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The Duty to Disobey a Nuclear Launch Order
Congress must act now to curtail Trump's war powers.
History’s Emancipator: Did Abraham Lincoln Have “a Drop of Anti-Slavery Blood in His Veins”?
Ibram X. Kendi chronicles how reluctantly Lincoln came to the idea of emancipation.
Tillerson Facing Internal Dissent at State Department Over Refusal to Enforce Child Soldiers Law
The Child Soldiers Prevention Act prohibits aid to nations that conscript troops younger than 18.
Experts Warn It Would Take More Than One General to Thwart “Illegal” Nuclear Strike
What would happen if a president ordered a nuclear strike, but the commanding general refused?
US Military No Longer Cool With Narcotics Labs in Afghanistan, Bombs Them
The US Commander in Afghanistan announced several airstrikes on Sunday.
On George W. Bush: The Enemy of Our Enemy Is Still a War Criminal
That Bush finds Trump's rhetoric distasteful is no reason to turn a presidential war criminal into a liberal hero.
Iraqi Civilian Describes US Airstrike on His Home That Killed His Wife, Daughter, Brother and Nephew
US-led airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq have killed more civilians than officials have acknowledged.
Damning New Report Shows US Airstrikes in Iraq Killing Civilians Amount to 31 Times the Pentagon’s Count
One of every 157 strikes results in civilian deaths.
The Trump Doctrine: Making Nuclear Weapons Usable Again
The fact that Trump would be all-in on making the American nuclear arsenal more usable should come as no surprise.
Is the Trump Administration Planning a First Strike on North Korea?
Wishful thinking is a dangerous strategy for war.