Above Photo: US Army trainers drill Nigerian soldiers in Jaji between Jan. 15 and Feb. 22, 2018 Under The Cover Of Counterterrorism, AFRICOM Is Beefing Up Nigeria’s Military To Ensure The Free Flow Of Oil To The West, And Using The Country As A Proxy Against China’s Influence On The Continent. Last month, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari wrote an op-ed in the Financial Times. It might as well have been written by the Pentagon. Buhari promoted Brand Nigeria, auctioning the country’s military services to Western powers, telling readers that Nigeria would lead Africa’s “war on terror” in exchange for foreign infrastructure investment. “Though some […]
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America’s Still Strangelovian Schemes To ‘Win’ Nuclear Wars By Danny Sjursen, Antiwar.com. October 30, 2020 America’s Still Strangelovian Schemes To ‘Win’ Nuclear Wars2020-10-302020-10-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/missiles-scaled-e1604070904603.jpg200px200px Above photo: From Undark.com. “Global Thunder: Bombers practice for nuclear war.” – Air Force Times, five days ago. The headline itself, its casual yet confident language – and that it barely raises a collective eyebrow – desperately deserves deconstruction. But in practice, this madness involves the definitionally a-strategic U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) – in conjunction with British and Australian personnel – sending big bombers like B-52 Stratofortresses, out on an annual nuclear command and control exercise known, therefore, as Global Thunder 21. STRATCOM’s, news […]
Trump’s Endless Wars By Nicolas J. S. Davies and Medea Benjamin, The Progressive. October 13, 2020 Trump’s Endless Wars2020-10-132020-10-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock.jpg200px200px Above photo: Shutterstock. The pretend peacemaker has repeatedly endangered the nation and world. In the aftermath of the attacks on 9/11, the Bush Administration invaded Iraq and tortured prisoners of war and terrorism suspects, in flagrant violation of the U.N. Charter and the Geneva Conventions. As a result, the United States lost standing among many of its traditional allies around the world. President Barack Obama’s global charm offensive brought friends and allies back to America’s side, but his ten-fold increase in drone strikes to assassinate often innocent terrorism suspects, and […]
Zachary Leeman is a US-based journalist and author of the novel Nigh. A Taliban spokesman has said they hope Donald Trump wins November’s election, giving his critics plenty of ammo to attack him with. What some of them likely don’t realize they’re doing, though, is arguing for more war. “We hope he will win the election and wind up US military presence in Afghanistan,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told CBS News in an interview highlighting the unusual support. Mujahid said Trump’s “America first” policy breaks with past administrations’ need to be “cops for the world.” The Taliban was even concerned about Trump’s […]
DeFi Pulse fixed a bug that led to a substantial misreporting of total value in decentralized finance protocols, former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce and there’s a new stablecoin that functions like a savings account. Top shelf Fresh capitalCrypto projects are raising funds as the industry continues to build out decentralized protocols. Ethereum data firm Dune Analytics, a Github-like platform which provides DeFi insights, has raised $2 million led by Dragonfly Capital and included Multicoin Capital, Coinbase Ventures, DCG and DeFi angels. Meanwhile, Skynet Labs, a startup formerly known as Nebulous, has raised a $3 million […]
British actor John Boyega is quitting as global ambassador for the UK perfume and scented candles giant Jo Malone after the company replaced him with a local actor in a commercial made for the Chinese market. Boyega said that the original ad, which he created and directed, celebrated his “personal story,” featuring his hometown, friends and family members. The company also shot an ad tailored for the Chinese market, keeping most themes and elements from the original concept, but replacing Boyega with popular actor Liu Haoran. Boyega said that it was “wrong” to do so without his consent. “While many brands […]
‘Reducing Troops Not The Same As Ending Wars’ By Brett Wilkins, Commondreams. September 11, 2020 ‘Reducing Troops Not The Same As Ending Wars’2020-09-112020-09-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/mosul2.png200px200px Above photo: A billowing smoke cloud rises over a neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq immediately after a U.S. airstrike on July 9, 2017. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images. Peace Activists Say Trump Drawdown in Iraq Not Nearly Enough. “Trump is trying to convince voters that is now following through on a campaign promise that he failed to keep in four years and will not fulfill with half measures,” says CodePink’s Medea Benjamin. The U.S. military’s announcement Wednesday that thousands of troops will soon withdraw from […]
In January 2019, NPR reported on a Mongolian heavy metal band whose epic music videos were racking up millions of views on YouTube. Eight months later The Hu released their first album, which blends the screaming guitars of heavy metal and traditional Mongolian guttural singing. We caught up with two band members on a video call to Mongolia, where they have been waiting out the pandemic. Members of The Hu bring traditional instruments from Mongolia into their heavy metal sound. And they’ve even gone intergalactic, contributing a song to a new ‘Star Wars’ video game. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption […]
John Boyega is not letting Disney off the hook for how Star Wars mishandled his character. In his first major interview since Rise of Skywalker premiered last winter, the actor called out the way Finn and Kelly Marie Tran’s character, Rose Tico, were sidelined. “Like, you guys knew what to do with Daisy Ridley, you knew what to do with Adam Driver,” Boyega told British GQ. “You knew what to do with these other people, but when it came to Kelly Marie Tran, when it came to John Boyega, you know fuck all.” “So what do you want me to say?” […]
Senator Rand Paul’s (R-Kentucky) speech at the Republican National Convention has been butchered by major cable networks, with CNN cutting it altogether and Fox replacing the anti-war part with an interview. Paul, who frequently crossed swords with Donald Trump when both were vying to become a Republican presidential candidate in the 2016 race, admitted during his speech that he did not always agree with the president, but said that Trump’s desire to put an end to “endless wars” far outweighs their differences. “I’m supporting President Trump because he believes as I do, that a strong America cannot fight endless wars, we […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump’s family, including his wife Melania, will headline the second night of the Republican National Convention (RNC), but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech will be highly scrutinized over allegations that he may be violating US law and the State Department policy. The Republicans opened the second night of their semi-virtual convention in North Carolina on Tuesday. Tonight’s program is focused on shining a light on Trump’s family and will feature a controversial speech by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. US Senator Rand Paul during remarks at the Republican National Convention (RNC) said he fears […]
President Donald Trump has boasted that by replacing Barack Obama and defeating Hillary Clinton, he saved the US from war with North Korea. An unlikely dove, Trump has often accused his rivals of clamoring for conflict. Speaking on Thursday from Old Forge, Pennsylvania – just two miles from Joe Biden’s hometown of Scranton – Trump tore into his opponent, calling Biden a “puppet of the radical left movement” who wants to “hike your taxes” and “take away your guns,” among other by now well-worn criticisms. After rounding on Biden, Trump boasted of his own accomplishments in office, including his series of […]
The Space Wars Have Begun By T. J. Coles, Counterpunch. August 2, 2020 The Space Wars Have Begun2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/ground-space_based_hybrid_laser_weapon-e1596381780236.jpg200px200px Above photo: Artist rendering of ground and space based laser weapons. Image: US Air Force. “Space is now a distinct warfighting domain,” says the U.S. Defense Space Strategy. Last week, corporate media repeated U.S. military propaganda: that Russia had “tested new technologies that could lead to so-called ‘killer satellites’” (ABC); the U.S. and Britain “accused Russia of testing a weapon-like projectile in space that could be used to target satellites in orbit” (BBC); “the US has publicly accused Russia of testing an ‘orbit weapon’” (CNN); “The launch could represent a step towards the […]
How A Working-Class Soldier Turned Against “Forever Wars” By Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon, Popular Resistance. July 22, 2020 How A Working-Class Soldier Turned Against “Forever Wars”2020-07-222020-07-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/danny-sjursen-in-combat-720-e1595426084523.jpg200px200px Above photo: Maj. Danny Sjursen, left, with “Ali,” an interpreter, on patrol in Afghanistan. Danny Sjursen. “Patriotic Dissent” When it comes to debate about US military policy, the 2020 presidential election campaign is so far looking very similar to that of 2016. Joe Biden has pledged to ensure that “we have the strongest military in the world,” promising to “make the investments necessary to equip our troops for the challenges of the next century, not the […]
…from SouthFront Early on July 20, positions of the Syrian Army came under shelling by militants in the villages of Furu, Bahsa and Beit Hassno in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone. In response, government forces struck positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sam near Kansafra and surrounding areas. Local tensions increased just a few days after a key infrastructure object of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib became the target of a drone attack. On July 18, three suicide drones hit facilities of the Watad Petroleum Company in the town of Saramada. This company is controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly […]
Chris Hedges: Don’t Be Fooled By The Cancel Culture Wars By Chris Hedges, ScheerPost. July 13, 2020 | Educate!, Featured Campaign Chris Hedges: Don’t Be Fooled By The Cancel Culture Wars2020-07-132020-07-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/megaphone-by-mr.-fish-e1594657914440.jpg200px200px The politically correct speech and symbols of inclusiveness, without a concerted assault on corporate power, will do nothing to change the system. The cancel culture — the phenomenon of removing or canceling people, brands or shows from the public domain because of offensive statements or ideologies — is not a threat to the ruling class. Hundreds of corporations, nearly all in the hands of white executives and white board members, […]
In a recent report, a United Nations expert found the January killing of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani by a US drone strike was against international law. One journalist told Sputnik the killing fit a long pattern of the US destroying places it cannot control, which is linked to the proliferation of poverty in the US. Kei Pritsker, a journalist with BreakThrough News, told Radio Sputnik’s Political Misfits Tuesday that “for most of US history, we’ve just attacked countries purely out of our interest to extend our sphere of influence for power and take out governments we don’t like, and it’s […]
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” Thomas Jefferson wrote 244 years ago, when a brand-new nation found itself already a year into war with the most powerful empire on the planet. Two and a half centuries later, the innately flawed country that was born out of the declaration Jefferson penned is fighting one of the deadliest battles in its history. Except this time around, it remains deeply split about the very nature of a horrifically fatal enemy. While leaders in some nations around the world have in many cases used a combination of aggressive lockdowns and mass testing to get […]
Avalanche blockchain developer AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private sale of its AVAX token. The funding round was co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized Capital, NGC Ventures and Dragonfly Capital, and included other undisclosed individual investors. The sale precedes a planned public offering of the Avalanche token to U.S. accredited investors and non-U.S. citizens, according to a release from AVA Labs. The public sale will run for two weeks beginning July 8 with 7 million tokens up for grabs. Another 5 million will be available based on the round’s success during the first week, the firm said. Founded by […]
President Trump has declared himself the “president of law and order.” Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Trump has declared himself the “president of law and order.” Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Nearly a month after the killing of George Floyd while in police custody and the launch of massive protests against police brutality across the country, President Trump was asked what part of his response would he have handled differently. “I think that tone is a very important thing and I try to have a very good tone, a very moderate […]
…by Jonas E. Alexis Jim W. Dean has put it best when he said that we are currently seeing “chaos theory in full bloom” in places like Minneapolis, Los Angeles, St. Louis, New York City, etc. He also made the point that “Black Lives Matter [hereafter BLM] needs to be morphed into a new All Lives Matter [ALM], including the business livelihoods that are being lynched with the looters taking advantage of the protest to have their usual fun.” I am not confident that BLM can be morphed into ALM because BLM is an essentially wicked ideology which wasn’t formed on […]
US President Donald Trump has declared that America will shift its focus from waging “endless wars” and being the “policeman of the world,” rehashing his 2016 campaign promises that were not fulfilled. The US is entering a “crucial moment” of its history, the president said as he addressed the US West Point Military Academy graduates in his commencement speech. “We are ending an era of endless wars.” Also on rt.com US military launches airstrikes against Taliban as Afghanistan ceasefire ends “It is not the duty of the US troops to solve ancient conflicts in faraway lands that many people have not […]
Scheer Intelligence: The Cynical Forces Behind America’s Forever Wars By Robert Scheer, Scheer Post. June 12, 2020 | Educate!, Featured Campaign Scheer Intelligence: The Cynical Forces Behind America’s Forever Wars2020-06-122020-06-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/hopalong-scaled-e1591985972643.jpg200px200px Above image: Mr. Fish. Patrick Cockburn examines the disastrous inevitability of America’s failures in the Middle East as the region continues to reel from decades of U.S.-sponsored turmoil. American interventionism in the Middle East has resulted in two of the longest wars in U.S. history, and led to countless deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as widespread instability in the region. Nearly two decades into the so-called “War on Terror,” concerns […]
America’s Forever Wars Have Come Home By William J. Astore, Tom Dispatch. June 10, 2020 America’s Forever Wars Have Come Home2020-06-102020-06-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/unidentified-militarized-police-in-washington-dc-june-2020-from-twitter-e1591369195204.jpg200px200px Above photo: Unidentified militarized police in Washington, DC June 2020, from Twitter. “Light ‘Em Up.” Warrior-Cops Are the Law — and Above the Law — as Violence Grips America. From their front porches, regular citizens watched a cordon of cops sweep down their peaceful street in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Rankled at being filmed, the cops exceeded their authority and demanded that people go inside their houses. When some of them didn’t obey quickly enough, the order — one heard so many times in […]
By Nahed al Husaini, Bureau Chief, VT Damascus An Exclusive Interview Syrian MP Dr. Nabil Toumeh: President Bashar Al Assad will effect fundamental changes despite US pressure. The ‘so called’ World Government wants to retune the world economy via biological and technological wars. As usual, VT’s meeting with Syrian MP Dr. Nabil Toumeh was phenomenal, and abundant with Intel. We have discussed multifarious issues ranging from the internal situation to the World Government and its dark intentions to exploit the Corona Virus. Dr. Toumeh believes that the world lockdown will end in July and life will start to return to normal […]
The Green New Deal Is The Key To Ending Forever Wars By Lindsay Koshgarian, Truthout. May 10, 2020 The Green New Deal Is The Key To Ending Forever Wars2020-05-102020-05-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/gnd.png200px200px Above image: Lauren Walker. The fossil fuel industry is a current casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, with oil prices briefly dipping below zero at the end of April. With the oil industry on the ropes, progressives see a path toward a green economic renewal. Could that spell a whole new approach to international conflict and the U.S. military endeavor, too? Oil is the leading cause of interstate wars, but the connections between war and oil don’t stop […]
Trump Must Choose Between A Global Ceasefire And US’s Long Lost Wars By Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK. May 6, 2020 Trump Must Choose Between A Global Ceasefire And US’s Long Lost Wars2020-05-062020-05-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/ilitary-e1588810922167.jpg200px200px Above photo: As of May 1, there were 7,145 cases of COVID-19 in the US military, with more falling sick every day. Military Times. As President Trump has complained, the U.S. does not win wars anymore. In fact, since 1945, the only 4 wars it has won were over the small neocolonial outposts of Grenada, Panama, Kuwait and Kosovo. Americans across the political spectrum refer to the wars the U.S. has launched since 2001 […]
Canadians have a reputation of being super nice to everyone, but don’t try walking around in a “Star Wars” stormtrooper outfit carrying a fake blaster, cuz’ the cops will bloody you up. A woman in Lethbridge, Alberta, was walking along the street in full regalia to promote a nearby Star Wars-themed restaurant on May 4, or “May the Fourth.” The day is celebrated by Star Wars fans because it sounds like “may the force” be with you. Drumming up business outside the Coco Vanilla Galactic Cantina, she was encouraged passersby to come into the restaurant, all the while marching like the […]