Tag Archives: Afghanistan

Bringing the Military-Industrial Complex Home

Posted on August 29, 2021 by leslie

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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Biden Decamps from Afghan Hellhole

Posted on August 22, 2021 by leslie

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 →

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The half-hearted “wars” on terror by Frank Ellis

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Derek Turner

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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Remembering Russia’s Vietnam

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Derek Turner

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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