Its just getting worse. We are again in a police state. We have armies, police and all kinds of intelligence institutions around us. We have … US freed women in IraqRead more
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US brought democracy to Iraq
The almost nine-year U.S. occupation of Iraq led to the deaths of at least 134,000 Iraqi civilians and contributed to the deaths of hundreds of … US brought democracy to IraqRead more
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Who is Sunni and who is Shiite
Raed Jarrar talking: I mentioned previously how Im half-Sunni and half-Shiite. Many Iraqis jokingly now refer to people like myself as “Sushis.” And, you know, … Who is Sunni and who is ShiiteRead more
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10 Years After Iraq Invasion
It was 10 years ago today that the U.S. invaded Iraq on the false pretext that Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction. The … 10 Years After Iraq InvasionRead more
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Iraq ten years later
The US war in Iraq may be over, but we owe an apology grounded in the recognition of our enormous debt to the people of … Iraq ten years laterRead more
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Dirty Wars
President Obama declared a decade of war is now ending and that lasting peace does not require perpetual war. But he never mentioned the wars … Dirty WarsRead more
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Kill Anything that Moves
Forty-six years ago, in January 1966, Jonathan Schell, a 23-year-old not-quite-journalist found himself at the farming village of Ben Suc, 30 miles from the South … Kill Anything that MovesRead more
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Inside the Global Arms Trade
Andrew Feinstein talking: The global arms trade is a $1.74 trillion-a-year business. Thats $250 for every person on the planet. And the profit motive behind … Inside the Global Arms TradeRead more
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Enduring Presence
While the U.S. military is preparing to extend what is already the nation’s longest war, new ties are emerging between the peace movement here and … Enduring PresenceRead more
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Cost of killing US own osama bin laden
In a message released in November 2004, Osama bin Laden declared, “We are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy.” The … Cost of killing US own osama bin ladenRead more