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Counterinsurgency Has Been Calamitous Doctrine for US
Col. Gian Gentile talks with Truthout about the myths surrounding the United States' reliance on a failed counterinsurgency policy.
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In Rush to Strike Syria, US Tried to Derail UN Probe
Hostility toward the investigation suggests that the administration sees the UN as hindering its attack.
North South Trade Negotiations: The Relationship Between Trade Rules and the Operations of Multinational Corporations
Vijay Prashad: Trade rules should be about closing the gap between current wants and the ability of the planet to sustain or fulfill those wants not about increasing volumes …
Exclusive Glenn Greenwald Interview: “I Won’t Be Kept Out of My Country for Doing Journalism!“
“I absolutely intend that I will come back to my country when I choose,” Glenn Greenwald tells Truthout.
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Richard Falk: Our Educational Experience Is Ideologically Biased
Most educational systems glorify the national narrative and suppress or marginalize the failures and crimes of the nation, said Richard Falk, of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights …
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Distorted Supply Chain Caused by MNCs Manufacturing Abroad and How to Restore Its Legitimacy
Corporations that manufacture offshore and import their own goods duty-free distort the supply chain.
Homeland Security Taps Generals to Run Domestic Drone Program: The Rise of Predators at Home
Drone proliferation at home will likely increase from a spending surge to boost “border security.”
The Rise of Chinese Influence in Africa
Leonce Ndikumana: China invests in building Africa's infrastructure, but fails to employ local labor.
The Continuing US War on the Darker Skinned
US militarism is systematically racist, and the liberal media fail to connect the dots, says Adam Hudson.
Nurturing Open, Creative Development in the Digital Age
u201cThe United Nations Development Strategy Beyond 2015