Twenty years ago, on October 7, the U.S. and its allies started the war in Afghanistan to fight against terrorism. Since the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. "War on Terror" has lasted 20 years, costing hundreds of thousands of lives.
Twenty years ago, on October 7, the U.S. and its allies started the war in Afghanistan to fight against terrorism. Since the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. "War on Terror" has lasted 20 years, costing hundreds of thousands of lives.
In something of a contradiction, the U.S. has pledged humanitarian aid to Afghanistan while freezing more than $10 billion in overseas asset earmarked for the country's reconstruction. As Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian has pointed out, this hypocrisy is akin to cutting off the water supply while handing your neighbor just a bottle of water to extinguish a blaze that is destroying the home.
US loses moral credibility abandoning Afghan forces
40 Years of Human Experimentation in America: The Tuskegee Study
On St. Louis’s ballot in 1916 was an ordinance designed to maintain segregated housing. It passed by a two-thirds majority despite handbills like this one urging the defeat of the segregation bill.
An 1876 cartoon depicting intimidation of an African American voter.
The Stolen Generations of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
An 1867 cartoon depicting an enfranchised black man and a sulking Confederate.