"That is the purpose of U.S. embargoes and sanctions — to kill innocent people in the hopes of achieving either regime change within a foreign country or a change of attitude within a foreign regime."
"The CIA operative and FBI informant used to gather information on the 2016 Trump campaign has, for weeks, been falsely depicted as a sensitive intelligence asset rather than what he actually is: a long-time CIA operative with extensive links to the Bush family who was responsible for a dirty and likely illegal spying operation in the 1980 presidential election."
"The CIA had granted Provisional Security Approval to Bohning on Aug. 21, 1967, and Covert Security Approval on Nov. 14 of the same year. Bohning was given the cryptonym AMCARBON-3."
"Belief in the Pax Americana persists, along with an appetite for armed intervention. So too does a studied indifference to costs and consequences."
"Pollan's new book recounts his experiences with the drugs and also examines the history of psychedelics as well as their possible therapeutic uses."
"The sharpest plunge in America’s press freedom rating occurred during the Obama administration — thanks in part to its zealous prosecutions of journalists. Trump is continuing policies started by earlier presidents."
"False flag operations succeed because many people reflexively jump to accept official narratives. Conveniently timed attacks that give pretexts for war, however, are not always what they seem."
"President Trump will come to regret the day he let the neocons take over his foreign policy."
"The White Helmets were founded in Turkey by a former British MI5 officer named James Le Mesurier. The group has received at least $55 million from the UK government and an additional $23 million from the U.S. government, both of whom have regime change interests in the region."
"Russia’s ambassador to the Netherlands said the video was 'staged' by the White Hemets, a Syrian aid group that receives funding from the U.S. and other Western governments."