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War & Peace
Military Contractors Belie Myth of US Leaving Afghanistan and Iraq
If the presence of private military contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq is obscured, how is the public supposed to know if we are truly “out?”
As President Obama Apologizes for Deaths of Hostages in Drone Strike, Does the US Know Who It Is Killing?
A US drone strike in Pakistan killed two hostages.
A People Expunged: Marking the 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide Amid Ongoing Turkish Denials
An estimated 1.5 million Armenians were exterminated.
Pentagon Can’t Account for $1 Billion in Afghanistan Emergency Reconstruction Aid
The amount is 60 percent of all such spending under an emergency program.
US-Backed Saudi War in Yemen Continues as Aid Groups Describe “Catastrophic” Humanitarian Crisis
Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition struck Yemeni cities.
Making History and Building a Future in the Nevada Desert
When we got there we were surprised to find the entire camp and the way leading from it to the Test Site surrounded by bright orange plastic snow fencing.
The West Snubs Russia Over V-E Day
Tragically divided once again by hate, greed, and power-lust, Europe lies in the shadow of war, as the violence percolating in Ukraine threatens to result in more military intervention …
Air Force Base Names Homophobic, Anti-Semitic Chaplain as “Officer of the Year“
Ponder the far-reaching ramifications of what the US Air Force has just done here.
Did Money Seal Israeli-Saudi Alliance?
The Saudis reportedly gave Israel some $16 billion.
What Did Democrats Win in the Cardin Compromise on the Corker Bill?
If Congress gave itself a power that it already had, what were they really fighting about?