A Pitiless, Punitive Giant and the Death of Empire

In the aftermath of the December 30 suicide bombing in Afghanistan that killed seven CIA employees, US drone assaults in Pakistan's northwest border region have increased in number with the resultant "collateral damage." Seventeen such missile launchings occurred on February 2, the largest number in a single day. We may never know how many innocent people were killed, especially since Pakistan's ruling party and the military are complicit in trying to ... Full Story »

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The facts and opinion joust at the out-of-control military industrial media complex.

To pay for such military operations, the Pentagon budget continues to grow like a cancer. Since 2001, Pentagon spending has risen by 70 percent. More »

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