Tag Archives: Afghanistan

Dmitry Orlov on Hegemon

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Fec

From Dmitry Orlov: Iran wouldn’t actually have to do anything kinetic; it would suffice for it to threaten to attack some oil tankers for their insurance coverage to be voided, preventing them from loading cargo or setting sail. That would block deliveries … Continue reading →

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Taliban Winning in Afghanistan

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Fec

From MoA: Earlier today a raid on a military training center for the National Security Directorate, the Afghan CIA offshoot, killed some 200 forces. The attacking rebels used a U.S. made armored Humvee to drive into the compound and exploded … Continue reading →

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The Pentagon Highlands Forum

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Fec

Now that Trump has pragmatically acquiesced to the dark side of foreign policy and abandoned the nationalistic promises made during his quixotic campaign, we should become familiar with our new neocon masters. From Nafeez Ahmed in 2015: The post-Cold War period … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan: It’s the Heroin, Stupid

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Fec

Pepe Escobar quotes a “Western covert intel operative”: Osama bin Laden was a failed CIA asset that was used as a pretext to invade Afghanistan to restart the heroin trade, which is a trillion-dollar business. Mullah Omar was our ally … Continue reading →

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UN Mission in Afghanistan Confirms Death of 15 Civilians in Airstrike by Drone

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Fec

From Sputnik News: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) confirmed on Thursday the death of 15 civilians in an airstrike, targeting the Daesh extremists, conducted by an unmanned aerial vehicle of the US Air Force-Afghanistan.

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