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Former Drone Operators Reveal Air Force Plays Key Role in Secret CIA Assassination Campaign
A new documentary film reveals how a regular US Air Force unit based in the Nevada desert is responsible for flying the CIA's drone strike program in Pakistan.
How US Wars Came Home With the Troops: Up Close, Personal and Bloody
Ann Jones points out just what every commentator in this country has avoided writing about and every government and military official up to the president has avoided talking about, …
AFRICOM Goes to War on the Sly
By the time US Africa Command is finished, however, one thing is essentially guaranteed: a terrible mess and a lifetime of hurt will be left behind.
“Voting With Their Feet”
In Afghanistan, Dr. Hakim and the Afghan Peace Volunteers plant trees, not bombs.
Why the GCC Should Welcome Iran Nuclear Talks
While most countries have welcomed this diplomacy, opposition to talks has primarily come from Israel and some GCC states. This opposition, however, is mistaken.
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Dollars for Endless War or Investment in a New Era?
After over a decade of war, it is time to shift national priorities and do away with the Pentagon's uncapped war expenses slush fund, the “Overseas Contingency Operations” fund.
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“Christian Taliban” vs. Constitution at Air Force Academy
The lying, deceitful nature of fundamentalist Christian supremacy truly knows no bounds.
Seymour Hersh Reveals Potential Turkish Role in Syria Chemical Strike That Almost Sparked US Bombing
Was Turkey behind last year's Syrian chemical weapons attack?
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Increased Instability Predicted for Egypt
International human rights groups have strongly denounced Monday's sentencing by an Egyptian court of 529 Islamists to death for a riot in which one policeman was killed.
The Iraq War’s Real Legacy
Though President Obama attempts to justify Iraq's invasion, Iraqi civilians and Iraq war veterans share their stories on the lasting environmental, social, and health effects of the US occupation …