US Launches 61st Airstrike of the Year in Somalia

"Who The F**k Is This?": Jon Stewart Thinks He Discovered Trump's Body Double Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Jon Stewart spent a chunk of Monday's Daily Show convinced America had just unlocked a secret presidential spare after spotting a mysterious figure strolling behind President Donald Trump on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews. The late-night comic was already deep into his usual routine of roasting Trump when he focused on the appearance of someone who resembled the President in the background of the Trump's gaggle with reporters. Stewart had been needling...

Throughout American history, the justification for military interventions has often relied on pretexts, manufactured incidents, or strategic omissions of fact. While varying in scale and intent, the following historical deceptions and false-flag claims highlight how conflicts have been initiated or escalated: War of 1812: Driven by territorial ambitions over Canada and maritime grievances, the U.S. […] The post The United States of America – an Empire Built on a Deceptive, Duplicitous Foundation of Lies, Evasions, and False Flag Interventionist Foreign Policy appeared first on LewRockwell.

Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state.