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WikiLeaks and Julian Assange: The Duty to Expose War Crimes

On Thursday, April 25, 2019, I had the honour of participating in two separate radio interviews concerning the case of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. The first was with Glen Ford of Black Agenda Radio, and the second was with Chris Cook of “Gorilla Radio” at CFUV 101.9 FM—both of the sound files are available below. […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Bradley Manning and the Meaning of Bravery

As anticipated as a conviction was, today’s news of the federal state winning convictions against Bradley Manning on all counts except the excessive, absurd, and unjustifiable charge of “aiding the enemy,” is still very sad news. For Bradley Manning, the consequences could still be extreme, with some estimating that he could face a maximum total […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

I Died For Our War Crimes

Troops are the new disposable items of a militarized consumer society that devours without care for consequences. There are always consequences. The destruction wrought by the U.S. on other nations, comes back home. This is a consistent fact of all wars, and it is especially true of imperial wars of choice. “Thank you for your […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Obama is a War Criminal: Clare Daly Speaks for All of Us

The following is the video, and transcript, of the now famous statement by Irish parliament deputy (TD) Clare Daly of the United Left Alliance, delivered in the Irish Parliament (Oireachtas) on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Also see Clare Daly in Twitter and Facebook: Transcript: Deputy Clare Daly: It is important to take this opportunity to bring some […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Bradley Manning: The U.S. on Trial for War Crimes

The following statement by Julian Assange was first posted on the WikiLeaks website. In addition to this, please see the Bradley Manning Trial FAQ, the “Opening statements on Bradley Manning’s intentions: trial report, day 1” on the Bradley Manning support Network website, and “Bradley Manning’s personal statement to court martial: full text.” Assange Statement on the […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

LIBYA: Race, Empire, and the Invention of Humanitarian Emergency

[vimeo https://vimeo.com/51851726 w=594&h=334] Based on my latest book, Slouching Towards Sirte: NATO’s War On Libya and Africa (Baraka Books, Montreal, 2012), and nearly two years of extensive documentary research, this film places the 2011 US/NATO war in Libya in a more meaningful context than that of a war to “protect civilians” driven by the urgent need […]

by M. Jamil Hanifi

The U.S. War of Terror in Afghanistan

In the words of U. S. representative Michael Honda the U.S. war of terror in Afghanistan has become the longest and “everlasting war” in the history of the United States. The vulgar asymmetry and injustice of this so called “war” has prompted its pre-industrial victims in Afghanistan and the surrounding region and their global supporters […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Wikileaks’ Iraq War Logs: The U.S. Government’s Crisis of Legitimacy

Further to the Pentagon’s response to the Wikileaks Iraq War logs, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and senior military adviser to President Obama, apparently had no qualms about posting the following in Twitter–posted without remorse, apology, or disgrace over the release of documentation (from his own troops) of multiple U.S. war […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Wikileaks: The Iraq War Logs Documentaries

An excellent hour-long overview by Al Jazeera English, featuring details of war crimes and their cover up, killing of civilians, and torture, along with interviews with an outrageous and increasingly bizarre Pentagon spokesman (Geoff Morrell), as well as Julian Assange, Jeremy Scahill, an Iraqi MP, and others. Definitely worth seeing in full. Channel 4 UK: […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Wikileaks’ Iraq War Logs: Obama Administration Handed Over Detainees Despite Reports of Torture

Republished from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism October 23rd, 2010 | by Angus Stickler President Barack Obama’s government handed over thousands of detainees to the Iraqi authorities, despite knowing there were hundreds of reports of alleged torture in Iraqi government facilities. Washington was warned by the United Nations and many human rights organisations that torture was […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Suppressed Realities in the American Media: The Uncensored Acts of War

I strongly recommend this documentary, shown below, dealing with the media and American warfare from the 1991 Gulf War onwards, the utter brutality, and the ways you have been prevented from even remotely witnessing the truth. It is extremely pertinent to what has endured in terms of embedded “journalism” in war zones, the military control […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Collateral Murder, Part 2: Admission of U.S. War Crimes in Iraq

Part One In the first post, “Collateral Murder: U.S. Soldiers Killing Civilians in Cold Blood,” viewers witnessed the indiscriminate slaughter of Iraqi civilians by a U.S. helicopter crew, and heard the cheerful banter of the crew as they rained heavy fire down on civilian bodies. While some chose to dispute whether there was a legitimate […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

This is war also: U.S. bombing civilians in Iraq

My thanks once again to the comrades at RAIMD for attracting my attention to more footage from the U.S. war against Iraq — in particular, the aerial bombardment of a “group of individuals” (no arms mentioned or visible, and not engaged in anything other than running down a road), during that vast war crime known […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Riposte to Imperial Anthropology in Iraq: On the Civility of US Forces

“Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels.” ~ Samuel Johnson “In the United States, doing good has come to be, like patriotism, a favorite device of persons with something to sell….Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.” ~ […]