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The Hypocrisy of Criticizing the Confederate Flag While Whitewashing US Foreign Policy
The US debate on the acceptability of various political insignia is absorbing for what it omits.
Allan Nairn: US Backers of Guatemalan Death Squads Should Be Jailed
Allan Nairn looks at how Perez Molina could also be charged for the mass killings of indigenous Guatemalans.
Guatemalan President Resigns in “Huge Victory” for Popular Uprising
After a massive public uprising, Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has resigned.
The Pentagon Persecutes Chelsea Manning
Elizabeth Schulte reports on the latest outrage in Pfc. Manning's struggle for justice from inside the walls of Fort Leavenworth military prison.
An Afghan Girl Buries Her Toy Gun and Says No to “a World of War“
Afghan children are dying from the use of weapons.
With a Record Backing Coups, Secret War and Genocide, Is Kissinger an Elder Statesman or War Criminal?
Four decades after Henry Kissinger left office, his influence on the national security state can still be widely felt.
Who Bombed Khobar Towers? Anatomy of a Crooked Terrorism Investigation
The official Khobar Towers investigation was precooked to arrive at the outcome that had been politically determined by the White House.
US-Made Cluster Munitions Causing Civilian Deaths in Yemen
Weapons used in these particular attacks were US made M26 rockets. Any civilian in the impact area is likely to be killed or injured.
Rep. Mike Quigley: Iran Deal Is the Best Possible Option
We're voting on whether this is the best possible course of action among the realistic alternatives.
How Close Was Israel to Bombing Iran?
Israel's Ehud Barak claims Israel was poised to bomb Iran several times, but this new report may just be part of the game of geopolitical chicken.