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August 21, 2019

Throughout August, one of the most persistent stories has been the claim that ISIS is making a substantial recovery in Iraq and Syria, a claim based on a single Pentagon report which implied only that this might potentially be the case.

The Pentagon clearly wants this to be true, because they are using it to spin a US military withdrawal from Syria as dangerous. 

— By Jason Ditz

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What Fareed Zakaria Gets Wrong About Afghanistan: Everything.

Since when does a (mostly) respected press pundit sound just like an army general? Well, for a while now, in fact. Politicians and reporters will argue viciously about all kinds of issues: immigration, healthcare, race, et al. There’s only one sacred cow that mainstream insiders – both "left" and right – dare not challenge: the runaway Pentagon budget and America’s forever wars.

— By Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (ret.)

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"Joe Biden is a disaster for Latin America" -- Scott Horton with Max Blumenthal

Max Blumenthal explains how the policies of the Obama administration, pushed by Joe Biden in particular, have fueled the migration crisis in Latin America we see today. 

— By Scott Horton 

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Pentagon Tests Previously Banned Cruise Missile

On Sunday, the Pentagon tested a conventionally-configured (i.e. non-nuclear) cruise missile at San Nicolas Island, California. The missile flew over 500 km and officials described it as accurately impacting.

— By Jason Ditz