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Afghanistan and the Purdue Pharma Case are Reminders That the U.S. is a Failed Narco-State, Too
Afghanistan and the Purdue Pharma Case are Reminders That the U.S. is a Failed Narco-State, Too
Official figures state that 841,000 Americans died from drug overdoses between 1999 and 2019, and that opioids caused 70.6 percent of drug overdose deaths in 2019. The CDC also reports that in 2020, overdoses spiked by about 30 percent for all drugs and n ...[Read more]
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The Dasht-e-Leili Massacre of Taliban prisoners of war, US FOIA
The Dasht-e-Leili Massacre of Taliban prisoners of war, US FOIA
November 2001, ~ 2,000 Taliban prisoners are believed to have been killed in container trucks by US-allied Afghan troops, operating with US forces, and buried in a mass grave in Dasht-e-Leili, #Afghanistan. Investigators discovered the mass grave in 2002 ...[Read more]
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Afghanistan occupation is over
Afghanistan occupation is over
Kudos to Biden for actually ending the occupation, which the military-industry complex and right wing did want to continue in one way or the other. Even as of now, these segments are propagating a narrative in which not occupying Afghanistan being bad fo ...[Read more]
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Shoeless, shivering, passing out: Afghan refugees arrive in the UK
Shoeless, shivering, passing out: Afghan refugees arrive in the UK
They arrived shoeless and shivering, with some toddlers wearing the same nappies they wore when fleeing their homes days earlier. Volunteers have described the extraordinary dignity and stoicism of the Afghan refugees, including about 2,200 children, who ...[Read more]
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US Intervention Ultimately Supported the Taliban, Not the Afghan People
US Intervention Ultimately Supported the Taliban, Not the Afghan People
In large part, U.S. "aid" to Afghanistan didn't actually go to the Afghan people. ...[Read more]
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For Two Decades, Americans Told One Lie After Another About What They Were Doing in Afghanistan
For Two Decades, Americans Told One Lie After Another About What They Were Doing in Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan was nasty and brutish, marked by the same imperial arrogance that doomed U.S. involvement in Vietnam. ...[Read more]
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Children, US Soldiers Among Casualties in Explosions Outside Kabul Airport
Children, US Soldiers Among Casualties in Explosions Outside Kabul Airport
Children, adult civilians, and U.S. military personnel were among those reportedly killed or wounded Thursday in a pair of explosions near Kabul's international airport, the site of a chaotic evacuation effort that the Biden administration is aiming to co ...[Read more]
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United States Withdraws From Afghanistan? Not Really
United States Withdraws From Afghanistan? Not Really
The United States, it appears, is willing to allow the Taliban to return to power with two caveats: first, that the U.S. presence remains, and second, that the main rivals of the United States—namely China and Russia—have no role in Kabul. In 2011, U. ...[Read more]
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A Courageous Decision€: Rep. Ro Khanna Praises Biden’s Plan to End the Forever War in Afghanistan
A Courageous Decision€: Rep. Ro Khanna Praises Biden’s Plan to End the Forever War in Afghanistan
Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna says President Joe Biden's plan to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan is a courageous decision. Im very glad that we have a president who has finally recognized that this is not a militarily winnable war, says Khanna. ...[Read more]
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