The war in Afghanistan appears to be drawing to a close. But Western atrocities in the Middle East continue, with the 20-year-old War on Terror [estimated](https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2020/09/15/report- americas-war-on-terror-displaced-37-million-people- infographic/?sh=7033a8f666af) to have displaced over 37 million people globally. One particularly noteworthy example is the onslaught in Yemen, driving the country to become …
Why I Deserted the Army: Dissident Joe Glenton on the Futility of the Afghan
War and “War on Terror”
Aug. 28, 2021
The world’s news feeds have been inundated this week with a deluge of images of the extremely hasty American retreat from Afghanistan. After militarily occupying the country for two decades and spending an [estimated](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/afghan-war-cost- us-2-trillion-interest-will-pinch-every-american-101629179737345.html) $2 trillion, the American-backed Afghan government lasted barely a week without U.S. troops backing it …
The new _MintPress_ podcast “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip-hop artist [Lowkey](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lNJ1ZVAHcx6V4HqC68xRY), closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know -- including intelligence, lobby and special-interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by casting …
Today, The Watchdog is talking about Australia, immigration and racism with Australian comedian and activist [Aamer Rahman.](https://twitter.com/aamer_rahman) Rahman is a stand-up comedian and one half of the comedy duo “Fear of a Brown Planet.” Originally born in Saudi Arabia, he moved to Melbourne at an early age. Although he trained …
Since the 1960s, the U.K. police have been charged with surveilling and infiltrating some 1,000 political, environmental or social justice organizations. Much of this involved undercover work. As part of their false personas, many officers entered romantic relationships with activists, leading to the births of a number of children whose …
The new _MintPress_ podcast, “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist [Lowkey](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lNJ1ZVAHcx6V4HqC68xRY) closely examines organizations that are in the public interest to know about including intelligence, lobby, and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by casting …