In the US Army manual on counterinsurgency, the American commander General David Petraeus describes Afghanistan as a “war of perception… conducted continuously using the news … Why are wars not being reported honestly?Read more
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The Fraudulent Case for a Syrian Escalation
The recent call by 51 dissenting State Department officials for U.S. military escalation in Syria is merely one of dozens of similar demands by neoconservatives … The Fraudulent Case for a Syrian EscalationRead more
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The right to intervene
Humanitarian intervention has often been used as a pretext for regime change. A short history of the global community’s struggle to agree on the ground … The right to interveneRead more
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The Sociology of War
The breakout of World War I upended many lives, including those of two great thinkers: the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises and the American journalist … The Sociology of WarRead more
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One Man’s War
Memorial Day is over. You had your barbeque. Now, you can stop thinking about America’s wars and the casualties from them for another year. As … One Man’s WarRead more
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Should George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Others Be Jailed?
“The cold was terrible but the screams were worse,” Sara Mendez told the BBC. “The screams of those who were being tortured were the first … Should George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Others Be Jailed?Read more
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Milestone: We’ve Just Dropped Our 50,000th Bomb on ISIS
In August, 2014, the US-led “coalition” began bombing Iraq and Syria to, in the words of President Obama, “degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group … Milestone: We’ve Just Dropped Our 50,000th Bomb on ISISRead more
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Fallujah: A symbol of US war crimes
No city in Iraq is more symbolic of the criminal consequences of the US invasion of Iraq than Fallujah. Prior to 2003, the 300,000-strong, prosperous, … Fallujah: A symbol of US war crimesRead more
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America’s Forgotten Vietnamese Victims
Nguyen Van Tu asks if I’m serious. Am I really willing to tell his story — to tell the story of the Vietnamese who live … America’s Forgotten Vietnamese VictimsRead more