5 chapters across the catalog
Glenn Greenwald on Afghanistan, Deep State Failure
Glenn Greenwald argued that the entire 20-year war in Afghanistan was a fraud, as revealed by the "Afghanistan Papers" which showed officials knew the Afghan National Army was a "joke." He suggests the media's current anger at Biden stems from the "Deep State" losing its influence in the region.
General Michael Flynn, Afghanistan Papers Corruption
The rapid collapse of the Afghan government is linked to long-standing corruption detailed in the "Afghanistan Papers." General Michael Flynn is identified as the only high-ranking official who previously blew the whistle on the war being a financial farce, which critics claim led to his subsequent legal targeting by the intelligence community.
John Sopko, the Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, testified that U.S. officials had a persistent incentive to lie about progress on the ground due to short deployment timeframes. The "Afghanistan Papers" reveal that the war has been unwinnable for years, yet the system is designed to keep the U.S. involved indefinitely.
Afghanistan Papers, Craig Whitlock and 19 Years of War
The "Afghanistan Papers," a collection of secret documents obtained by *The Washington Post's* Craig Whitlock, reveal that U.S. officials consistently misled the public about the war's progress. For 19 years, generals claimed to be "turning the corner" while privately admitting the mission was failing. The war has cost $2 trillion and thousands of American lives.
General Flynn, Afghanistan Debriefings and Pentagon Papers
Secret recordings of General Michael Flynn and other military leaders show they were highly critical of the Afghanistan war strategy in private. These debriefings are compared to the Pentagon Papers from the Vietnam era, exposing a massive disconnect between official narratives and reality. The hosts suggest Flynn's outspokenness on these failures may have contributed to his legal troubles.
