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 ~~

A 9/11 Reflection: Remember “Their” Crimes, Forget “Ours” ~~ PAUL STREET

https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/09/10/remember-their-crimes-forget-ours/

~~. posted for collectivist ~~

September 11, 2001 Events in the U.S.: Reflections to Mark the Twentieth Anniversary ~~ dmorista

September 11, 2001 Events in the U.S.: Reflections to Mark the Twentieth Anniversary

Prepared by Dmorista for Leftist Politics.

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?

Inside US Afghanistan pullout, CIA opium ratline, pipeline conflict, new cold war ~~ Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal

https://thegrayzone.com/2021/08/21/us-afghanistan-pullout-cia-opium-pipeline/

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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/

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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.

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/

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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.

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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/

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Hiroshima Is A Lie ~~ David Swanson

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

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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?

THE NECESSITY OF DISMANTLING THE U.S.: A CONVERSATION WITH AJAMU BARAKA ~~ Kollibri terre Sonnenblume

https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/the-necessity-of-dismantling-the-us-a-conversation-with-ajamu-baraka

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