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September 14, 2021

Pentagon Paid the Arms Industry at Least $4.4 Trillion Since 9/11
By Dave DeCamp
Of the over $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon, one-third to one-half went to private military contractors.

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Sinophobia Meets Prison Labor in a Think Tank Down Under
By Pepe Escobar
Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon and BAE Systems – have been connected to the use of prison labor in manufacturing components for their military hardware. 

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The Vocabulary of Neoliberal Diplomacy in Today’s New Cold War
By Michael Hudson
Super Decadence occurs when the whole world is being dragged down together.

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Door Is Closing on an Iran Nuclear Deal
By Philip Giraldi
Biden, who has described himself as a Zionist, is no less prone to pandering to Israel than is Trump.

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How Many More Palestinians Must Die for Israel’s ‘Security’?
By Ramzy Baroud
What do Israeli soldiers want, considering that they have already killed over 300 unarmed Palestinian protesters.

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Understanding Anti-Vaxxer Suspicion of Government Mandates & Corporations
By Richard D Wolff
Professor wolf breaks down why many in the United States distrust government mandates.

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MIDDLE EAST

43 Houthis killed in Saudi-led airstrikes

Yemen: Houthi rebels recaptured Rahabah

By letting Saudi Arabia off the hook over 9/11, the US encouraged jihadism:

Turkey sends military reinforcements into Syria's Idlib

Putin Says U.S. Military Being in Syria is Illegal, Keeping Country from Uniting

Hezbollah leader says Lebanon set to receive more fuel shipments from Iran

The Dancing Israelis: FBI Docs Shed Light on Apparent Mossad Foreknowledge of 9/11 Attacks

Israel delivers 50,000 doses of expired vaccines to Gaza

Prosecution witness in ex-Israel PM corruption trial killed in plane crash

AFRICA

President Sisi meets with Libya's Haftar, Aguila Saleh in Cairo

ASIA

Hague must investigate US military killings of innocent people in Afghanistan: US military used civilians as scapegoats for terrorists to show its ability to retaliate

Pentagon: No plans to send investigators to Afghanistan to scrutinize US drone strike

Donors pledge $1.1 billion in aid for Afghanistan amid looming catastrophe

After Spending Trillions on War in Afghanistan, US Answers Call for Aid With Just $64 Million

China pledges $18m in emergency aid to Afghanistan

Watch: Exclusive interview with Afghan Taliban spokesperson

Dollars, gold seized from home of former vice-president

Democrats shift blame for Afghanistan withdrawal chaos to Trump

Taliban says women can study in gender-segregated universities

Prof Wolff: China Vs. a Myth of Stolen Technology

EUROPE

Belarus Will Buy $1 Billion Worth of Weapons from Russia

Russia unveils combat robots that can take down tanks

President Putin goes into self-isolation after aides test positive for COVID-19

GLOBE

Climate change could displace 216 million by 2050: Report

AMERICAS

Study says nearly half of "defense" spending for 9/11 wars went to private contractors

Profits of War: Corporate Beneficiaries of Pentagon Spending Surge:Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman.

Rotten tto the core: 1,700 Former Acquisition Officials Moved on to "Defense" Contractors, Report Finds: Employees who left the Defense Department have gone on to work for major defense contractors

US reliance on "defence" contractors led to mission failures: Study

Democrats shift blame for Afghanistan withdrawal chaos to Trump

U.S. Poverty rose in 2020; The nation's poverty rate rose to 11.4% last year

Dems Propose $3 Trillion Tax Hike on Working Families and Small Businesses

Richest Americans fail to pay $163 billion in taxes, Treasury estimates

U.S. consumers' inflation expectations highest since 2013, NY Fed says

House Tax Proposal Fails to Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share

Democrats See Trump Supporters and the Unvaccinated As Biggest Threat to Nation

White House accused of cutting Biden audio when he goes off script on west coast tour

Californians to decide governor's fate in Republican-backed recall

 
 

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