-right. Nearly all of these are merely rival teams within the global 1%. Most of the anti-one percenters are in fact one-percenters. […]
That sums is up pretty well, Banned Hipster Hanlon’s razor is an adage or rule of thumb that states “never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity”. Known in several other forms, it is a philosophical razor that suggests a way of eliminating unlikely explanations […]
This commentary is quite good, although I don’t share the politics of these guys. I’m definitely on the same side as the far left and/or paleoconservative folks they are worried will gain too much influence in the aftermath of the failure of Afghanistan and Iraq. Their comparison of […]
Marshall talks about how the 9/11 era has changed the world and what should be done now that this period in American history is coming to an end.
Scroll.In American citizen Glenn Foster travelled through Afghanistan for seven years in the mid-20th century, documenting the country and lives of its citizens. WATCH HERE
By Alan Richards, Professor Emeritus at UCSC, and Steven Simon, the Robert E Wilhelm Fellow at the MIT Centre for International Studies and a senior research analyst with the Quincy Institute. When a scam falls apart, it collapses fast. “To understand the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, think of […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley It’s been twenty years since 9/11 but it feels more like twenty years of 9/11. That’s probably because an entire industrial complex has been constructed around a concerted effort to keep those wounds fresh and harvest the anguish […]
Todd Lewis will be joined by Keith Preston and Logos to discuss the US-Afghan war.
With the official end of the War in Afghanistan, we speak with Rafia Zakaria, author of “Against White Feminism,” about how U.S. officials used the plight of the women in the country to justify the 2001 invasion and subsequent occupation. “Feminism has been delegitimized in Afghanistan because it […]
By Matt Stoller An Afghan General blames defense contractors for the collapse of the Afghan army. A government inspector blames the “the pervasiveness of overoptimism” by U.S. generals. It’s all that, and more. “The Pervasiveness of Over-Optimism” In 2017, Netflix put out a satirical movie on the conflict […]
By John Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead, Rutherford Institute “Let us resolve that never again will we send the precious young blood of this country to die trying to prop up a corrupt military dictatorship abroad. This is also the time to turn away from excessive preoccupation overseas to […]
OpIndia.Com If people had any doubt that 2021 could get even crazier, then it is safe to say that Qasr Bakhaly of the Taliban has safely dispelled any such notions. After the end of the 20 year US occupation of Afghanistan, the Taliban is mocking the United States […]
The military-industrial complex has suffered a humiliating loss in Afghanistan. Look for them to try to gin up a new enemy to justify their existence. Right now, starting a new cold war with China seems to be the plan since Russiagate failed. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Elbridge Colby is […]
The challenges of the United States’ Afghan withdrawal have caused many to question Washington’s commitments to its allies and others who have found themselves under the American security blanket. The issue of US commitment to Taiwan in particular is one I have been asked in recent weeks. Putting […]
They’ve all been lying to us from day 1 about Afghanistan. It started with Donald Rumsfeld and continued with Obama, Trump and now Biden.
I’m leaning toward the view that an international agreement was made among the global power elite to cede Afghanistan to the Chinese orbit, with the expectation that China will engage in the economic development of Afghanistan (like they’re doing in Africa) but where the Western powers are still […]
“Beware the military-industrial congressional complex who’ll have every incentive to keep a profitable war going long after its long lost” – Eisenhower.
Here’s the problem with conservatives: if you tell them that they shouldn’t listen to Tucker Carlson because his own lawyers said his show is entertainment and not news, they’ll respond with something like “that’s smart! Now he can speak the truth without the radical socialists censoring him!” Their […]
If Biden had chosen to stay in Afghanistan, Trump might have resorted to saying that Biden doesn’t honor agreements and want forever wars instead!
Ann Coulter was a neocon for many years, but discovered that her gravy train might be paleoconservatism. Just the same, good for her for opposing war these days….
Guest host Marshall Kosloff describes the connection between the fraud by Elizabeth Holmes at Theranos and the failures in the 20 years spent in Afghanistan.
Saagar and guest host Marshall Kosloff examine the decision made by China to crack down on video games and influencers and whether it will benefit the regime or not.
Saagar offers his perspective on the criticism from the supposed America First GOP of Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and what that means about the future of the right.
By AJ Vicens, Mother Jones The war on terror has fueled 20 years of massive military and other spending. The war in Afghanistan is coming to a close just days before the 20th anniversary of its preceding event: the 9/11 attacks. Even as the US government pledges to […]
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Alyssa Farah discuss leaked transcripts from a call between President Biden and former Afhan President Ghani.
There is a considerable amount of continuity in US foreign policy regardless of the partisan basis of individual administrations. Bush launched the war on terrorism, and Obama continued it. Trump negotiated a peace deal with the Taliban, and Biden implemented it. Trump opened nuclear talks with the DPRK, […]
Kim Iversen explains how the viral clips shared by Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller reveal a breakdown of trust between servicemen and women and their civilian commanders.
It’s amazing how pro-war EVERY SINGLE MEDIA OUTLET is right now! VERY clear they’re ALL mouthpieces of the military-industrial complex!
Matt Stoller, Ryan Grim, Alyssa Farah, and Matt Stoller have a heated discussion on whether or not the withdrawal from Afghanistan was successful.
Matt Stoller explains why he has hope that the consultant class will learn from their mistakes in Afghanistan.
Alyssa Farah explains why the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was unsuccessful, and predicts future involvement in the region.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Alyssa Farah break down the future of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan as the war formally comes to a close.
By Ross Douthat, New York Times A month ago I thought I was a cynic about our 20-year war in Afghanistan. Today, after watching our stumbling withdrawal and the swift collapse of practically everything we fought for, my main feeling is that I wasn’t cynical enough. My cynicism […]
Saagar covers the important story of how China pulled off the semiconductor heist of the century and what it tells us about US elites more broadly
Krystal and Saagar give their thoughts on the war in Afghanistan ending after 20 long years and how Trump reacted to the news
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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