The federal charge of “interfering with certain protective functions” levied against four members of the Embassy Protection Collective was formally dropped today in a hearing before Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell in US District Court. The four defendants are Adrienne...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.The president ordered an attack on protesters to clear the way for a photo op last night, and he also threatened to deploy the military on American soil:When Trump had returned safely to the White House less than an...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.There is nothing more cringe than a political photo op, but when the President of the United States sends his Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff out onto the streets during political protests...
The National Guard and Louisville PD broke up a gathering for violating curfew around 12:15 AM on June 1st. They opened fire on the crowd and killed local business owner David McAtee. McAtee was loved by his community, ran a BBQ restaurant, and even fed local police...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.Tensions between India and China have been increasing over the last few weeks with a buildup of troops along a disputed border in eastern Ladakh. The buildup on the Chinese side appears to have been a response to Indian...
The American empire wanted to oust Muammar Gaddafi for decades. He remained in power as he carefully balanced interests in Libya’s complex tribal society and kept the military under control. Gaddafi was popular since he invested Libya’s oil wealth improving the lives...
From The American Conservative: On this edition of Empire Has No Clothes, Matt Purple, Kelley Vlahos, and Daniel Larison speak to John Kiriakou, who did 2 years in a federal prison after he exposed the CIA policy of waterboarding detainees after 9/11. He talks about...
The Republic of Georgia is a small undeveloped Asian nation that was once part of the Soviet Union. It plays no role in the American economy or security yet was conquered by the American empire in 2003 when the CIA covertly organized a coup to establish a puppet...
Antiwar.com contributing editor Danny Sjursen appeared for an extensive interview with Jimmy Dore:
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.An Iranian tanker delivered some gasoline to Venezuela this week, and this is how the report in The New York Times framed the event: Venezuela needs gasoline and has gold. Iran has oil but needs cash. Both Venezuela and...
