Ralph Nader: The 20th Anniversary of the Sociocide of Iraq by Bush and Cheney

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Ralph Nader: The 20th Anniversary of the Sociocide of Iraq by Bush and Cheney

Composite portrait: (top) President George W. Bush aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln announces the end of major combat in Iraq, May 1, 2003 (Stephen Jaffe, AFP); (middle right) U.S. Marines arrest Iraqi council members (hooded) in Baghdad, Nov. 2, 2004 (Anja Niedringhaus, AP); (bottom) Mosul’s Old City neighbourhood reduced to ruins by U.S. bombardments in […]

Lies, the Bethlehem Doctrine, and the illegal murder of Soleimani

By on    Censorship, fake, omitted media, Conflict - violence and war, Democracy in Crisis, Human rights and justice, International law, Iran, Iraq, Media and conflict, Military & militarism (MIMAC), Peace journalism, TERRORISM - WAR ON TERROR, United States - Empire and domestic, War on Terror & terrorism  

Lies, the Bethlehem Doctrine, and the illegal murder of Soleimani

By Craig Murray January 31, 2020 In one of the series of blatant lies the USA has told to justify the assassination of Soleimani, Mike Pompeo said that Soleimani was killed because he was planning “imminent attacks” on US citizens. It is a careful choice of word. Pompeo is specifically referring to the Bethlehem Doctrine of Pre-Emptive Self […]