August 2021
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Britain Wants A Rerun Of The War On Afghanistan
Immediately after the Taliban victory an enormous dis-information campaign was launched to again badmouth them. There are now suddenly all kinds of allegations that the Taliban are doing this or that bad. These are mostly based on hearsay and no or very little evidence is presented. Don’t believe them without direct confirmation from original sources. Continue reading
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Imperialism and its discontents
On the night of 14 August 1791, enslaved Africans gathered in the Bois Caïman forest and planned the revolt that would begin the Haitian Revolution. Last week, on the 230th anniversary of this meeting, Haiti was hit by an earthquake that has upturned the lives of more than a million people. The count of the… Continue reading
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The IPCC Report: Key Findings and Radical Implications
The UN-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its latest comprehensive report on the state of the earth’s climate. The much-anticipated report dominated the headlines for a few days in early August, then quickly disappeared amidst the latest news from Afghanistan, the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections in the US, and all the… Continue reading
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Afghanistan news Links 19-20 August 2021
20 August 2021 • 22:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Dumbest headline of the Year Award goes to the New York Times for this: Afghanistan: Watching It All Fall Apart By Douglas Schorzman Yeah, us, too. Continue reading
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Afghanistan 20/20: The 20-Year War in 20 Documents
Washington, D.C., August 19, 2021 – The U.S. government under four presidents misled the American people for nearly two decades about progress in Afghanistan, while hiding the inconvenient facts about ongoing failures inside confidential channels, according to declassified documents published today by the National Security Archive. Continue reading
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Create Two, Three, Many Saigons. That Is the Watchword: The Thirty-Third Newsletter (2021)
19 August 2021 — Tricontinental Malina Suliman (Afghanistan), Girl in the Ice Box, 2013. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On Sunday, 15 August, Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani fled his country for Uzbekistan. He left behind a capital city, Kabul, which had already fallen into the hands of the Continue reading
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Massive Fraud in Reporting Vaccine Injuries; Withheld Data, Pretense of “Safe and Effective”
ONE: A bombshell. Alex Berenson, former New York Times reporter, August 6: “Covid vaccine maker Moderna received 300,000 reports of side effects after vaccinations over a three-month period following the launch of its shot, according to an internal report from a company that helps Moderna manage the reports.” Continue reading
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Afghanistan News Links 18-19 August 2021
19 August 2021 • 22:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back HTS Congratulates Taliban, While Ankara And The Kurds Continue Their Fight https://southfront.org/hts-congratulate-taliban-while-ankara-and-the-kurds-continue-their-fight/ As Kabul Is Retaken, Papers Look Back in Erasure https://fair.org/home/as-kabul-is-retaken-papers-look-back-in-erasure/ Continue reading
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Leftists in UK outraged as Labour Party suspends Ken Loach
Leftist and progressive sections across the UK expressed shock and outrage at the expulsion of veteran socialist and filmmaker Ken Loach from the Labour Party. On Saturday, August 14, Loach tweeted about his expulsion from the party. Left-wing sections denounced the Labour leadership’s decision to expel socialists like Loach. Thousands, including MP Jeremy Corbyn, extended… Continue reading
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Afghanistan’s “Color Revolution”: Who Is Ali Ahmad Jalali?
What is abundantly clear is that the U.S. has not been thrown out of Afghanistan. Quite the opposite. A so-called interim Afghan government is to be headed by Prof. Ali Ahmad Jalali, who just so happens to be a US citizen. “Regime Change” in Afghanistan? Troop withdrawals coupled with a US sponsored color revolution? Continue reading
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How Russia-China are stage-managing the Taliban
18 August 2021 — The Saker By Pepe Escobar: The Saker Blog and cross-posted at the Unz Review. The first Taliban press conference after this weekend’s Saigon moment geopolitical earthquake, conducted by spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, was in itself a game-changer. The contrast could not be starker with those rambling pressers at the Taliban embassy in Continue reading
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The Return of the Taliban 20 Years Later
18 August 2021 — Consortium News Washington spent more than $2 trillion on a war that it knew could not be won, writes Vijay Prashad. Continue reading
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Afghanistan News Links 17-18 August 2021
18 August 2021 • 20:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back How Russia-China are stage-managing the Taliban Taliban 2.0: Claims Of Rights For Women, Free Media, No Terrorism https://southfront.org/rights-for-women/ Video: Afghans Desperate to Escape as the Reality Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report, August 18, 2021
18 August 2021 — Black Agenda Report Once Again, the Vultures Circle Haiti | Black Agenda Report Jemima Pierre, BAR Contributor Another earthquake in Haiti provides another opportunity for the NGO community, the Haitian oligarchy, and foreign imperialists to consolidate their profits and power. MANIFESTO: The Attica Liberation Faction Manifesto of Demands and Anti-Depression Continue reading
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Reflections on Events in Afghanistan — 3
There is immense curiosity about the Taliban’s first moves following the dramatic return to Kabul after two decades. The big question on everyone’s mind is whether the Taliban has ‘changed’ since the 1990s. Opinions vary. But, so far at least, there are no signs of a return of repressive authoritarian rule. Continue reading
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Afghanistan News Links 16-17 August 2021
17 August 2021 • 21:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Afghan VP Saleh Declares Presidency, Organizes Resistance https://southfront.org/afghan-vp-saleh-declares-presidency-organizes-resistance/ WATCH: Afghan man records video sitting atop FAIRING of US military plane taxiing at Kabul airport https://www.rt.com/news/532336-kabul-airport-video-afghanistan-plane/ Continue reading
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A Letter to the Unvaccinated
OCLA researcher Dr. Denis Rancourt and several fellow Canadian academics penned an open letter to support those who have decided not to accept the COVID-19 vaccine. Continue reading
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Reflections on the Events in Afghanistan – 2
The explosion of life is unstoppable. The first buds are edging their roots from the dirt no sooner than Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul on Sunday, without telling anyone, carrying a massive loot of ill-begotten wealth stolen from his people. And the green shoots of political recovery are appearing. Continue reading
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Haiti News Links 15-16 August 2021
16 August 2021 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Haiti earthquake: Death toll climbs to 1,297 as storm nears https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-58222888 Why Not Boycott US Products Until It Ends Its Embargo of Cuba and Leaves Guantanamo? https://dissidentvoice.org/2021/08/why-not-boycott-us-products-until-it-ends-its-embargo-of-cuba-and-leaves-guantanamo/ Continue reading
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