Stephen Lendman’s Articles
- Blood in the Streets in Occupied Palestine September 18, 2015
- Near Zero Percent Federal Funds Rate Since December 2008 September 18, 2015
- Republicans Again Fail to Block Iran Nuclear Deal September 18, 2015
- Iceland Boycotts Israel September 18, 2015
- Irresponsible US China Bashing September 17, 2015
Afghanistan: Sad Incongruities
“All we have to do is send two mujahedeen [warriors] to the furthest point east to raise a piece of cloth saying ‘al-Qa’ida’ in order to make generals race there, and we cause America to suffer human, economic and political losses – without their achieving anything of note!” —Osama bin Laden, November 1, 2004, CNN […]
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