Afghan Child Custody Case Exposes US Wartime Abuses
On September 5, 2019, US armed forces and Afghan allies carried out a night raid on a rural hamlet in southern Afghanistan.
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The Day of the Skripal
Editorial note: It should be self-evident in the below piece that neither the author, Tim Norman, nor UK Column is assessing the sources quoted as trustworthy.
How the US Government is Waging War on its Veterans
>“For soldiers … coming home is more lethal than being in combat.”Brené Brown, research professor at the University of Houston
The US government is still waging war on America’s military veterans.Especially veterans who exercise their First Amendment right to speak out against government wrongdoing.
Consider: we raise our
Is Germany Finally Dealing With Its Abusive Colonial History?
A top German official gave a strong speech on the need for Germany to reckon with its abusive colonial past in Cameroon, a German colony between 1884 and 1919, and other former German colonies.
Ivan Mishukov: The Incredible Story of the Russian Street Boy Who Lived with Dogs
Ivan Mishukov’s story is one Charles Dickens would find hard to believe.
In Post-Coup Myanmar: ‘Death Squads’ and Extrajudicial Killings
It was late at night on June 21 when about 20 armed men arrived at a home in a remote part of southern Myanmar.
France: Conviction for Atrocities in Liberia
The conviction of a former Liberian rebel commander for wartime atrocities in Liberia by a French court is a milestone in delivering justice for victims, and for France’s efforts to hold those responsible for grave crimes to account, Amnesty International France, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and Human
If They Win: A Very Ordinary Genocide
STORY AT-A-GLANCE When we look back at “successful” atrocities of the past, we often scratch our heads and wonder how come the people living at that time allowed it and didn't see the obvious at all. But what if the atrocities that are so obvious in the retrospect felt “ordinary”
Ukraine: Russian Forces Tortured Izium Detainees
(Kyiv, October 19, 2022) – Russian forces and others operating under their command routinely tortured detainees during their six-month occupation of Izium, a city in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, Human Rights Watch said today. Survivors described being subjected to electric shock, waterboarding, severe beatings, threats at gunpoint, and being
Civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region at Heightened Risk
For several weeks, towns in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have endured regular bombardments from an escalating joint offensive by Ethiopia and Eritrea forces against Tigrayan forces.
Russia DID mandate draftees be “vaccinated”…but they’ve just DROPPED that rule & that’s great news
As many of you know, four days ago the excellent Riley Waggaman spelled out, in clear detail, the painful history of Russia’s recent “vaccination” mandate for all Russians mobilized for combat in Ukraine.
This solid piece was quickly slammed by Thomas Röper, a German writer living in Russia, who
Now We Know: The Conspirators Want World War III
Back in the middle of April 2022, I wrote an article in which I expressed concern that the conspirators were pushing us into World War.
Only Adult Children Still Believe US Propaganda
Veteran OffG contributor Edward Curtin shares his interpretation of the conflict in Ukraine
It should now be quite clear to any reasonable person that the Biden administration is hell-bent on destroying Russia and will risk nuclear war in doing so. It has already started World War III with its use
France: Liberia Atrocity Trial
(Paris) – The trial in France of Kunti K.
Ukraine: Three Men’s Bodies Found in Forest
(Kyiv, October 4, 2022) – Russian-affiliated forces unlawfully detained and apparently killed at least three civilian men, then dumped their bodies in a forest, during Russia’s partial occupation of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, Human Rights Watch said today. This is one among many cases involving alleged war crimes that Human
