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The Chattanooga shootings in which nine Marines were gunned down by a 24-year-old shooter is one of a long string of such unnerving events. Early word from law enforcement suggests the attack, like so many others in recent years, is being blamed on a “lone wolf”—someone with no connection to known terrorist or other organizations. The authorities almost always assure us that such incidents are isolated, carried out by individuals who are either mentally ill or irrationally hostile to “our way of life.” Back in 2012, WhoWhatWhy Editor-in-Chief Russ Baker questioned this analysis. Examining the larger historical role such violence has played, Baker shows how certain incidents—including “false flag” attacks instigated by governments but blamed on dissidents—have radically transformed societies. His article is as relevant today as ever.
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy Ten Indications Iran Wants Business Not Bombs By Charles Glass Longtime Middle East correspondent Charles Glass offers his droll, insightful, and entertaining personal take on the much-debated threat presented by Iran. He sees every indication that the country is much more interested in business than in war. WHO Obama Paid a High […]
VOLUNTEER! Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. With the Boston Marathon Bombing defense seeking a new trial, in part because of prejudicial media coverage, we figure this is a good time to remind people about one news organization that worked overtime […]
VOLUNTEER! Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. PUBLICITY NOTES: We’re getting more requests all the time for Russ and others to appear on radio shows and podcasts. In addition, we see our articles frequently picked up, cited, or linked to. For […]
VOLUNTEER! Do you have skills you’d like to offer? We have all kinds of needs. For more info, visit our Volunteer Page. PUBLICITY NOTES: We’re getting more requests all the time for Russ and others to appear on radio shows and podcasts. In addition, we see our articles frequently picked up, cited, or linked to. For […]
In this remarkable first-hand account, a former US consular official describes a pipeline created by the CIA that enabled terrorists to slip into the US with ease. Among them were the mujahideen of Afghanistan — who later became al-Qaeda. Authentic and mind-blowing.
In this remarkable first-hand account, a former US consular official describes a pipeline created by the CIA that enabled terrorists to slip into the US with ease. Among them were the mujahideen of Afghanistan — who later became al-Qaeda. Authentic and mind-blowing.
Should we be concerned that, after all this time, would-be presidents of the United States, like the majority of the media and the population at large, are still unaware of the full story behind the Marathon Bombing?
Move over Columbus — Indigenous Peoples Day spreads across US, more fracking-related earthquakes in Oklahoma, House shifts from Benghazi to E-Mailgate, and more Picks.
VOLUNTEER! Call for Image Finders/Editors: Do you have experience with sourcing and editing photos? We need volunteers to help with this. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy Members of the Warren Commission present their report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to President Lyndon Johnson. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington DC. L-R: John McCloy, J. Lee Rankin (General […]
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VOLUNTEER! Call for Image Finders/Editors: Do you have experience with sourcing and editing photos? We need volunteers to help with this. Now Live on WhoWhatWhy US Army Staff Sgt. Christian Bagge, who lost both legs in Iraq in 2005. Photo credit: Patrick Air Force Base / US Air Force Crucial Background to New Redford Movie on Bush […]
