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BreakThrough News on Oct 13, 2021
Autonomous killer robots are here.
Autonomous Killer Robots are Here
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China Should Call US Bluff On Taiwan, by Finian Cunningham
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by Finian Cunningham
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Ireland
Crossposted from Sputnik, Oct. 9, 2021
October 10, 2021
Washington’s “strategic ambiguity” towards China and its breakaway territory of Taiwan seems to be more mercurial and menacing. Ironically, that mixed signalling from the US is only making China more determined to take control of Taiwan – by force if necessary.
John Pilger: The US Military is a Killing Machine
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with John Pilger
goingundergroundRT on Sep 8, 2021
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to legendary journalist and filmmaker John Pilger on the takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Chris Hedges: The Corporatization and Corruption of American Science
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with Chris Hedges
RT America on Sep 4, 2021
On the show, Chris Hedges discuss the corporatization and corruption of American science with the author Clifford D. Conner.
US, The Psycho Boyfriend, by Finian Cunningham
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by Finian Cunningham
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Ireland
Crossposted from Sputnik, Apr. 6, 2021
April 7, 2021
How to best describe the behavior and attitude of the United States in foreign relations? There are several villainous genres that could apply. A mafia don who runs protection rackets is one of them. So too is the psycho boyfriend who throws a fit of rage over any perceived sign of disloyalty.
Will Griffin: The Fight Against Raytheon
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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
March 30, 2021
GNspace4peace on Mar 29, 2021
Raytheon is the 4th largest weapons contractor in the world. Recently, a former Raytheon board member and retired four star general, was appointed as the Secretary of War under the Biden Administration, further highlighting the revolving door between the Pentagon, the war industry and Congress.
U.S. Spends 11 Times What China Does on Military Per Capita, by David Swanson
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by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Let’s Try Democracy
February 24, 2021
NATO and various columnists employed by major U.S. newspapers and “think” tanks believe that military spending levels should be measured in comparison to nations’ financial economies. If you have more money, you should spend more money on wars and war preparations. I’m not sure if this is based on opinion polls in Afghanistan and Libya expressing gratitude for war as a public service or some other source of data less imaginary.
10 Key Points to Ending Wars in Yemen and Afghanistan, by David Swanson
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by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Let’s Try Democracy
February 15, 2021
1. Victories that are only partial are not fictional.
When a ruler, like Biden, finally announces the end of a war, like the war on Yemen, it is as important to recognize what it does mean as what it doesn’t. It doesn’t mean the U.S. military and U.S.-made weapons will vanish from the region or be replaced by actual aid or reparations (as opposed to “lethal aid” — a product that’s usually high on people’s Christmas lists only for other people). It does not mean we’ll see U.S. support for the rule of law and the prosecution of the worst crimes on earth, or encouragement for nonviolent movements for democracy. It apparently does not mean an end to providing information to the Saudi military on whom to kill where. It apparently does not mean the immediate lifting of the blockade on Yemen.
Abby Martin: Biden’s Doublespeak About Ending Yemen War
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with Abby Martin
Empire Files on Feb 11, 2021
Abby Martin explains what President Biden really means by the duplicitous language in his major Feb. 4 foreign policy speech on ending the Yemen war.
Abby Martin: Trump Ending Afghanistan War?
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with Abby Martin
Empire Files on Nov 16, 2020
The Empire Update for Nov. 16 covering new US weapons sales to UAE for Yemen war, accelerated Iran sanctions, Pompeo’s UN “human rights” speech, and if the firing of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper indicates an end to the Afghanistan War.
Trump’s Latest Arms Sales To Taiwan Aimed At Winning Votes By ‘Getting Tough’ On China… But Risks War, by Finian Cunningham
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by Finian Cunningham
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Ireland
Crossposted from RT
October 14, 2020
In a reckless provocation to China, the Trump administration has given notice of three major arms deals with Taiwan. The rocket launcher and missiles on offer are advanced attack systems. Beijing is infuriated and vows to respond.
Top Poisoner of Pacific Is U.S. Military, by David Swanson
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by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Let’s Try Democracy, Oct. 12, 2020
October 13, 2020
“We’re number one!” The United States famously fails to actually lead the world in anything desirable, but it does lead the world in many things, and one of them turns out to be the poisoning of the Pacific and its islands. And by the United States, I mean the United States military.
Martin Sheen: What Weapon Currently Kills The Most In Wars Around The World?
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“Here’s a proposal that could end starvation around the globe. Never again need a human being lack the food to live. Never again need a single child or adult suffer the horrors of starvation. Hunger as a danger to anyone can be made a thing of the past. All that is required, apart from basic skills in distributing resources, is 3 percent of the military budget of the United States, or 1.5 percent of all the military budgets in the world.” — World BEYOND War
Will Griffin: United States Still Largest Weapons Exporter in the World + Green Jobs VS Military Jobs
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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
The Peace Report
March 24, 2020
“Of the top ten largest weapon manufacturers in the world, the first five companies at the top of the list are US companies: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Raytheon, and General Dynamics.” — Will Griffin
Shut Down Canada Until it Solves its War, Oil, and Genocide Problem by David Swanson
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by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Let’s Try Democracy
February 16, 2020
Indigenous people in Canada are giving the world a demonstration of the power of nonviolent action. The justness of their cause — defending the land from those who would destroy it for short term profit and the elimination of a habitable climate on earth — combined with their courage and the absence on their part of cruelty or hatred, has the potential to create a much larger movement, which is of course the key to success.
