The War That Signals the Coming End of Petropower - Planetary Intelligence Bulletin #1

This week’s headline is a sobering call – our fossil-fueled global system is brittle. Accelerating the shift to renewables and diplomacy isn’t just idealism; it’s the practical path to reduce the war and chaos that threaten everyday security.

The US is protecting ISIS to weaken rivals, expand US occupation of Syria

Iraq War veterans warn: Mosul ‘victory’ is prelude to Iraqi state-failure

Months ago, Iraq War veterans accurately predicted not only the imminent victory in Mosul — but also the inevitable collapse of the Iraq into state-failure in its aftermath

Inside the secret Trump lobby that wants to profit from the break-up of Iraq

A network tied to Cambridge Analytica, Islamist insurgents, ExxonMobil and Koch convinced Trump to let go of Iraqi unity

The battle for your hearts and minds in Fallujah

A former soldier unveils how the US coalition is ‘liberating’ Iraq from the Islamic State through war crimes

Officials: Islamic State arose from US support for al-Qaeda in Iraq

A former Pentagon intelligence chief, Iraqi government sources, and a retired career US diplomat reveal US complicity in the rise of ISIS

Britain’s secret ties to governments, firms behind ISIS oil sales

In the scramble to access Kurdistan’s oil and gas wealth, the US and UK are turning a blind eye to complicity in ‘Islamic State’ oil smuggling

Iraq Body Count: undercounting death with pro-war cash

The Pentagon used IBC data for pro-occupation propaganda

George Monbiot and the Iraq War bullshit brigade

Why the ‘liberal’ defence of the Iraq Body Count falls flat on its face

Ex-intel officials: Pentagon report proves US complicity in ISIS

Renowned government whistleblowers weigh in on debate over controversial declassified document

How the Pentagon is hiding the dead

The secret campaign to undercount the ‘war on terror’ death toll in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Latin America