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The Origin of Trump’s Drug War Killing Spree

Counterpunch, June 26, 2026 The Origin of Trump’s Drug War Killing Spree George W. Bush in the Oval Office with is Attorney General John Ashcroft, who said of the war on drugs: “I want to renew it. I want to refresh it, relaunch it if you will.” White House photo by Eric Draper. President Trump […]

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On Little Bighorn Anniversary, Remember Custer’s Crimes

On Little Bighorn Anniversary, Remember Custer’s Crimes by James Bovard June 25th was the 150th anniversary of the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn. Col. George Custer and 267 US soldiers were massacred by thousands of outraged Indian warriors on the plains of eastern Montana. In 1969, as a twelve-year-old traveling to a Boy Scout Jamboree […]

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Do I Look like a “Radical Left Lunatic” Vandal?

Video version of this story at this link  Do I Look like a “Radical Left Lunatic” Vandal? by James Bovard      I blundered on Saturday by failing to check the latest updated terrorist profile before visiting Washington, DC. How was I to know that National Guard troops would be on the lookout for 60ish […]

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The Demented Origin of the Drugs-Terrorism Nexus

The Demented Origin of the War on Drugs and War on Terrorism Nexus by James Bovard, June 22, 2026 President Trump effectively claims that he is entitled to preemptively kill suspected drug traffickers anywhere on earth, or at least in the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. military has killed hundreds of people in its attacks on […]

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