In the aftermath of the Iraq War, the US military imprisoned Islamic extremists side by side with Baathists and former Iraqi military personnel. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, was one of those extremists, apparently. Much of the US government’s bungling in Iraq led directly to the creation of ISIS. Since then, … Continue reading
Jon Gold Brian McGlinchey is the founder and director of 28Pages.org, an information and activism hub for the growing, nonpartisan movement to declassify a 28-page finding on foreign government support of the 9/11 hijackers. A native of Philadelphia who now lives in San Antonio, McGlinchey studied political science at Bucknell University, was a U.S. Army … Continue reading
The Last American Vagabond
28Pages.org Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, Says Saudi Leads Never Thoroughly Investigated By Brian P. McGlinchey In his September 20, 2001 address to a joint session of Congress, President George W. Bush laid out a defining principle of his nascent war on terror: “We will pursue nations that provide aid or … Continue reading
(ANTIMEDIA) Turkey — The government of Turkey is currently under siege amid a military coup. The Turkish government is claiming the coup has been unsuccessful, though military officials are claiming success. Statements from the military’s new ruling “Peace Council” suggest the reason behind the coup is Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “autocratic rule.” The Turkish … Continue reading
The Guardian reports: Buoyed by recapturing Falluja from the Islamic State and the seizure of an airbase on Saturday, US and Iraqi officials are intensifying plans for an assault on Mosul, the terror group’s last urban stronghold in Iraq. The US will send 560 more troops to the newly taken base, around 40 miles south … Continue reading
Written by Daniel McAdams (RPI) The Dallas shootings have ushered in a very new world for U.S. citizens. For the very first time, a drone has been used on U.S. soil to kill an American without trial or charges. The suspected shooter in yesterday’s tragic killings, U.S. Army veteran Micah Xavier Johnson, was, according to … Continue reading
The US Government is supplying the black market for weapons in the Middle East and arming ISIS while while simultaneously debating over how far to expand gun restrictions on it’s own population. The New York Times By MARK MAZZETTI and ALI YOUNES JUNE 26, 2016 AMMAN, Jordan — Weapons shipped into Jordan by the Central … Continue reading
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, deeply criticizes the military industrial complex in an interview with Salon. His blame for war profiteering goes beyond the Bush administration and includes President Bill Clinton and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. He also criticizes the privatization of prisons and praises NSA whistle … Continue reading
