Afghanistan War Exposed: An Imperial Conspiracy (Full Documentary)
Why Hacker News recommends it
Mentioned only in passing, cited as support for claims that US interventions were driven by resources and that Western war reporting is biased.
What it is
An Empire Files documentary by Abby Martin presenting a critical account of the Afghanistan War, from the CIA's role in the 1980s to the stalemate of the 2010s and 2020. It argues the war was driven by imperial interests.
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Cites beckman466 · 2022-02 · on “The data are clear: The boys are not all right”
i hear what you're saying but i've spent too much time in the Middle East to know that most reporting in the west is intentionally deeply Islamophobic; mostly to manufacture consent for imperialist wars that allow the global north propertied/capitalist class to plunder and dominate. [LINK] [this video]
Cites arxari · 2026-01 · on “In 6 violent encounters, evidence contradicts immigration officials' narratives”
I think to an extent Trump is a fall guy, even when it comes to Venezuela he was dragged through the mud where his predecessors have constantly undermined the sovereignty of other nations and attacked them under the guise of protecting the US from terrorism when it was about oil and mineral ritches [1], the same with the deportation centers which while they were getting some criticism it was nowhere near the level of slander that there is towards the current admin doing the same thing. [1] [this video]
Critical bergstromm466 · 2020-11 · on “Stopping some fishing would increase overall catches”
> We shouldn't do business with a country that steals, doesn't play fair, is the embodiment of 1984, and above all, commits genocide. I do not understand how you can say this about China? [1] > I think the future posed by Communist China is nightmare fuel and has the potential to eclipse the future we are trying to build Seriously? [2] [1] [LINK] [2] [this video]