Recommended articles for 2/20/2018

• On the American Inability to Turn Turkey Around by Salman Rafi Sheikh from New Eastern Outlook. The author provides a very insightful look at the tenuous situation of the illegal occupation of Syria by the US military.

• Cindy Sheehan and the Women’s March on the Pentagon: A Movement, Not Just a Protest by Whitney Webb from Mint Press News.

• "Empire Files: War With North Korea - Propaganda vs. Reality" This 32:45m video features an interview conducted by Abby Martin with Tim Shorrock, author, journalist, and expert on Korean affairs. (You may need to wait a few more seconds for the video to upload on your device. Or view the video directly from YouTube.)

On top of overtly genocidal threats, the Trump Administration has announced new terms: that they "will never accept a nuclear North Korea." But, the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea already has nuclear weapons. Does that mean a war is imminent?

While the bipartisan warmongering is receiving no push-back from the mainstream media, Abby Martin interviews Tim Shorrock--journalist and expert on US-Korea relations--to learn what is left out of the debate and the potential cost of a new war. 

• The Big Pharma Family that Brought Us the Opioid Crisis by Sam Pizzigati from Inequality.

There are more articles that are very good, but I will save them for tomorrow.