First the CIA tried to block the public from being exposed to its dirty deeds—but now the strategy has shifted to trying to normalize them.
By depicting ugly, degrading, murderous and unspeakable acts as routine, they become accepted as “the way things are done.”
Almost since the very inception of the...
For decades, the Pentagon and CIA have rewritten scripts and censored Hollywood films—with dire consequences for humanity.
In 2012, Argo won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film starred Ben Affleck as a CIA agent named Tony Mendez who poses as a Hollywood producer scouting locations in Iran.
He helps...
U.S. Media Decries Brutal Russia Invasion of Ukraine—Yet an Intrepid Reporter Finds that the Russians Were Welcomed as Liberators in the Southern Ukrainian City of Henichesk along the Sea...
Sonja Van den Ende - 55
Last week I was embedded with the Russian army and visited two towns in southeastern Ukraine. The first town was called Henichesk, a port city along the Sea of Azov in Kherson Oblast (province) of southern Ukraine, bordering on Crimea.
The Russian army, patrolling the city, went with us—the embedded...
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Signifies the End of an Era of Unipolar American Power
Daniel Kovalik - 9
Russia had drawn a line in the sand and, once violated, defied Washington by acting to defend its interests. A lot of countries support Russia, and Washington is powerless to stop it.
If you are like me, you have been glued to the news about the Russian military operation...
CovertAction Bulletin Podcast: U.S. Hypocrisy—CIA Trains Insurgents in Ukraine
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa - 1
As the US government continues to say it does not want U.S. or NATO forces coming into direct conflict with Russian troops, a recent report in Yahoo News revealed that since 2015, the CIA has been overseeing a secret intensive training program in the U.S. for elite Ukrainian special...
As Outrage Grows Over Civilian Casualties in Ukraine, Media Ignores Suffering of Yemeni People
Andi Olluri - 2
Some Victims Are More Worthy Than Others in Our Orwellian Media Landscape
The U.S. media have been dominated by images of Ukrainians suffering under the Russian invasion.
New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote characteristically that Joe Biden had “masterly and humbly helped organize a global coalition” of Good and Democracy—and...
U.S. Lied About Funding “Dangerous Pathogen” Research in Secret Ukrainian Biolabs, Newly Leaked Documents Reveal
Dilyana Gaytandzhieva - 18
Newly Leaked Documents Reveal Pentagon Contractors Worked Under $80 Million Program Funded by Defense Department But Kept Hidden from Public
Leaked documents give new information about the Pentagon program in biolaboratories in Ukraine. According to internal documents, Pentagon contractors were given full access to all Ukrainian biolaboratories which handled dangerous...
Will the Decline of the U.S. Empire Usher in a More Peaceful World Order, or Will New Empires Emerge that are Just as Lethal and Exploitative?
Jeremy Kuzmarov - 7
History does not bring confidence that peace and genuine human equality will prevail on Planet Earth anytime soon
Nevertheless, a new China century would likely be an improvement over the American, British and Spanish empires
In early February, just before the start of the Ukraine War, Russian President Vladimir Putin and...
Nineteen Years Ago Today the Bush Administration Invaded Iraq in One of the Worst Crimes of the Modern Era
Philip A. Farruggio - 10
Numerologists tell you that 19 is 1 + 9 which equals the powerful # 1, or new beginnings. Well, 19 years ago on March 19, coincidentally, my nation orchestrated the most horrific deed since God knows when.
The illegal and immoral attack, invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq really upset the world's...
CIA Shadow Warrior Covers Up Past as a Mob Hitman in New Memoir Being Celebrated Across the Mainstream Media
John Kiriakou - 4
Sociopaths like Ric Prado rise to leadership positions in rogue agency that acts with utter disregard for the law
If you’ve watched Fox News or CNN or if you’ve read the Washington Post or New York Times over the past two weeks, you will have been told that Enrique “Ric”...