Donald Trump’s decision to ring in the New Year by simultaneously demonizing both Iran and Pakistan on Twitter has already backfired tremendously. Following threats that the U.S. would withhold aid to Pakistan, the U.S. confirmed it would withhold $255 million in aid (which has now become $900 million) and is now reportedly threatening a roughly $2 billion more, as well. Read More…
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Shadow Armies: The Unseen, But Real US War In Africa
It will be many years before Africa and its 54 nations are truly free from the stubborn neocolonial mindset, which is grounded in racism, economic exploitation and military interventions. There is a real – but largely concealed – war which is taking place throughout the African continent. It involves the United States, an invigorated Russia, Read More…
Iran Arrests Former President Ahmadinejad For Inciting Unrest: Report
With an estimated 1,000 people arrested over the course of a little over a week in protests in Iran, the most high profile may ultimately be the most surprising, with reports former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been jailed for “incitement.” Though Ahmadinejad has not really been linked to the protest movement, he made comments during Read More…
The Daily Wrap Up 1/7 – Sessions Hypocrisy, Wifi Surveillance, And The Shifting Geopolitical Landscape
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to the daily wrap up, a quick show dedicated to giving you the most relevant news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours. As always, for more information on the topics discussed check out TheLastAmericanVagabond.com, or any number of other important independent sites that are included in the show Read More…
From Shahs To The CIA: The History Of Western Intervention In Iran – Part 1
“Once you understand what people want, you can’t hate them anymore. You can fear them, but you can’t hate them, because you can find the same desires in your own heart” – concluded Andrew Wiggins in the novel Speaker for the Dead. When Americans hear the word Iran, many have a sort of knee-jerk visceral Read More…
Russia And France Slam US Over Emergency UN Meeting On Iran
An emergency meeting at the UN Security Council on the subject of week-long protests in Iran saw a series of speeches, including the US reiterating its previous public statements backing demonstrators and threatening Iran, and other nations wondering why this was worth an emergency meeting. French Ambassador Francois Delattre insisted the Iran protests had nothing Read More…






