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Obama Declares Perpetual War
Obama declared a perpetual war against anyone he wants anywhere in the world, an action that violates the UN Charter.
Imagine: On Bravado and Humility, 11 September 2014
Today, 11 September 2014, imagine a world we could have before us if we had then responded with humility instead of bravado.
ISIL, the US, and Curing Our Addiction to Violence
President Obama's Wednesday night address on the Islamic State reintroduced a war weary nation to more violent intervention in Iraq, another war weary nation.
Treat ISIS Like an Onion
Like layers of an onion, ISIS supporters can be carefully peeled away. But not if Obama goes into Syria and Iraq with a mallet.
Suckered Again?
The agony of loss the parents of Jim Foley and Steven Sotloff must feel is beyond comprehension. But is their pain any different from the universal pain of violence …
William Rivers Pitt | Meet the New War, Same as the Old War
It has been thirteen years since the attacks of September 11, and this nation has spent every one of the 4,745 days between that morning and today in the …
John Pilger | Breaking the Last Taboo: Gaza and the Threat of World War
The attack on Gaza was an attack on all of us. The denial of justice to Palestinians is a symptom of much of humanity under siege and a warning …
Hamas Rocket Launches Don’t Explain Israel’s Gaza Destruction
The evidence now available indicates that Hamas launch sites are not that close to hospitals, schools and mosques.
ISIS War Needs to Be Debated in Congress and the UN Security Council
It is not surprising that President Obama has been able to send 1,200 soldiers back to Iraq.