(2021-09-01). U.S. Wars, Endless Wars: Will They Ever End? counterpunch.org The war in Afghanistan is finally over. After 20 long years of a false war against alleged "terrorism," the U.S.'s bloated and inept military-intelligence fortress failed yet again. Sadly, this defeat is but the latest in a nearly three-quarters-of-a-century quagmire of military defeats, stalemates and false victories. How long will this go on? Pres. Dwight
(2021-09-01). Afghanistan: A Tragically Stupid War Comes to a Tragic End. strategic-culture.org By Ron PAUL | Sunday's news reports that the Biden Administration mistakenly killed nine members of one Afghan family, including six children, in "retaliation" for last week's suicide attack which killed 13 US servicemembers, is a sad and sick epitaph on the 20 year Afghanistan war. | Promising to "get tough" on ISIS, which suddenly re-emerged to take responsibility for the suicide attack, the most expensive military and intelligence apparatus on earth appears to have gotten it wrong. Again. | Interventionists love to pretend they care about girls and women in Afghanistan, but it is in reality a desperate attempt…
(2021-09-01). Blowback: Taliban Target U.S. Intel's Shadow Army. strategic-culture.org The Kabul Airport bombing shows there are shadowy forces in Afghanistan, willing to disrupt a peaceful transition after US troops leave. But what about US intel's own 'shadow army,' amassed over two decades of occupation? Who are they, and what is their agenda? | By Pepe ESCOBAR | So we have the CIA Director William Burns deploying in haste to Kabul to solicit an audience with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar, the new potential ruler of a former satrapy. And he literally begs him to extend a deadline on the evacuation of US assets. | The answer is a resounding "no." After all, the 31 August deadline was establi…
(2021-09-01). After Supreme Court ruling, a tsunami of evictions is set overwhelm US. peoplesdispatch.org Following a Supreme Court ruling that ended the moratorium, evictions are resuming in the United States. Eugene Puryear talks about the impact of this judgement on millions who might face a housing crisis even as the pandemic continues to rage on…
(2021-09-01). Twenty Years In A Security State: After Failing To Stop 9/11 Attacks, FBI Invented Terrorists. thedissenter.org 
Image from FBI Philadelphia Twitter account and in the public domain. | [Editor's Note: To mark the 20th anniversary of the rise of the American security state after the September 11th attacks, The Dissenter will spend the month of September presenting a retrospective on this transformation in law enforcement and government. Each entry in the series will connect with whistleblower stories where possible.] | *** | Following the September 11th attacks, an FBI whistleblower accused FBI Headquarters of failing to urgently respond to intelligence that pointed to a terrorism threat. It brought embarrassment to the FBI,…
(2021-09-01). "Blanket Unconstitutional" Texas Abortion Ban Takes Effect in Major Setback for Reproductive Rights. democracynow.org 
In a major setback for reproductive rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a Texas law to go into effect that bans abortions after six weeks — before most people even know they are pregnant. Until now, no other six-week ban has ever gone into effect in the United States. The law is seen as a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade and allows private citizens to file civil suits against abortion providers or anyone who "aids or abets" an abortion after six weeks. "What Texas has done is blanket unconstitutional," says Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights.
(2021-09-01). 6-Week Abortion Ban in TX Goes Into Force as Supreme Court Refuses to Intervene. truthout.org 
A Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect on Wednesday after the United States Supreme Court chose not to enjoin it from being enforced. |
(2021-09-01). Roe v. Wade in Grave Danger as Supreme Court Lets Texas Abortion Ban Take Effect. commondreams.org "Our $21 trillion investment in militarism has cost far more than dollars."
(2021-08-31). Biden Contradicts American Intelligence Agencies By Blaming China For COVID-19 Pandemic. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageCOVID-19 accusations against China distracts American public from failure in Afghanistan. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | A new report from American intelligence services has failed to specify the origin of COVID-19. Despite this, U.S. President Joe Biden still found a way to accuse Beijing of starting the pandemic. Effectively, China is still a scapegoat for the U.S. because of their own initial failure to properly deal with the health crisis. | Commissioned…
(2021-08-31). Taliban Offered US Military to Secure Kabul, But Americans Said No, Bombshell Report Reveals. sputniknews.com In early August, the US intelligence community thought that Kabul would be isolated within a month and gave the capital 90 days before it would fall to the Taliban*. But no one expected that the US-trained and equipped Afghan forces would surrender without a fight, and the city would crumble in a matter of days.
(2021-08-31). Comicomment: Is U.S. intelligence community's virus origin report credible?>. ecns.cn The COVID-19 origins tracing report compiled by the U.S. intelligence community failed to make scientific conclusion and it's a way for the U.S. to shift blame to China.
(2021-08-31). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — August 31, 2021. southfront.org 
This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…
(2021-08-31). Ben Rhodes' Book Proves Obama Officials' Lies, and His Own, About Edward Snowden and Russia. scheerpost.com 
It is hard to overstate the sociopathy of U.S. national security officials: their casual willingness to blatantly lie about the gravest matters is limitless.
(2021-08-31). We Must End the Housing Crisis. ips-dc.org The nation is on the brink of a severe housing disaster. | More than The U.S. Supreme Court's