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HOW TRUMP REBELLED AGAINST THE GENERALS Published: January 20, 2020 updated SOURCE: MOON OF ALABAMA In early 2017, just as Trump was inaugurated, we wrote how of an old power center theory that seemed to explain how Trump won the elections: Seen from the perspective of power centers Clinton once had all the support …
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Trump and Pakistani support for jihadists by Thierry Meyssan Continuing his analysis of Donald Trump’s policy in the Greater Middle East, Thierry Meyssan demonstrates that, contrary to current opinion, the US President has not changed his strategy. Breaking with his predecessors, he is attempting to cut off Pakistani support for the jihadists in Afghanistan, just as …
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This piece originally appeared on TomDispatch. This piece is adapted from “Uprisings,” a chapter in Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire, Noam Chomsky’s new interview book with …
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The Lost Souls of Kabul: Photographs by James Nachtwey A man injects himself under a bridge near an open sewer in Kabul. While overall production has dropped thanks to aggressive eradication efforts, and a blight that destroyed almost half of last year’s harvest, more Afghans than ever are getting addicted to opiates. We’re used to …
The Coca Cola Effect : Drugs & Crimes In Afghanistan Rob The Soul Read More »
“While we do not claim to get it right all of the time (we are only human), we have got it right most of the time.”
The flag of Hezbollah features a fist holding an AK-47. The gun has become a symbol worldwide