24 Years Ago, US-NATO Invaded Afghanistan: Heroin Is “Good for Your Health”

 

24 Years Ago, US-NATO Invaded Afghanistan: Heroin Is “Good for Your Health.” Occupation Forces Support Afghan Narcotics Trade By Prof Michel Chossudovsky The occupation forces in Afghanistan are supporting the drug trade, which brings between 120 and 194 billion dollars of revenues to organized crime, intelligence agencies and Western financial institutions.  Read here

Iran’s Strategic Chabahar Port in the Gulf of Oman. Trump’s Sanctions Regime By Andrew Korybko India’s Ministry of External Affairs recently confirmed that the US will waive sanctions for six months on those who operate Iran’s Chabahar Port, which their country plans to invest $370 million into as part of last year’s 10-year deal, after rescinding its long-running waiver on this activity in late September. Read here

Billionaires Should Not Exist By Chaitanya Davé Almost 60 percent of billionaire wealth is derived from one of these sources: inheritance, corruption, cronyism, or monopoly power. Trillions are being gifted in inheritance in particular, creating a new aristocratic oligarchy that exerts immense power in our economy, politics and our society. Read here

“Remembrance” or “Lest We Forget”: Rethinking the War to End All Wars By Michael Welch, Yves Engler, and Dr. Jacques R. Pauwels Today, Remembrance Day may as well be called “Thank a Soldier for your Freedoms Day.” Without disrespecting those who have died serving in past conflicts, it is worth reflecting during Remembrance Week on exactly why World War I and other twentieth century conflicts were waged in the first place. Read here

MAGA Donald Trump “Comes to the Rescue of Christians” in Nigeria? Fueling Political and Social Divisions in the Number One Oil Economy in Africa By Ahmed Adel After classifying Nigeria as a “disgraced country,” US President Donald Trump said on November 1 that American troops will attack the African country if the killing of Christians by Islamic terrorists does not end. Read here

“Happy Terrorists” Join Hands. Al Qaeda “Bad Guys” Are Our Friends By Prof Michel Chossudovsky This is no laughing matter. Here they are together, MAGA Donald Trump and former Al Qaeda leader Mohammad al-Jolani, smiling with a U.S. flag in the background.  Read here

Video: Meta Is Reading Your Private Messages to Feed Its AI By Jimmy Dore Starting December 16, Meta will begin accessing and analyzing users’ private messages, photos, and voice notes across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, all to feed the company’s AI development and, of course, profit margins. Read here