Is the War in Afghanistan Justified by 9/11?

“Whereas it is widely recognized that the US-led war in Afghanistan is illegal under international law, because it was never authorized by the UN Security Council, most Americans have believed that it was morally justified as a response to the 9/11 attacks, and many believe it is still justified as a necessary means to prevent [...]

Rahm Working With Fed To Beat Back Audit

by Ryan Grim The White House, Federal Reserve and Wall Street lobbyists are kicking up their opposition to an amendment to audit the Fed as a Senate vote approaches, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the lead sponsor of the measure, said on Monday. … “I think momentum is with us. But I’ve gotta tell you, that [...]

No One Cares

by Chris Hedges, TruthDig We are approaching a decade of war in Afghanistan, and the war in Iraq is in its eighth year. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and thousands more Afghans and Pakistani civilians have been killed. Millions have been driven into squalid displacement and refugee camps. Thousands of our own soldiers and Marines [...]

Zombie bin-Laden Living in Iran

by Scott Creighton That’s right folks, the zombie bin-Laden (well, we now have zombie banks, why not a zombie terrorist?) is now living in Iran along with other high-level al-Qaeda leaders. That is, if you take the word of someone who used to work for the Shah of Iran and his secret witness…

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