AL JAZEERA– Since being the defendant in about six trials after I was arrested for protesting the Iraq and Afghanistan occupations, it’s my experience that the police lie. Period. However the lies don’t stop at street law enforcement level. From lies about WMD and connections to “al Qaeda,” almost every institution of so-called authority – the Pentagon, State Department, CIA, FBI, all … Read More
SF PUBLIC PRESS– U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the federal government will continue to enforce marijuana laws even if California’s Proposition 19 passes, which seeks to legalize the drug. Holder said the Justice Department is committed to enforcing federal laws under the Controlled Substances Act, which bans the use of marijuana and other drugs, according to the San Jose … Read More
(Video Below) FOX NEWS– The Pentagon has burned 9,500 copies of Army Reserve Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer’s memoir “Operation Dark Heart,” his book about going undercover in Afghanistan.A Department of Defense official tells Fox News that the department purchased copies of the first printing because they contained information which could cause damage to national security.The U.S. Army originally cleared the … Read More
HUFFINGTON POST– In a shocking indication of a split between the White House and the Pentagon over the war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes that the U.S. military will never leave the war-torn country. During a dinner hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for Afghan President Hamid Karzai in May, Gates reminded the group that he still … Read More
INDEPENDENT– The US Central Intelligence Agency is running and paying for a secret 3,000-strong army of Afghan paramilitaries whose main aim is assassinating Taliban and al-Qa’ida operatives not just in Afghanistan but across the border in neighbouring Pakistan’s tribal areas, according to Bob Woodward’s explosive book. Although the CIA has long been known to run clandestine militias in Afghanistan, including … Read More
