The Chinese government has achieved a great deal in terms of modernizing and increasing the capabilities of its armed forces in the past two decades. The Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) and its sister forces, the Peoples’ Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and Peoples’ Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) are quickly obtaining parity with their counterparts in…
An online petition calling on the US to declare Pakistan “a state sponsor of terrorism,” has gained over 600,000 signatures, making it one of the most-supported since the White House petition service was launched in 2011. The online action supports a bill sponsored by Texas Congressman Ted Poe along with Californian representative Dana Rohrabacher, which…
“God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” ― Mark Twain The Battle for Aleppo is fully engaged, with the US pretend-a-ceasefire in the rearview mirror. After several days of targeted bombing attacks and several more days of probing attacks on East Aleppo’s flanks, September 28th was announced to begin the full scale offensive….
Islamists are boasting that they have entered the central district of the key Afghan city of Kunduz. Local news media report that government and police forces are still resisting the massive Taliban assault as civilians flee the city. #BREAKING: #Kunduz city’s main circle and many parts of city over run by Taliban, sources confirm #Afghanistan…
The Pentagon paid a UK PR firm half a billion dollars to create fake terrorist videos in Iraq in a secret propaganda campaign exposed by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. PR firm Bell Pottinger, known for its array of controversial clients including the Saudi government and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s foundation, worked with the US…
Washington’s quest for perpetual world power is underwritten by systematic and perpetual propaganda wars. Every major and minor war has been preceded, accompanied and followed by unremitting government propaganda designed to secure public approval, exploit victims, slander critics, dehumanize targeted adversaries and justify its allies’ collaboration. In this paper we will discuss the most common…
