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"Man has survived hitherto because he was too ignorant to know how to realize his wishes. Now that he can realize them, he must either change them or perish." […]

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Letting the empire get you down doesn't help anyone and neither does your disappointment but you should feel obligated to acknowledge it once in a while, if nothing else so you can blame your anti-immigrant know-nothing compatriots for their own problems and not feel at all obligated to […]
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December 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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America hasn't had a president that did not either sponsor a dictatorship in Somalia or bomb it -- which would you prefer? -- since the Ogaden War and most Americans will never even hear about any of it, let alone last weekend's mass murder, let alone give a […]

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COMMON DREAMS for Nov 17, 2025 At Least 12 Somali Civilians—Including 8 Children—Killed in Suspected US Airstrikes The US has carried out nearly 100 strikes in Somalia this year alone, with scant coverage by the corporate media. At least a dozen civilians—eight children, three women, and an elderly man—were killed in weekend bombings that local sources claimed were the latest of nearly 100 US airstrikes in the Horn of Africa nation this year alone. --Brett Wilkins
December 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Is there nowhere safe for the CIA to park their death squads when they're done deathing?

"Lakanwal didn’t feel safe in Bellingham , WA after... a man sprayed something into his eyes requiring hospital treatment" […]

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In September, Lakanwal’s nephew requested the Bellingham housing authority approve a move closer to an Afghan community. The handwritten application, reviewed by Rolling Stone, cited Lakanwal’s isolation, lack of English skills, and the need to find employment in a larger community like Seattle. Lakanwal didn’t feel safe in Bellingham after he was assaulted when a man sprayed something into his eyes requiring hospital treatment, according to the application. Following the shooting in D.C., President Donald Trump called it a “terrorist attack” and announced a full review of all Afghan nationals admitted to the U.S. under the Biden administration. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Vice President J.D. Vance, and FBI Director Kash Patel then collectively laid blame on former President Joe Biden, claiming Lakanwal and other refugees were “unvetted” or subject to “zero vetting,” often citing that the shooting suspect was “mass paroled into the United States.” “This individual — and so many others — should have never been allowed to come here,” CIA Director John Ratcliffe said. “Our citizens and servicemembers deserve far better than to endure the ongoing fallout from the Biden administration’s catastrophic failures.” But Lakanwal, who went by “Shafiq” during his time fighting for the CIA, underwent more vetting than most Afghans. No one just joined the CIA’s Zero Units. Soldiers had to be recommended by a close family member or friend. The CIA then vetted each member before even offering a probationary period. The vetting process was so successful that Zero Units never suffered an insider attack — when Afghan soldiers turned against U.S. advisers. Slots in the Zero Units were coveted because of better pay, better training, and the chance to work alongside elite U.S. operators. In later years, there were also opportunities to immigrate and resettle in the U.S. after at least one year of service and U.S. government approval. In the final days of the war in 2021, roughly 81,000 Afghan immigrants — including almost 10,000 members of the Zero Units, along with many of their families — were evacuated by the CIA and resettled across the U.S., according to reports. After arriving in the United States, the Zero Unit veterans were vetted again before receiving Special Immigrant Visas, meant for Afghan and Iraqi nationals who worked for the U.S. government.
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Trump has escalated bombings on Somalia in 2025 by an order of magnitude from 2024.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-dramatically-escalates-somalia-airstrikes-trump-admin-targets-isis-al-qaeda-terrorists
US dramatically escalates Somalia airstrikes as Trump admin targets ISIS, al Qaeda terrorists
U.S. airstrikes in Somalia more than double under Trump, targeting ISIS and al-Shabab terrorists in coordinated operations with Somali government.
www.foxnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Never seen so many papers casually report as fact -- common knowledge even -- that the CIA was running death squads in Afghanistan.

"Not a single member of Congress has criticized these federal agencies for their failure to identify Beckstrom’s alleged shooter as a threat, despite friends of […]
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December 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Two members of the national guard needlessly ordered to Washington DC by President Trump were shot by a former member of one of the CIA's innumerable death squads in Afghanistan, who probably thought he was still at liberty to murder random strangers without consequences […]
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November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM