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Healing From War: Thanking a Veteran for Her Service Is Not Enough
While psychological trauma is more commonly treated among veterans today, moral injuries are only beginning to be addressed.
William Rivers Pitt | Once Upon a Time, My Father Was a Soldier
In a number of ways, my father died in Vietnam. He just didn't know it.
Two Men, Two Legs and Too Much Suffering: The Forgotten Vietnamese Victims
Two Vietnamese civilians did not die in the US conflict in their country, but they did lose parts of themselves.
Used and Betrayed: 100 Years of US Troops as Lab Rats
Abby Martin documents decades of experimentation on US troops.
Obama in Hiroshima: Time to Say “Sorry,” and Ban the Bomb
President Obama must change his stance on nuclear weapons by abandoning the US' $1 trillion modernization program.
Speak Up for Kids in Military Detention
Rep. Betty McCollum is circulating a letter to House colleagues urging President Obama to protect Palestinian kids in Israeli military detention.
Source Reveals How Pentagon Ruined Whistleblower’s Life and Set Stage for Snowden’s Leaks
A former senior Pentagon official reveals how his superiors broke the law to punish a key National Security Agency whistleblower for leaking information.
2001 Authorization of Military Force, Guantánamo Restrictions Survive as House Passes Defense Bill
Attempts to wind down trappings of the Bush-era global war on terror were thwarted Wednesday night.
The Coming Democratic Crackup
Though the mainstream media is focused on Republican divisions, anti-war Democrats resist Hillary Clinton's pro-war agenda.
The Term “War Crime” Is Obsolete
If war crimes are defined as military actions that harm great numbers of civilians, then all wars today are crimes or the term is meaningless.