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Bringing the Military-Industrial Complex Home
Bringing the Military-Industrial Complex Home by Ilana Mercer With the American media as master of ceremonies, pundits and politicians—all partners in the neocon-neoliberal joint venture in Afghanistan—are barking mad over the images coming out of the Hamid Karzai International Airport … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Danger Zone Jobs, Military-Industrial Complex, Uyghurs
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Biden Decamps from Afghan Hellhole
Biden Decamps from Afghan Hellhole by Ilana Mercer, August 19, 2021 Yes, we know it was chaos, but then again there was no good way to leave that dusty “shithole,” as the much-missed Donald Trump would have put it. Joe … Continue reading
The half-hearted “wars” on terror by Frank Ellis
The half-hearted “wars” on terror FRANK ELLIS finds a chronicle of post-9/11 confrontations marred by postmodernism and wishful thinking The 9/11 Wars Jason Burke, Allen Lane, London, 2011, xxi + pp.506 + Illustrations, Maps, Notes, Bibliography & Index What Jason … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11 Wars, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Aylwin-Foster, Frank Ellis, institutional racism, Jason Burke, Stalingrad Cauldron
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Remembering Russia’s Vietnam
Remembering Russia’s Vietnam FRANK ELLIS remembers the tortuous Soviet attempt to subjugate Afghanistan Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89 Rodric Braithwaite, Profile Books, London, 2011 “This film is dedicated to the gallant people of Afghanistan” (Rambo III, 1988) Afgantsy is … Continue reading
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Tagged 9th Company, Afgantsy, Afghanistan, Cold War, Frank Ellis, mujahideen, nation-building, neoconservatism, Rodric Braithwaite
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