A short, sordid history of brands and warfare ~~Tommy Hodgson

https://mronline.org/2021/09/15/a-short-sordid-history-of-brands-and-warfare/

~~ posted for collectivist ~~

John Pilger: Afghanistan, The Great Game of Smashing Countries

https://www.mintpressnews.com/john-pilger-afganistan-great-game-smashing-countries/278289/

~~ posted for dmorista with introduction by dmorista ~~

When we watch the current scenes of panic at Kabul airport, and listen to journalists and generals in distant TV studios bewailing the withdrawal of “our protection”, isn’t it time to heed the truth of the past so that all this suffering never happens again?

Off the Rails: New report by Corporate-funded think-tank reveals how profit-driven motives drive New Cold War against China ~~ Danny Haiphong

https://mronline.org/2021/06/08/off-the-rails-new-report-by-corporate-funded-think-tank-reveals-how-profit-driven-motives-drive-new-cold-war-against-china/

~~ posted for dmorista with introduction by dmorista ~~

We Lost the War in Afghanistan. We Need to Say So ~~ William Rivers Pitt

 https://truthout.org/articles/we-lost-the-war-in-afghanistan-we-need-to-say-so/

~~ posted for collectivist ~~

What the Classroom Didn’t Teach Me About the American Empire. ~~ Howard Zinn

https://scheerpost.com/2021/08/16/what-the-classroom-didnt-teach-me-about-the-american-empire/

“Antiwar Sentiment in the Military Is Stronger Than Ever.” AN INTERVIEW WITH MIKE PRYSNER

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/08/antiwar-military-veterans-afghanistan-iraq-biden-troops

~~ posted for dmorista and introduction written by dmorista ~~

Iraq War veteran Mike Prysner on what the military-industrial complex gained by staying in Afghanistan so long, what’s next for US empire, and why antiwar sentiment is rising among active-duty soldiers.

Operation Tradewinds: Collective Militarized White Supremacy and Black Neocolonialism in the Caribbean ~~ Gerald A. Perreira

https://blackagendareport.com/operation-tradewinds-collective-militarized-white-supremacy-and-black-neocolonialism-caribbean

~~ posted for dmorista ~~

Afghanistan ~~ Margaret Kimberley

 https://www.blackagendareport.com/afghanistan-0

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Afghanistan And The US Imperial Project ~~ Jack Rasmus

https://jackrasmus.com/2021/08/17/afghanistan-the-american-imperial-project/

~~ posted for dmorista with introduction by dmorista ~~

US EMBASSY STAFF FLEE KABUL AS THE TALIBAN TAKES CONTROL

https://popularresistance.org/us-embassy-staff-flee-kabul-as-the-taliban-takes-control/

~~ posted for dmorista ~~

The fall of the Afghan puppet regime: A historic debacle for US imperialism

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/08/16/pers-a16.html

~~ posted for dmorista ~~

After the Dust Settles: What are the Consequences of the End of American Power in Afghanistan. ~~ dmorista

~~ written by and posted for dmorista ~~

The Last 24 Hours of Developments in Afghanistan ~~ dmorista

 ~~Written by and posted for dmorista ~~

The Ongoing Collapse of Imperial Forces in Afghanistan; and How it compares to the Collapse of the “South Vietnamese” Client State Between 1973 - 1975. ~~dmorista

~~ Written by dmorista ~~

Afghanistan - US Imperialism

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/08/10/pers-a10.html

and 

Podcast https://popularresistance.org/the-afghanistan-war-was-a-disaster-veteran-danny-sjursen-on-us-pullout/.   Note:  the interview with Sjursen begins at about 20 minutes into the podcast.

~~ posted for dmorista ~~

10 Ways To Recognize War Propaganda In Western Media A Handy checklist ~~Thomas Römer

https://fort-russ.com/2021/04/10-ways-to-recognize-war-propaganda-in-western-media/

~~ postef for dmorista ~~

Hiroshima Is A Lie ~~ David Swanson

https://scheerpost.com/2021/08/05/hiroshima-is-a-lie/

~~ posted for dmorista ~~

Why do U.S. history teachers in U.S. elementary schools today — in 2021! — tell children that nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan to save lives — or rather “the bomb” (singular) to avoid mentioning Nagasaki?

Nicaragua’s Sandinistas battle ‘diabolical’ US empire and poverty on 42nd anniversary of revolution ~~ BEN NORTON

https://thegrayzone.com/2021/07/24/nicaragua-sandinista-revolution-42-anniversary/

~~ posted for dmorista ~~

WORLD COMMUNIST MOVEMENT: CUBA WILL WIN!

https://mltoday.com/world-communist-movement-cuba-will-win/

~~ posted for collectivist ~~

BLESS THE TRAITORS~~ Chris Hedges

https://popularresistance.org/bless-the-traitors/

~~ posted for dmorista ~~

Daniel Hale Exposed The Widespread And Indiscriminate Murder Of Noncombatants In The Global US Drone War.

For his heroism, he faces ten years in prison while those who oversee these war crimes continue their killing spree.