Report: Active-Duty Army PSYOPS Soldiers Embedded in Local Media

To better manufacture consent, U.S. Army soldiers are embedded as intern and fellows at local TV affiliates, along with previously reported newspapers and national outlets.

Military Welfare Budget Won’t Thin Any Time Soon (Video)

Ivan Eland sat with RT to discuss the astronomical political clout held by the welfare queens of the military-industrial complex that will thwart any translation of the Pentagon’s rhetoric into actual policy (7:04):

Afghan Elections Rigged on Video? (Video)

Yes, people videotaped it and Al Jazeera broke the story (2:26):

Afghan Villagers Claim Self-Defense in NATO’s Deadly Night Raid (Video)

Locals of the Laghman Province claim civilians were killed in a NATO raid, contrary to NATO claims, and that they are not “insurgents”, but people defending their home against NATO’s ‘broken promises’ to not raid their village (2:00):

How Do You Become a ‘Suspected Militant’?

Die in a drone strike.

U.S. Troops Theatrically ‘Slaying’ Afghan Civilians

Monday, the first of 12 soldiers charged with murder of civilians faced military tribunal.

Report: Bulldozers Do Work in West Bank Hours After ‘Settlement Freeze’ Expires

Monday morning, planned settlement expansion began execution.

Obama ‘Fighting Tooth and Nail’, Citing ‘State Secrets’ to Assassinate Citizens Without Due Process

The Justice Department is playing hardball against the ACLU’s efforts to block an executive order to assassinate an American citizen charged with no crime.

Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose U.S. Intervention in Hypothetical Israel-Iran War

Were Iran to retaliate to a hypothetical military strike by Israel, Americans oppose U.S. military involvement.

Report: $2.75bn U.S. Fighter Jet Welfare to Israel Approved While One in Seven Americans Live in Poverty

20 F-35’s purchased by Israel will be ‘entirely funded’ by the U.S. military.

Report: U.S. Troops ‘Still Killing Civilians’ in Iraq

A U.S.-Iraqi night raid results in the deaths of eight civilians weeks after U.S. combat operations were announced as over.

Report: ‘Largest Military Deal Ever’ Between U.S.-Saudis Could Reach $90bn

The Saudi royal family is reportedly being helped by the Obama Administration to push a $90bn deal with big players in the military-industrial complex for arms and military technology upgrades through political approval in Washington.

Report: U.S. Troops See Combat in Iraq… Again

Weeks after Obama announced the end of combat operations in the Iraq War, ‘residual troops’ engaged in lethal combat reportedly for the second time over the weekend.

The Government’s Winning the Drug War

Kevin Carson on the objective of the ‘War on Drugs’ having little to do with lifestyle and all to do with perpetual war.

Eleven ‘Myths’ Clouding the Afghanistan Discourse

The Afghanistan Study Group outlined and refuted the myths misguiding the ‘Afghan debate’.