El 11 de septiembre y la política del miedo y la autopreservación

O seremos recordados como un país que se tomó la libertad y la libertad para todos en serio o seremos recordados como una nación de cobardes que, impulsados por el miedo, estaban dispuestos a privar a este grupo, luego a ese grupo, de su libertad, antes de perder esa libertad por completo.

Whitney Webb
Por Whitney Webb

The 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001 is a particularly somber one, not just because of the horrific nature of events of that day reaching its second-decade milestone, but because of how little we seem to have learned in that amount of time. The fear and trauma generated by the events of 9/11 were used by the U.S. national security state

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Sobre propaganda y narrativas fallidas: una nueva comprensión de Afganistán es imprescindible

La propaganda estadounidense-occidental, que ha afectado nuestra comprensión colectiva de Afganistán durante veinte años y contando, ha sido tan abrumadora hasta el punto que nos quedamos sin la más mínima comprensión de la dinámica que condujo a la rápida toma de poder de los talibanes.

Ramzy Baroud
Por Ramzy Baroud
US Afghanistan Feature photo

For twenty years, two dominant narratives have shaped our view of the illegal US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, and neither one of these narratives would readily accept the use of such terms as ‘illegal’, ‘invasion’ and ‘occupation.’ The framing of the US ‘military intervention’ in Afghanistan, starting on October 7, 2001, as the

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Por qué deserté: el disidente Joe Glenton sobre la inutilidad de la guerra afgana y la "guerra contra el terrorismo"

En esta franca discusión, Glenton se abre sobre el culto al imperialismo dentro del ejército británico, sus experiencias con el comercio del opio y el colapso completamente previsible del gobierno afgano.

Lowkey
Por Lowkey

 The world’s news feeds have been inundated this week with a deluge of images of the extremely hasty American retreat from Afghanistan. After militarily occupying the country for two decades and spending an estimated $2 trillion, the American-backed Afghan government lasted barely a week without U.S. troops backing it up. President Ashraf Ghani

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Decadencia y caída del imperio estadounidense: Lawrence Wilkerson habla sobre la retirada de Afganistán

A medida que la conversación nacional sobre Afganistán se centra en lo que depara el futuro del país, Adley y Wilkerson tienen una discusión franca sobre el imperio estadounidense, los especuladores de la guerra y el estado de la Guerra contra el Terrorismo.

Mnar Adley
Por Mnar Adley

 After 20 years of war and occupation that have caused the deaths of almost a quarter of a million people and displaced 5.9 million more, the United States appears to have finally (tacitly) admitted defeat in Afghanistan, pulling its forces and representatives out of the country. The U.S.-installed government fell within days, with President

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Now in 80 Countries, The American War on Terror Couldn’t Be More Global

By the end of 2019, Washington’s global war will cost American taxpayers no less than $5.9 trillion already spent and in commitments to caring for veterans of the war throughout their lifetimes.

Stephanie Savell
Por Stephanie Savell
US troops | Djibouti Africa

In September 2001, the Bush administration launched the “Global War on Terror.” Though “global” has long since been dropped from the name, as it turns out, they weren’t kidding. When I first set out to map all the places in the world where the United States is still fighting terrorism so many years later, I didn’t think it would be that hard to

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Green New Deal Advocates Shouldn’t Overlook Militarism

Where is the call for the New Peace Deal that would free up hundreds of billions from the overblown military budget to invest in green infrastructure?

Medea Benjamin
Por Medea Benjamin
Military | Pollution

In the spirit of a new year and a new Congress, 2019 may well be our best and last opportunity to steer our ship of state away from the twin planetary perils of environmental chaos and militarism, charting a course toward an earth-affirming 21st century. The environmental crisis was laid bare by the sobering December report of the UN Climate

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