U.S. Massacres Entire Civilian Family in Drone Strike as it Exits Afghanistan

<p>On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the latest in Afghanistan, including the U.S. drone &nbsp;missile strike in Afghanistan that wiped out a family of 10 people, all &nbsp;civilians, including several young children. They also discuss the &nbsp;devastation caused by Hurricane Ida and the urgent &nbsp;struggle to prevent 11 million evictions in the wake of the Supreme &nbsp;Court’s ruling last week striking down the federal moratorium.</p> <p>The following news articles and documents were referenced in this episode:</p> <p>Evacuations From Kabul Wind Down as U.S. Prepares to Pull Last Troops<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/28/world/asia/afghanistan-evacuations.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/28/world/asia/afghanistan-evacuations.html</a></p> <p>Is the U.S.-installed Afghan government doomed?<br> <a href="https://www.liberationnews.org/is-the-u-s-installed-afghan-government-doomed/" target="_blank">https://www.liberationnews.org/is-the-u-s-installed-afghan-government-doomed/</a></p> <p>Report Portrays a Broken C.I.A. Devoted to a Failed Approach<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/10/world/senate-torture-report-shows-cia-infighting-over-interrogation-program.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/10/world/senate-torture-report-shows-cia-infighting-over-interrogation-program.html</a></p> <p>Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture<br> <a href="https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/publications/committee-study-central-intelligence-agencys-detention-and-interrogation-program" target="_blank">https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/publications/committee-study-central-intelligence-agencys-detention-and-interrogation-program</a></p> <p>Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fthesocialistprogram&amp;token=db2bc1-1-1630411807016" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank" title="http://