Month: April 2021
10 posts
The Illusion of a US Withdrawal in Afghanistan with Robbie Martin
In this episode, Whitney and Robbie Martin of Media Roots discuss the Biden administration’s plan to withdraw some, but not all, US military personnel from Afghanistan by September 11 of this year. The real reasons for the US invasion, the CIA’s role in Afghanistan pre- and post-invasion and the parallels between Biden’s withdrawal plan and that of his predecessor Donald Trump are also discussed. Whitney and Robbie also cover the recent confirmation of the US Capitol Police stand-down order on January 6th and the disturbing background of the military bases in Texas currently housing migrant children at the US-Mexico border.
April 28, 2021
Military Bases Housing Migrant Children Plagued by Serial Sexual Abuse Claims
The Biden administration is now housing unaccompanied migrant children on military bases in Texas and California. Some of these bases have been plagued for years by record sexual abuse claims, one with the highest in the nation. All of them suffer from dangerous environmental contamination.
April 16, 2021
Chile’s COVID Police State & Smart Cities with Johnny Vedmore
In this episode, Whitney and Unlimited Hangout contributor Johnny Vedmore discuss the situation in Chile during COVID lockdowns and its government's efforts to declare a war on domestic terror targeting Chile's indigenous community. Also discussed are the real reasons behind Chile's much lauded COVID vaccination campaign, including the smart city connection.
April 16, 2021
The Military Origins of Facebook
Facebook’s growing role in the ever-expanding surveillance and “pre-crime” apparatus of the national security state demands new scrutiny of the company’s origins and its products as they relate to a former, controversial DARPA-run surveillance program that was essentially analogous to what is currently the world’s largest social network.
April 12, 2021
WEF Warns of Cyberattack Leading to Systemic Collapse of the Global Financial System
A report published last year by the WEF-Carnegie Cyber Policy Initiative calls for the merging of Wall Street banks, their regulators and intelligence agencies as necessary to confront an allegedly imminent cyber attack that will collapse the existing financial system.
April 9, 2021