US historians claim that the proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force against Daesh that Congress is preparing will give President Barack Obama unlimited powers to declare war contrary to the US Constitution. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Daesh that Congress is preparing will give […]
Bush Military Official: The unfixable corruption inside the establishment and the corporate interests driving foreign policy: Abby Martin's Empire Files Posted by The Ring of Fire on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 Abby Martin of The Empire Files interviews retired Colonel Larry Wilkerson on the unfixable corruption inside the establishment and the corporate interests driving foreign […]
One does not need to love Vladimir Putin to appreciate that Washington shares interests with Moscow. By Philip Giraldi • January 6, 2016 ….. As for the negativity regarding Russia, to be sure there are many older Americans entrenched in the media and government as well as in the plentitude of think tanks who will […]
One reason why Official Washington continues to insist that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “must go” is that he supposedly “gassed his own people” with sarin on Aug. 21, 2013, but the truth of that allegation has never been established and is in growing doubt, U.S. intelligence veterans point out. MEMORANDUM FOR: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Foreign […]
By Robert Parry Theoretically, it would be a great story for the American press: an autocrat so obsessed with overthrowing the leader of a neighboring country that he authorizes his intelligence services to collaborate with terrorists in staging a lethal sarin attack to be blamed on his enemy and thus trick major powers to launch […]
Exclusive: The Chicago police slaying of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, like other recent police killings of blacks, may resemble the actions of an occupation military, in part, because Chicago and other U.S. cities have learned from Israel’s occupation of Palestine, writes retired JAG Major Todd E. Pierce. By Todd E. Pierce After more than a year of stonewalling and […]
Wednesday, November 25, 2015, in the Tampa Bay Times. Sen. Bill Nelson is right. Those responsible should be fired if a Pentagon investigation of U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa finds classified intelligence was manipulated to downplay setbacks in the fight against the Islamic State. The Obama administration and Congress have […]
Four former service members – including three sensor operators – issue plea to rethink current airstrike strategy that has ‘fueled feelings of hatred’ toward US Ed Pilkington in New York and Ewen MacAskill in London Guardian, 18 November 2015 Four former US air force service members, with more than 20 years of experience between them […]
(Nov 10, 2015, American Herald Tribune) Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left Washington with a smile on his face. In spite of the fact that he has openly interfered in American politics, has denigrated President Barack Obama as well as other top U.S. officials and has fabricated a narrative to oppose sensible policies […]
Highlights: Analyst contends Iran nuclear agreement slows a march to war Notes assessments that say Iran halted work on nuclear weapons Traveled with the late Tacoma peace activist, the Rev. Bill Bichsel By Adam Ashton, Staff writer, The News Tribune As a former CIA analyst turned anti-war activist, Elizabeth Murray found much to like in news […]