Jason Mueller (2021-09-13). Neoliberal Order Breakdown and the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan. counterpunch.org Politicians across the North Atlantic are losing their minds over Joe Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, and the subsequent disintegration of the US-backed government in Kabul. This is happening despite there being bipartisan support among the US public to withdraw troops from the region, and over two-thirds of the public believing the "the United States mostly failed in achieving its goals in Afghanistan." This leads us to a curious question: Why are neoliberal capitalists having a meltdown over something liberal and conservative citizens actually support—not to mention Afghan citizens,…

Kevin Gosztola (2021-09-13). Listen To The Seventh Episode Of 'Primary Sources' With John Kiriakou (Exclusive For Paid Subscribers). thedissenter.org In an interview for "Primary Sources" podcast, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou recalls how he learned the FBI was investigating him.

Aaron Good, Ben Howard, Peter Dale Scott (2021-09-13). The Twenty Year Shadow of 9/11 (Part 2): Why Did Key U.S. Officials Protect the Alleged 9/11 Plotters? covertactionmagazine.com This failure resulted from previous FBI, CIA, and NSA protection for al-Qaeda members connected with the plot. This is Part …

Barry Sheppard (2021-09-12). United States: Texas abortion ban upheld. greenleft.org.au The new Texas ban on abortion, which was upheld by the United States Supreme Court, effectively enables vigilante justice, reports Barry Sheppard.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-12). 9/11 ANALYSIS: From Ronald Reagan and the Soviet-Afghan War to George W Bush and September 11, 2001. globalresearch.ca Osama bin Laden was recruited by the CIA in 1979. The US spent millions of dollars to supply Afghan schoolchildren with textbooks filled with violent images and militant Islamic teachings.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-12). 9/11 ANALYSIS: From Ronald Reagan and the Soviet-Afghan War to George W Bush and September 11, 2001. globalresearch.ca Osama bin Laden was recruited by the CIA in 1979. The US spent millions of dollars to supply Afghan schoolchildren with textbooks filled with violent images and militant Islamic teachings.

The Lancet (2021-09-11). [Editorial] 9/11 at 20: after war, what? thelancet.com Two decades after the terrorist attacks that initiated a US-led "war on terror", what are the implications and prospects for global health and wellbeing? From an American—indeed, western—perspective, the dangers to security today are diverse and complex. The US intelligence community's annual threat assessment report, published in April, 2021, highlights risks from individual nations and destabilising transnational concerns, from conflict to the climate crisis to cyberattacks. The emergency that is today's Afghanistan was already cited as a cause for anxiety.

Anonymous669 (2021-09-11). Messianic Failure: Pursuing the GWOT Jabberwock. southfront.org File image. | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Anniversaries can provide occasions for reflection and deep consideration. Past errors and misjudgements can be considered soberly; historical distance provides perspective. Mature reflections may be permitted. But they can also serve the opposite purpose: to cake, cloak and mask the record. | The gooey name GWOT, otherwise known as the Global War on Terrorism, is some two decades old, and it has revealed little by way of benefit for anybody other than military industrialists, hat…