“Never has a great power still in its imperial prime proved quite so incapable of applying its military and political might in a way that would advance its aims.”
Read more: https://www.thenation.com/article/americas-war-on-terror-has-cost-taxpayers-5-6-trillion/
“The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to force a public accounting of the current U.S. role in torture prisons across the south of Yemen.”
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/05/24/yemen-war-uae-torture-ro-khanna/
“In one case, federal officials had turned over eight immigrant children to human traffickers.”
“More than six months later, Customs and Border Protection still has not given back her money. This, despite the fact that the U.S. attorney’s office in the Southern District of Texas did not bring a civil asset forfeiture case against her or charge her with any crime.”
“It appears that the only way not to be killed, according to Netanyahu, is to meekly accept imprisonment inside the prison of Gaza.”
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/05/20/norman-finkelstein-gaza-iran-israel-jerusalem-embassy/
“This wasn’t some newborn infant, you know? This was a baby who could probably sit up independently. I was scared, but I acted quickly.”
Read more: https://www.theonion.com/idf-soldier-recounts-harrowing-heroic-war-story-of-kil-1826048745
“The woman shot was between the ages of 16 and 24 and was shot ‘in the head with a single gunshot.'”
“Doctors, teachers, and social workers can be jailed for failing to report child abuse here at home. But, 6,000 miles away, U.S. troops risk their career for protesting pederasty.”
Read more: https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/your-tax-dollars-bankroll-afghan-child-molesters/
“70 years ago, one out of every 20 U.S. jobs required a state license; today, almost 1 in 3 American occupations requires a license.”
“The U.S. attorney in Maine has now indicted two men on federal firearms charges for allegedly lying about their marijuana use on the gun purchase form.”
Read more: https://www.alternet.org/drugs/feds-can-indict-marijuana-users-buying-guns