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Chuck Spinney: Mission Accomplished in Afghanistan — Treason, Looting of the Commonwealth, Destruction of the Millitary, and Wanton Collateral Damage…

Below, Seumas Milne well summarizes the calamitous results of our misbegotten GWOT* crusades in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria.  The result is not pretty, but that is hardly surprising. While Milne’s call for accountability applies to the British contribution to the GWOT, it bespeaks volumes for the United States — a country that prides itself on its …

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Berto Jongman: Bits, Bytes, & Staff

126 Journalists Killed in 2013 — Many in Syria (Reuters) Data VIsualizations in Journalism (Zeit) FARC Waging War While Talking Peace (InSightCrime) GCHQ Monitoring of Allied Politicians (Spiegel) Israeli Banks Being Blackmailed Over Details of 3.7 Million Customers

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Jesse Ventura: New Daily Internet Show “Off the Grid” Blasting American “Hypocrisy”

Jesse Ventura to Host Daily Internet Show Blasting American Off the Grid’ on Ora TV will feature ex-wrestler and former pol opining on current events and U.S. politics By Todd Spangler Jesse Ventura is set to host “Off the Grid,” a daily talkshow on Internet-video site Ora TV that will feature the ex-wrestler, former Minnesota …

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Chuck Spinney: Staying in Afghanistan Is a Recipe for More Terrorism

Staying in Afghanistan Is a Recipe for More Terrorism Anthony W. Orlando – Huffington Post – 12/12/13 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anthony-w-orlando/staying-in-afghanistan-is_b_4437192.html Barack Obama is daring the terrorists. He’s standing in their front yard. He’s calling them out. Of course, that’s not how it’s reported. “U.S. ‘nowhere near’ decision to pull all troops out of Afghanistan,” was the understated …

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