Trump 2.0 is exposing American exceptionalism for what it is – and has always been (The Guardian)
Guantánamo Bay? Imperialism? Alliances with billionaires? Those shocked at the president’s early moves have forgotten what came before.
The danger comes from assuming that Trumpism comes out of nowhere.
#us #united_states #politics #democracy #state_of_law #guantanamo #immigrants #billionaires #imperialism #iraq_war #war_on_terror
The Last Days of Mankind (Pankaj Mishra) (N+1)
Today, each one of the assumptions that underpinned western policymaking and journalism for nearly three decades lie shattered
Journalism had moved from being a neutral filter between the popular imagination and the external world. It had taken charge of forging reality itself.
https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/the-last-days-of-mankind/
#journalism #media #war_on_terror #israel #gaza #lebanon #human_rights #torture #violence #racism #brics #western_dominance #decolonisation
Blijf aandacht houden voor de gevangenen op Guantánamo Bay (NRC) (€)
De mannen werden ruim twintig jaar geleden overgebracht naar Guantánamo Bay. Sommigen zijn nooit aangeklaagd.
Wat Guantánamo wel heeft gebracht, is moreel verval van het land dat ooit anderen kon wijzen op democratische beginselen.
Citaten uit stuk: https://diasp.nl/posts/4056285
#vs #verenigde_staten #terrorisme #9-11 #war_on_terror #guantanamo #rechtsstaat
Ron DeSantis Had SO MUCH FUN Watching Prisoners Tortured On Guantanamo! https://www.wonkette.com/ron-desantis-had-so-much-fun-watching-prisoners-tortured-on-guantanamo
#Guantanamo_bay #Mansoor_adayfi #Ron_desantis_guantanamo_bay #Torture #Torture_methods #War_on_terror #Ron_desantis
Dianne Feinstein Fought Like Hell To Get The Truth Out About CIA Torture https://www.wonkette.com/dianne-feinstein-fought-like-hell-to-get-the-truth-out-about-cia-torture
#Dianne_feinstein #Cia #Senate_select_committee #George_w_bush #911 #Cia_torture_program #Enhanced_interrogation #War_on_terror #Dick_cheney #Central_intelligence_agency #Leon_panetta #Barack_obama #Cia_computers #Cia_hack_of_senate_computers #Terrorism #John_helgerson #Porter_goss #Black_sites #Donald_trump #Torture_ineffec
