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The Pentagon is running a system that seems to eternally reward failure, from poorly performing generals to endless wars that cost a fortune.

Biden is following in the footsteps of Obama and Trump, who both promised fresh approaches to foreign policy but for the most part delivered more endless war.

Should we thank Pope Francis’ invitation to the world to stare into the maw of the Iraqi landscape? Whatever image the holy man conjures with his blessings, it can hardly be more than a fleeting one. What remains, what might endure, what might rise and be restored–is unspeakable for Americans. …

The Democrats task force 1-6 Recommended Initiation of a Permanent Militarized Police Battalion Staffed with Rotating National Guard and Pentagon Reserve Forces

The only way to end America’s aspiration to control the entire world is to end NATO, because NATO was built upon that evil aspiration.

When it comes to rooting out extremists, military investigators have provided conflicting accounts of their own regulations.

“MEM” –  On 12 February, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked by a reporter whether the new Joe Biden administration intends to shut down the notorious Guantanamo Bay Prison by the end of the US president’s first term in office. Her non-committal answer was, “That’s certainly our goal and our intention.” …

This country is in a crisis of the first order. More than half a million of us have died thanks to Covid-19. Food insecurity is on the rise, with nearly 24 million Americans going hungry, including 12 million children. Unemployment claims filed since the pandemic began have now reached 93 million. Given the level …

The United States has been at war for nearly every year of its existence as an independent nation, fighting in 227 years of its 244-year history. 

How corporate media sell regime change, Intervention and war to progressive audiences