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As Bastille Day Attack in France Kills 84, Is the War on Terror a “Self-Fulfilling Prophecy”?
More than 84 people are dead in Nice, France, after an attack on a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in the city in the French Riviera.
The Chilcot Report, Unintended Consequences and the Warfare State
Certain diseases infect foreign policy decisions everywhere.
The Chilcot Report Fails to Speak Plain Truth: Bush Lied, So Did Blair
The Chilcot Report misses the plain truth of the lead-up to the Iraq War: George W. Bush lied and so did Tony Blair.
What the Chilcot Inquiry Really Tells Us About the War in Iraq
Undermining the Security Council's authority in order to go to war with a sovereign nation without a Security Council mandate makes the war illegal.
US Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan Slows Further: 8,400 to Remain After Obama Leaves Office
The number of US soldiers who will remain in Afghanistan by the year's end was upwardly revised, once again.
Tomas Young Courageously Debunked the Sanitized Image of the Iraq War
The tragedy of Tomas Young is the same drama now under way in thousands of homes in this country.
Merkel Urged to Temper NATO’s Belligerence
US intelligence veterans are calling on German Chancellor Merkel to bring a needed dose of realism and restraint to the upcoming NATO conference, which risks escalating the dangerous new …
Tariq Ali on Chilcot Iraq Report: Tony Blair Is a War Criminal for Pushing Us Into Illegal War
A long-awaited British inquiry into the Iraq War has just been released.
A New Declaration of Independence
The US has entered the Orwellian era of permanent war — until we decide that it's over.
Leaker, Speaker, Soldier, Spy: The Charmed Life of David Petraeus
Depending on your viewpoint, Petraeus' post-official life can be seen as pure as the driven snow, or as corrupt as can be imagined.