Daily Archives: May 17, 2021

2021-05-17: News Headlines

Eds. (2021-05-17). U.S. defeat in Afghanistan—A contrast with the Soviet experience. mronline.org As'ad AbuKhalil says Western media never regarded the U.S. involvement for what it really was. | May 17, 2021 | Newswire…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-17). Military Situation In Afghanistan On May 17, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 16, clashes between Taliban and the government forces were reported in the Muqr area | On May 16, the Taliban overrun the Afghan Army's Sardar Safa post south of Dowlat Shah | On May 16, an IED blast was reported south of Jalalabad in Bara Kala area. 3 civilian were killed | On May 16, 3 Afghan Army soldiers were wounded in an attack on Hayatullah Hayat, the Interior Ministery's guards in Herat | Taliban violated the ceasefire in 21 province, 21 civilians wer…

_____ (2021-05-16). Support Jailed Whistleblower Daniel Hale. popularresistance.org Hale is a veteran of the US Air Force. During his military service from 2009 to 2013, he participated in the US drone program, working with both the National Security Agency and the Joint Special Operations Task Force at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. After leaving the Air Force, Hale became an outspoken opponent of the US targeted killings program, US foreign policy more generally, and a supporter of whistleblowers. He publicly spoke out at conferences, forums, and public panels. He was featured prominently in the award-winning documentary National Bird, a film about whistleblowers in the US drone program w…

Editors (2021-05-16). CovertAction Information Bulletin (1988-2). covertactionmagazine.com CAIB-30 (1988: 2) From the Archives: Special Back Issue on Israel the Middle East: Israeli State Terror, Arms sales, Occupation, Chemical & nuclear warfare, Israel in Africa & Central America, Disinformation & Libya, CIA's William Buckley, Afghan contra lobby…

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