History

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/41940270

George Bush’s Department of Defense made a decision in 2001, after 9/11, that it was going to “take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and, finishing off, Iran."

This is according to Wesley Clark, who was the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO at the time of the Kosovo War. Below is the link to the full interview ⬇️

https://www.democracynow.org/2007/3/2/gen_wesley_clark_weighs_presidential_bid

https://systemicjustice.org/2016/04/george-stinney-and-the-lessons-of-history-2/

President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the Advanced Research Projects Agency in 1958, recruiting scientists to design the first large-scale computer network, which was intended to support the American military during the Cold War. Academics would use the network to communicate with one another via email between several US research universities.

Look, I know you might not like watching some 3+ hour 4-part series about the invention of the telegraph, framed under the lens of the two main characters of a sitcom you might have not even heard about, but... trust me...

This is Jon Bois' greatest work, and one of the best documentaries I've ever seen.

Don't sleep on this one.