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The Iraq War: Forgotten in Plain Sight
On the 11th anniversary of the war in Iraq, the US mainstream media fail to explain how violence in Iraq is a direct consequence of a botched US invasion.
Gareth Porter: Manufacturing a Narrative for War
Investigative journalist Gareth Porter tells Paul Jay about his new book "Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare."
SIMILARITIES: 1914 and 2014
Poetry by David Krieger on the similarities between the start of World War I and the situation in Ukraine
Accounting for a Decade of Global War
The United States' compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights includes violations that must be sanctioned.
Ceasefire Arrested in South Sudan: Uganda, IGAD and the Resurgence of Violence
Ethnic violence continues to smoulder throughout several states in South Sudan despite an official cessation of hostilities signed on the 23rd of January, 2014
Possible New Cold War? High-Fives in the Halls of the Pentagon
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has given the Department of Defense a possible reprieve from American citizens' war-weary thoughts.
The Pentagon’s Phony Budget War: How the US Military Avoided Budget Cuts, Lied About Doing So, Then Asked for Billions More
After two years of uproar over mostly phantom cuts, 2015 isn't likely to bring austerity to the Pentagon either.
Hair-Trigger America
A nation that used to espouse isolationism has morphed into one poised for hair-trigger pre-emptive war.
Tears of Yarmouk: The Palestinian Lesson that Every Syrian Should Know
In the early days of the Syrian uprising-turned civil war three years ago, the writing on the wall of it becoming an intricate regional and international conflict was there …
“Help. They Broke My Arm. Egypt Police”: Peace Activist Medea Benjamin Detained en Route to Gaza
US peace activist Medea Benjamin was detained Monday at Cairo's airport by Egyptian police without explanation.