(2021-09-03). On Propaganda and Failed Narratives: New Understanding of Afghanistan is a Must. counterpunch.org For twenty years, two dominant narratives have shaped our view of the illegal US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, and neither one of these narratives would readily accept the use of such terms as 'illegal', 'invasion' and 'occupation.' The framing of the US 'military intervention' in Afghanistan, starting on October 7, 2001, as the official
(2021-09-03). A CIA Drone Analyst Apologizes to the People of Afghanistan. democracynow.org 
As the United States ends a 20-year occupation of Afghanistan, a former intelligence analyst for the CIA's drone program offers an apology to the people of Afghanistan "from not only myself, but from the rest of our society as Americans." During deployments to Afghanistan, Christopher Aaron says he was able to see "the human toll, the resource toll of these wars, as well as the fact that the policy of dropping 'guided missiles' at people from remote controlled airplanes was not allowing us to actually win the war." We also speak with Eyal Press, who profiles Aaron in his new book, "Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and…
(2021-09-03). Mother Of U.S. Marine Killed In Kabul Attack Censored By Facebook. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Mother of a Norco Marine killed in ISIS attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, has blasted U.S. President Joe Biden on social media. As soon as her publication gained popularity, her account was "incorrectly" deleted. | Shana Chappell is mother of Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, who died in the
(2021-09-03). The Campaign to Destroy Venezuelan Socialism. counterpunch.org For those skeptical of U.S. corporate media coverage of Venezuela, the question often pops up — why? What is the purpose of such venomous commentary? The obvious and indeed paramount answer is the overthrow of a socialist government and its replacement with something that resembles the Colombian hall of horrors: "A multigenerational civil war, the
(2021-09-03). The Incantational Bewitchment of Propaganda. dissidentvoice.org 
We'll know our disinformation is complete when everything the America public believe is false. — William Casey, CIA Director, February 1981 All propaganda succeeds because it satisfies needs that it has first created. If you follow the daily rat-a-tat mainstream news reports and react to them, you will be caught in a labyrinth that has been …
(2021-09-03). Independent union next for workers at General Motors' Silao plant. peoplesworld.org 
Workers at the General Motors plant in Silao, Mexico, have formed a new union — the national union of automotive workers, SINTTIA. The union will seek to represent GM workers and negotiate a new collective employment agreement. In a historic vote on 17 and 18 August, workers rejected the current collective bargaining agreement, controlled by …