https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbmnvOt_tgs
Charlottesville’s Past That Isn’t Even
Here in Charlottesville, Virginia, I like to point out that the rallies of racists are mostly imported from out of state. It’s tempting to relax comfortably on that assertion, and to reflect on how our great lord and master Thomas Jefferson owned people with more reluctance and inner turmoil than Barack Obama bombing a foreign country or Donald Trump mouthing kind or coherent phrases from a teleprompter.
Reality is a little more troubling. Jefferson was a vicious and heartless profiteer and racist
Talk Nation Radio: Alice and Lincoln Day on What War Does to the Earth
Alice and Lincoln Day have produced an amazing film about the impact of war on the natural environment, which fits perfectly with World Beyond War’s upcoming conference on that theme. Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives was produced between 2006 and 2007 in Australia, California, Vermont, Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia. The feature-length version premiered at the 2008 DC Environmental Film Festival. Since then, the film has been screened in film festivals
Focus: Antifa in Berkeley – Aug 28, 2017
Black-clad Antifa members attack peaceful right-wing demonstrators that marched for a “Rally Against Hate” gathering in Berkeley – The Washington Post
Berkeley police allowed Antifa to jump barricades, assault demonstrators – Breitbart
Patriot Prayer’s free speech rally falsely condemned as “white supremacist” (VIDEO) – legalinsurrection.com
Berkeley counter-demonstration organizers defend Antifa – CBS San Francisco
Trump retweets D’Souza about Antifa-sparked violence at Berkeley claiming the president was right about left-wing violence – newsmax.com
Democrats silent after Antifa attacks in Berkeley on Trump supporters – Washington Times
Fox News’s Boothe: ‘When will Democrats denounce Antifa?’ (VIDEO) – TheHill
Four major liberal outlets denounce Antifa – ijr.com
Berkeley Mayor condemn Antifa, says it is a ‘gang’ – CBS San Francisco
US Commission on Civil Rights refuses to condemn Antifa violence – Live Trading News
Speaking Truth to Empire
http://https://soundcloud.com/speaking-truth-to-empire/170816-speaking-truth-to-empire-ray-mcgovern
On Speaking Truth to Empire on KFCF 88.1 FM Free Speech Radio for Central California. Dan Yaseen interviews Ray McGovern. Ray is a veteran CIA officer turned political activist. Ray was a CIA analyst for 27 years, from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush. Ray’s duties included chairing National Intelligence Estimates and preparing the President’s
“We are Killing Terrorists” and “Attack We Will”- Trump’s Most Vicious Racist Rant
On Monday, August 21, President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time speech almost shocking in its ordinariness. It was such an address as either of his immediate predecessors, George W. Bush or Barack Obama, could easily have given over the previous decade and a half. While hinting at nebulous new strategies and ill-defined new metrics to measure success, President Trump announced that the 17 year old war in Afghanistan will go on pretty much as it has. And the establishment breathed a sigh of
Focus: Russia and Ukraine – Aug 25, 2017
Jim Mattis, in Ukraine, says U.S. is thinking of sending weapons, vows to help the country stand up to Russia – The New York Times
US to boost Ukrainian army and retain Russia sanctions until it stops supporting rebels and returns Crimea, Mattis says in Kiev – Daily Sabah
VIDEO: Press conference of Ukraine President Poroshenko and State Secretary Mattis – YouTube
TRANSCRIPT: Secretary Mattis joint press conference with Ukrainian President Poroshenko – U.S. Department of Defense
McCain renews calls for Trump to send weapons to Ukraine – TheHill
Opinion: For the U.S. arming Ukraine could be a deadly mistake, it is walking into a proxy war with Moscow — one that it is unprepared to win – The New York Times
Survey among experts on Ukraine: Does providing lethal weapons to Kiev serve US vital interests? – Russia Matters
USS Porter enters Black Sea to strengthen NATO defenses – Stripes
Russia to respond to possible US increase of military presence in Ukraine – Sputnik International
No War 2017: War and the Environment
September 22-24 Conference in Washington, D.C.
Just following the International Day of Peace, and in the tradition of No War 2016: Real Security Without Terrorism, and the best speech any U.S. president ever gave, this year’s conference will focus on activism, including activist planning workshops, addressing how the antiwar and environmental movements can work together.
We encourage and can help you to hold similar events in other locations, and this event will be livestreamed so that other events can watch it.
WHO: Speakers
Focus: Afghanistan and the Taliban – Aug 24, 2017
‘Taliban cannot win on the battlefield, it’s time for them to join the peace process’: NATO and US-forces top commander Gen. Nicholson in Afghanistan – Afghanistan Times
VIDEO: Full statements and press conference of RS Commander Gen John Nicholson and US Envoy to Kabul Hugo Llorens – YouTube
TRANSCRIPT: Press conference statement by General John Nicholson on Afghanistan – Centcom
TRANSCRIPT: Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Hugo Llorens on the U.S. Afghanistan Policy – U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan
Tillerson says US may not win in Afghanistan but neither the Taliban, Trump will pressure the Taliban to negotiate peace and end war – New York Post
Tillerson pushes Pakistan to get Taliban to the negotiating table – Bloomberg
VIDEO: Sec’y of State Rex Tillerson takes questions after President Donald Trump’s Afghanistan announcement – YouTube
Secretary of State statement on the United States’ engagement in South Asia: ‘We stand ready to support peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban without preconditions’ – state.gov
Trump not making women’s rights a precondition of Afghan, Taliban talks: Tillerson – washingtonexaminer.com
Russia urges US to clarify its stance on contacts with Taliban without preconditions, Lavrov
Tomgram: Alfred McCoy, The CIA and Me
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When historian Alfred McCoy began his long journey to expose some of the darkest secrets of the U.S. national security establishment, America was embroiled in wars in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Almost 50 years later, the United States is, in one way or another, involved in so many more conflicts from Afghanistan,