now, happy to say david swanson, executive director of the world beyond the war grip, joins us now. thank you for your time today. david. from a distance it looks like just another bond in syria. we can largely become numb to stories like this many of us. but i would suggest these revelations are huge. they significant. well, i think so too. i think this is the 2nd in recent weeks. stories of this kind by the new york times one about that hopefully last drone missiles strike in afghanistan in cobble and, and this one. but these are 2 out of hundreds. i would like this to become a habit at the new york times. i'd like to see them continue down this path because we have known of for years from reporting on the ground from a independence social media reporting and independent investigators in these countries that this has been happening. we've known from the documents leaked in particular by a guy named daniel hale, that this was the norm, not a sort of aberration. he now been in prison as a reward for telling us this. so, you know, it is there, there is courage in the sources named an

david swanson says explain your expectations come up whether it is preferred health practices, or even avoiding political arguments over them. >> was i know what my policy is going to be in the home, i can send out an invitation that says you are cordially invited to our political free thanksgiving dinner. you know what you can kind of situated in such a way that people know ahead of time that we are here to have fun and reminisce. >> reporter: he says to plan what type of will need based on when you can take it, since pcr test results can take a few days. his is at this point, a rapid antigen test might be best. >> they perform similarly to the pcr tests. they will help to prevent the spread of this virus at our thanksgiving tables this year. >> doctors say and vaccinated guests including kids should still be wearing masks indoors, and if you can, move the gathering outside. >>> in ohio, a federal jury handed down a verdict that holds three major pharmacy chains responsible for their role in the nations opioid crisis. the verdict is part of a lawsuit filed against cvs come up walgreen

david swanson, from the world beyond mall group believes the lack of accountability from the u. s . media needs a strong, international response. i in the heck, should it be legal or moral to blow up? 80 people if you label them non civilians. why in the heck, can you scream, imminent danger or self defense in somebody else's country, thousands of miles away, self defense, and make it ok that this is, this is absolute madness. where are the prosecutions? where are the human rights groups? where is that u. s. congress, where was the senate armed services committee that did nothing. imagine if, if china had done anything of russia or iran had done anything, north korea had remotely done anything like this. where is the sort of pressure you would be seen if this were a nation being targeted by the united states rather than being the united states? a trial is underway in the us of a young man and faithfully short to people and injured another during black lives matter of roach us in wisconsin. last year in the latest development, the judge has ruled kyle written house was legally ca

david swanson from the well beyond war group believes the lack of accountability from the us. thing is a strong, international response i in the heck, should it be legal or moral to blow up 80 people if you label them non civilians. why in the heck, can you scream, imminent danger or self defense in somebody else's country, thousands of miles away, self defense, and make it ok that this is, this is absolute madness. where are the prosecutions? where are the human rights groups? where is the u. s. congress, where was the senate armed services committee that did nothing. imagine if, if china had done anything, if russia or iran had done anything, north korea had remotely done anything like this. where is the sort of pressure you would be seen if this were a nation being targeted by the united states rather than being the united states and f b, i rate on controversial investigative journalism outfit project veritas has been slammed. why rights groups the tapes relate to the alleged theft of a diary belonging to president job widens, daughter ashley project. veritas is engaged in