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FAIR TV: Keystone Misinformation, War “Works” and NPR’s Cosby Questions
On this week's edition: The Keystone XL pipeline is back in the news - and so is a lot of the same old misinformation, and more.
Uncomplicated, in Afghanistan
Rhetoric from NATO and the Pentagon regularly claims that Afghans have benefited from the past 13 years of US/NATO warfare, but reports from other agencies complicate these claims.
Cashing in on the ISIS Crisis
No matter how pointless these wars prove, America's military-industrial complex makes a killing.
No Debate: Antiwar Voices Absent From Corporate TV News Ahead of US Attacks on Iraq and Syria
A new analysis of corporate TV news has found there was almost no debate about whether the United States should go to war in Iraq and Syria.
How Many Islamic State Fighters Are There?
Hussein estimated that Isis rules about one-third of Iraq and one-third of Syria with a population from 10 million to 12 million over an area of 250,000 square kilometers.
Do Wars Really Defend America’s Freedom?
US politicians and pundits are fond of saying that America's wars have defended America's freedom.
Watchers of the Sky Falls in a Pit
I think such people are outraged by evils they have permitted themselves to see as evil, while blinding themselves to horrors they prefer not to recognize.
Compass Points: Pointers for Peace and Justice Workers
IF YOU WANT PEACE, WORK FOR JUSTICE (Pope Paul VI): peace without justice = structural violence.
StoryCorps Veterans Day Special: The Unlikely Bond Between a US Soldier and Two Iraqi Boys
While serving in Baghdad, Justin Cliburn formed an unlikely friendship with two Iraqi boys who lived nearby.
Legendary Talk Show Host Phil Donahue on the Silencing of Antiwar Voices in US Media
A discussion with Phil Donahue about his firing and the silencing of antiwar voices by the corporate media that continues to this day.