Top Bolivia Coup Plotters Were Trained at US Army’s School of the Americas

Top Bolivia Coup Plotters Were Trained at US Army’s School of the Americas

The United States played a key role in the military coup in Bolivia, and in a direct way that has scarcely been acknowledged in accounts of the events that forced the country’s elected president, Evo Morales, to resign on November 10. Just prior to Morales’ resignation, the commander of Bolivia’s armed forces Williams Kaliman “suggested”…

Narrative Managers in Overdrive After Death of White Helmets Founder

Narrative Managers in Overdrive After Death of White Helmets Founder

James Le Mesurier, the founder of the White Helmets, has died. He was found to have plummeted from a height to the street outside his home, and authorities are reportedly calling it a suicide. Le Mesurier has a history with British military intelligence and was fundamentally involved with an extremely shady narrative management operation geared…

‘War on Wall Street’? Billionaires Declare Themselves a Persecuted Minority

‘War on Wall Street’? Billionaires Declare Themselves a Persecuted Minority

Billionaires are scrambling to ward off the specter of populist anger – from wealth taxes to increased regulation – looming over an age of unprecedented inequality. Perhaps they should have thought of this outcome 40 years ago. The 2020 election may trigger a “war on Wall Street and wealth,” too-big-to-fail bank Citi has warned its…

Dozens of Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza

Dozens of Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza

At least 26 Palestinians had been killed by late Wednesday and 71 others wounded, including 30 children, as Israeli airstrikes against the crowded and impoverished coastal enclave of Gaza continued for a second day. The violence began early Tuesday morning with the targeted assassination of Bhaa Abu al-Ata, a commander of the Palestinian group Islamic…