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Greece-US Agreement on Military Bases Must be Cancelled!

October 16, 2021 scorinoco Communist Party of Greece, Crete, European Union (EU), Greece, Greece-US Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement, Imperialism, nato, Souda Naval Base, US militarism, US military bases

By Nikos Mottas – Oct 14, 2021 On Thursday, October 14, Greece’s Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Washington DC in

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Protest Against Construction of US Base in Neuquén, Argentina

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 orinocotribune Argentina, corporate greed, G20, Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, Mapuche organizations, Mauricio Macri, Neuquen, Protest, Rick Perry, Social Movements, US Base Construction in Neuquen, US militarism, US military bases, Vaca Muerta shale oil deposits

About 60 organizations marched against the construction of a US base in Neuquén, Argentina. On September 30, a protest caravan,

International Opinion US/Canada

Eric Schmidt Cashes in on Artificial Intelligence Arms Race

September 25, 2021 Dan Cohen AI arms race, arms race, artificial intelligence, China, Eric Schmidt, new cold war, NSCAI, nuclear weapons, Pentagon, Pivot to Asia, silicon valley, Stephen Hawking, Third Offset, US militarism

By Dan Cohen – Sep 21, 2021 As the Pentagon drives a hi-tech arms race to maintain its global military

International Opinion US/Canada

Austerity and Mass Murder: An American Pastime

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 Danny Haiphong american exceptionalism, austerity?, class war, Climate Crisis, coup d’etat, COVID-19, forever wars, Killer Cops, mass incarceration, poverty, settler-colonialism, systemic racism, US militarism, US war machine, wars of invasion

By Danny Haiphong – Sep 15, 2021 The race to the bottom is an imperative of austerity, which is foundational

International News US/Canada

Since 9/11, US Has Spent $21 Trillion on Militarism at Home and Abroad

September 4, 2021 scorinoco Afghanistan, cost of war, crackdown on dissent, crimes against humanity, militarization of police, National Priorities Project, Pentagon, troops withdrawal, US militarism, War on Terror

In the 20 years since the September 11 attacks, the United States government has spent more than $21 trillion at home

International Opinion US/Canada

Mercenaries in US Borders: A Sign of a Rapidly Declining Empire

August 28, 2021 Rainer Shea Afghanistan, Black Lives Matter, CIA death squads, Conflict Resolution Center, Critical Response Group, Iraq, mercenaries, militarization of police, Minneapolis, private military contractors, privatization of war, state terrorism, US militarism, US Police, War on Terror

By Rainer Shea – Aug 27, 2021 More keeps getting revealed about the contractors from the mysterious mercenary company—or, as

Asia International News

ISIS will Operate ‘Indefinitely,’ Warns US Military Report

August 7, 2021 scorinoco CENTCOM, Iraq, Islamic State, Kurdish proxies in Syria, regime change operations, Syria, US militarism, us troops, US War on Syria, War on Terror

The US justifies its presence in Iraq and Syria by inflating the threat of ISIS, but the group holds no

International Opinion US/Canada

There are No Mass Migrations Without US Meddling and Militarism

July 10, 2021 Editor2 Biden, Biden administration, border, Central America, Immigration, Kamala Harris, Latin America, migrants, Migration, Racism, US intervention, US militarism, white supremacy

By Azadeh Shahshahani and Rhonda Ramiro – Jul 8, 2021 Despite its pledges to aid Central America, the Biden administration