Tag: United States
Fits into dubious history of medical coercion and experimentation on vulnerable populations in the U.S.
Two Democratic members of the Massachusetts state legislature have proposed a bill that would give state prisoners between 60 and 365 days off their sentences if they donate a kidney, bone marrow, skin, or “other...
Corrupt Mexican Drug Czar “Had a Very Close Relationship For Many Years with U.S. Intelligence,” Says Mexican Security Analyst
Jeremy Kuzmarov - 2
CIA has a 15-20,000-page dossier on Genaro García Luna that, if ever released, would cause a political scandal bigger than Watergate, according to former CIA contract pilot.
Former Mexican drug czar Genaro García Luna, the highest ranking Mexican official ever to be tried in the U.S., was found guilty...
CovertAction Bulletin: Is Left Right Unity Possible in the Anti-War Movement?
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa - 5
Just before the one-year anniversary of the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine, President Biden made a surprise visit to Kiev over President’s Day weekend. According to the AP, the plan was approved just two days before, but discussion began a month prior. Air Force One flew to Germany, then turned its transponders off for a flight to Poland. Only two U.S. journalists accompanied Biden—and they had to surrender their devices to the White House for the trip. The Russian government was notified hours before...
Was Malcolm X Betrayed By an African American CIA Agent Posing as a Mozambican Freedom Fighter?
Herb Boyd and Don Rojas - 1
New revelations breed suspicion that a campaign of CIA surveillance and attempted assassination of Malcolm during his travels in Africa was orchestrated by a member of the Liberation Front of Mozambique (FRELIMO) named Leo Milas.
Surveillance of Black Americans, especially those viewed as subversives, has been an enduring process...
Left and Right Join Together to Rage Against Ukraine War on Its One Year Anniversary
Jeremy Kuzmarov - 9
Several thousand people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, February 19, to protest U.S. support for the war in Ukraine around the time of its one-year anniversary.
The protest was organized by the People’s Party and Libertarian Party. It brought together groups on the left and...
The U.S. is blaming Zimbabwe’s government (which it is conveniently trying to overthrow) for the tragic humanitarian crises afflicting its suffering people. But the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism has now placed responsibility directly on the harsh economic sanctions that the U.S. has been imposing on Zimbabwe for...
CovertAction Bulletin: On the Ground Report from East Palestine Train Derailment
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa - 1
On February 3rd, a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Days later, officials released some of these chemicals into the air, fearing a larger explosion. Meanwhile, Norfolk Southern railroad—the company responsible—has offered no more than a pittance of meaningful help to people from the area. We discuss how corporate greed is the underlying cause of this crash, and the potential long-term impacts.
Evidence Emerges: United States is Planning to Interfere in 2023 Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine
Valeriy Krylko - 14
In October 2023, Ukraine will hold elections for the Verkhovna Rada, the unicameral parliament of Ukraine. In the previous elections Vladimir Zelensky's party "Servant of the People" received 43.16% of the vote. Since then the popularity of the party and Zelensky himself has been gradually declining, but in 2022...
CIA Spied on Mexican Revolutionary Workers Party, Interfered in Union Elections and Collaborated With Anti-Union Thugs Who Broke Up Strike at Ford Cuautitlán Assembly Plant Thirty-Three Years Ago
Rob McKenzie - 2
Growing strength of independent Mexican labor movement today draws on legacy of striking Ford workers.
In the pre-dawn darkness outside Mexico City, in the dim light created by streetlamps, a group of about 300 thugs and tough guys prepare to enter the Ford Cuautitlán Assembly Plant. They are men willing...
Militarism and Diplomacy in the South China Sea: The Propaganda Machine is Mobilized
Andi Olluri - 4
A recent Pentagon conference on psychological warfare noted that the forces of indoctrination “cannot wait until a crisis begins.” A high-ranking chief at the Department of Defense suggested a model for propaganda, in no way new: “Look at marketing…What makes people drink Coke, what makes people drink Pepsi?” In...