The ‘Legitimate’ Use of Napalm and Phosphorus in Iraq
Reports have persisted since the first days of the war in Iraq that the U.S. has used napalm against resistance forces.
The Hypocrisy of Mr. Cheney
Vice President Dick Cheney said this week that it was “dishonest and reprehensible” to suggest “that the president of the United States or any member of his administration purposely misled the American people on prewar intelligence.” To suggest...
The U.S. ‘intelligence failure’ and Iraq’s UAVs
The claim that Iraq had UAVs that could be used to launch a chemical or biological weapons attack on the US illuminates the false pretext for war.
Proposed Pretexts for War: Operation Northwoods
In 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff proposed blaming false flag terrorist attacks on Cuba to create a pretext for war.
The Splendid Little War
The sinking of the USS Maine served as a dubious pretext for the US’s “splendid little war” for imperial expansion.