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The Al-Qaeda Leader Who Wasn’t: The Shameful Ordeal of Abu Zubaydah
What the CIA did to Abu Zubaydah is a prime example of the kind of still-unpunished crimes that Bush administration officials committed.
This Industry Is Literally Making a Killing
Big money in politics doesn't just drive inequality — it also fuels war.
Seymour Hersh Reacts to Obama’s Plan to Send 250 More US Special Ops Troops to Syria
The move that nearly doubles the US presence in the country.
The War on BDS in Indiana Heats Up
Bill Mullen reports on the pro-Israel counteroffensive against the rising movement in Indiana for Palestinian rights.
Did Obama Read Classified Pages Allegedly Linking Saudis to 9/11? White House Won’t Comment
Josh Earnest refused to ask President Obama if he has read a classified section of the Congressional September 11 inquiry.
We Stand With Palestine in the Spirit of “Sumud”: The US Prisoner, Labor and Academic Solidarity Delegation to Palestine
We demand freedom for the 7,000 Palestinian political prisoners currently held in Israeli jails and all those fighting for justice everywhere.
What’s the Meaning of Failure? A Dictionary of Euphemisms for Imperial Decline
The dishonesty of words illustrates the dishonesty of US wars.
How Not to Audit the Pentagon: The Military Waste Machine Is Running Full Speed Ahead
Without a concerted campaign of public pressure, the Pentagon's runaway budget will never be reined in.
The US Is Militarizing the Pacific — and Not Taking Questions
Hawaii's members of Congress sit at the linchpin of a huge realignment of US military power. But they remain silent.
A Torturer’s Confession: Former Abu Ghraib Interrogator Speaks Out
Eric Fair served as an interrogator in Iraq working as a military contractor for the private security firm CACI.