Ray McGovern speaks truth to power
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 01/28/2018 - 3:40pmPlease excuse the short post. I was afraid this would be buried and unseen as a comment, and I found this speech on foreign policy and racism insightful. (17 min)
War
War for fun and profit
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 01/16/2018 - 12:55pmThe Pentagon recently announced that it was going to start drawing down troops from Iraq, but then this press release came out.
Why are we in Syria? To fight Iran
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 01/12/2018 - 5:51pmWith all the sh*thole kerfuffle, it was easy to not notice a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting going on yesterday.
During that meeting something very ominous was said.
The Democratic Party Platform Supports U.S. Imperialism
Submitted by Big Al on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 8:56pmQuestions for the audience:
Do all politicians of a political party agree to support the official party platform?
Are citizens who vote for political party politicians also supporting the party platform? If not supporting, are they validating it?
Our Wars Of Empire in 2018
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 01/01/2018 - 4:35pm2017 saw the destruction of the IS Caliphate.
ISIS has not gone away, but it is now only a guerilla force rather than a pseudo-state.
However, ISIS managed to suck the U.S. back into the middle east wars, and we have no intention of leaving.
In Iraq
Democrats want Trump to start a war
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 12/26/2017 - 3:12pmLeading Democrats have found another reason to praise Donald Trump.
Between the Lines:
Submitted by detroitmechworks on Mon, 12/18/2017 - 2:52amWelcome to Monday Morning, and your healthy dose of Paranoid ravings from an isolated bunker.
Remember, Tinfoil is for amateurs! Get yourself a Faraday Cage, and cover the windows!
First off, Looks like the opening to Top Gun is happening...
Between the Lines: Wars at Home and Abroad
Submitted by detroitmechworks on Thu, 12/07/2017 - 5:20pmHey folks, and welcome to between the lines. So I was a bit pissed off today after finding out that the VA had been floating some things about involving sending me and mine back to the street. Somebody must have pointed out how that tends to go, and they immediately backtracked.
Between the Lines: Same Shit, Different Week
Submitted by detroitmechworks on Mon, 12/04/2017 - 2:56amWelcome to Between the Lines, where, just like that jerk in the front row of a magic show who won't stop pointing out how they do the tricks, I take a look at the Army's propaganda and do my level best to figure out where they're hiding the rabbit.
Between the Lines: The New Praetorians.
Submitted by detroitmechworks on Fri, 12/01/2017 - 11:21amI intended to do this only once a week, but today I'm feeling that I must do something. Peace is not a goal that can be relegated to the back burner, and while my gifts do not lie in inspiration or opposition, I can at least provide intelligence to bolster those at the front line.
