BILL VAN AUKEN—Within the US working population there is deep hostility to the never-ending wars waged by US imperialism for more than a quarter-century. Justified in the name of defending against “weapons of mass destruction,” waging a “global war on terror” and upholding “human rights” these wars have killed well over one million people, demolished entire societies and cost trillions of dollars.
Yearly Archives
2018
STRATEGIC CULTURE—Washington’s putative withdrawal from Syria, if anything, is due to its realization of defeat for its regime-change operation. The Syrian army, Russia, Iran and Hezbollah deserve the laurels for heroically defeating the terrorist jihadist proxies whom Washington deployed to Syria for regime change. Salute too to the brave Syrian people for their amazing steadfastness in the face of horrific assault.
ATILIO BORON—n a day like today, but in 1989, the recently deceased war criminal George H. W. Bush ordered his troops to attack Panama City and arrest President Manuel Noriega and take him prisoner to the US.”… the seismograph of the university of Panama Recorded 417 bomb impacts in the first 14 hours of the invasion. Of that total, 66 bombs fell in the first 4 minutes. The South command recognized 314 Panamanian military fallen in combat, compared to 23 Americans. He didn’t recognize civilian dead. But the Panamanian committee on human rights recognized in 1990 to have a list of 556 dead, including 93 missing. Former Attorney General of the United States, Ramsey Clark, assured time after the dead numbered several thousands “
As dedicated internauts we often come across excellent opinion on the topics of the day. This section was created to highlight our audience’s comments, but in the current crisis we are opening the space to voices that come from other places on the web who share our political vision. The examples below, taken from wsws.org, accompanying their piece on Trump’s announced Syria withdrawal speak for themselves.
Obama Admits Bipartisan Capitalist ‘Washington Consensus’ Fueled Far-Right & Multiplied Inequality
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Obama admits that the neoliberal capitalist policies he and his predecessors supported fostered the rise of the far-right and grossly exacerbated inequality. Notice how he carefully chooses his words with an audience that actually represent his true bosses.
