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How The US Got Beaten In Its Own Game In Ukraine: The Full Story
It was supposed to be simple – the US was going to apply the Afghanistan playbook in Ukraine against Russia. It was going to bog it down in a low-level conflict that would starve it of money and resources. It would strain the Russian society and it woul ...[Read more]
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War in Afghanistan Isn’t Over — It’s Taking the Form of Illegal Drone Strikes
Unfortunately Biden’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is substantially less meaningful when analyzed in light of his administration’s pledge to mount “over-the-horizon” attacks in that country from afar even though we won’t have troop ...[Read more]
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Are the Motives of War Profiteers Driving Us to the Brink of a New Cold War?
The first Cold War made trillions for the war industry. Profiteers know a new Cold War with China would make many more. ...[Read more]
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As Bids to Slash Pentagon Budget Fail, US Military Spending Slammed as ‘Height of Absurdity’
"Americans want to see our leaders invest in solutions to today's most pressing issues—not line the pockets of wealthy arms-makers at the expense of working families," says Win Without War's Erica Fein. ...[Read more]
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After 20 Years of Failed War, Corporate Media Still Give Wars of Empire a Pass
When Taliban fighters swept across Afghanistan in a little over a week and entered the capital city of Kabul on August 15, 2021, they surprised the US media, the Biden White House, and the military. Desperate to get out of the country, those who had worke ...[Read more]
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‘Anti-China’ Military Pact ‘Threatens Peace and Stability’ in Pacific, Groups Warn
"The world needs global cooperation to tackle shared threats of the pandemic and climate change, not a new Cold War." ...[Read more]
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Intelligence Contract Funneled to Pro-War Think Tank Establishment
The Center for Strategic and International Studies received a hefty sum from Alion Science as part of a military-related contract. ...[Read more]
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‘Outrageous’ and ‘Shameful’: House Panel Approves $37.5B Boost to Pentagon Budget
"Today, the House Armed Services Committee voted to put arms dealer profits before the needs of everyday people," said Erica Fein of Win Without War. ...[Read more]
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‘A Huge Outrage’: Senate Panel Approves $25 Billion Pentagon Budget Increase
"Not so incidentally, the $25 billion spending increase approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee exactly matches the cost to scale up Covid-19 vaccine production to meet global demand." ...[Read more]
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Biden’s Defense Budget Is a Big Win for Hypersonic Weapons Contractors
The US' largest defense corporations can breathe a sigh of relief: President Joe Biden’s first budget proposal not only continues his predecessor’s commitment to hypersonic weapons, but it’s also seeking a major increase in government spending. Whil ...[Read more]
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The Bewildering Search for the Islamic State in Congo
The 'Kony 2012' stampede failed, and after the Pentagon had spent more than $780 million on it, President Donald Trump quietly shut it down in 2017. But now the Bridgeway Foundation appears to be luring the Biden administration into another, far more dang ...[Read more]
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