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Photo composition blending two drawings on the imperialist destruction of China. (Left) "China -- the cake of kings and... of emperors" (a French pun on king cake and kings and emperors wishing to "consume" China). French political cartoon from 1898.(Right)The 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot at the storming of the forts of Amoy, 26 August 1841, by Michael Angelo Hayes. Photo: The Collector.
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USA’s Hypocritical Dealings with Taliban

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Lessons from Afghanistan: War is Only Good for Those who Profit from it

Yves Engler August 18, 2021
Geopolitics, Profit, and Poppies: How the CIA Turned Afghanistan into a Failed Narco-State
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Geopolitics, Profit, and Poppies: How the CIA Turned Afghanistan into a Failed Narco-State

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