How the U.S. funded al-Qaeda in Syria
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 06/18/2023 - 11:43amIt seems strange how many people are unaware that the US and NATO allies armed and funded al-Qaeda.
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Pot calling kettle black is literally the justification for war
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 06/22/2019 - 1:07amThe Trump administration has decided to use the 2001 AUMF to justify attacking Iran.
Democrats trying to goad Trump into attacking Syria again
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 2:51pmYes, we are back to square one.
Trump decides to use Dick Cheney's playbook for starting a war with Iran
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 02/20/2019 - 5:06pmThis might be the most ominous essay that I've ever written.
It appears that the Trump Administration has decided to use the most ridiculous and transparent lie imaginable to justify a war of regime change with Iran.
Al-Qaeda: Our freedom-loving allies in Syria
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 10:57amIt didn't take long for the Trump Administration to decide that false-flag operations were only conspiracy theories when it was convenient.
The rehabilitation of al-Qaeda
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 10/27/2018 - 4:21pmIt's important to recall how small of an organization al-Qaeda was in 2001.
“The Americans are on our side.”
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 10/02/2016 - 1:12pmLast week German newspaper Köelner Stadt-Anzeiger published an interview with Abu Al Ezz, a commander in the Nusra Front, the al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria.
According to Al Ezz, U.S. materiel has been key in turning the tide against Syrian army forces:
What's in a name?
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 1:18pm
What's in a name?
A lot it seems.
When is a terrorist not a terrorist?
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 05/23/2016 - 6:03pmLast month American custom agents prevented entry into the country by the founder of the Syrian humanitarian group, White Helmets. He was set to receive a humanitarian award from InterAction, an NGO based in Washington, DC.
However, he had a Muslim name.
Remember when al-Qaeda was our enemy?
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 04/15/2016 - 6:00pmRemember way back. Long before ISIS was created in American prison camps in Iraq. Remember the guys who lived in caves in Afghanistan and killed roughly 3,000 Americans?
Remember how we were going to crush them?
