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After Iraq, Climbing Out of the Moral Abyss
Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, our nation is looking at the moral abyss.
New Era of Nuclear-Armed North Korea Forces US to Reconsider War Games at Regime’s Door
As North Korea threatens to launch a nuclear attack on the United States, the Obama administration is quietly expressing concern its own recent actions may have been too provocative.
“A Symptom of Unfortunate Tendencies”: Iraq and the Failure of the Liberal Elite
“The power elite, especially the liberal elite, has always been willing to sacrifice integrity and truth for power [and] personal advancement,” writes Chris Hedges.
Report: Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Will Cost US $4-6 Trillion Dollars
These wars will be the most expensive conflicts in US history, according to the report.
The Iraq Retrospective We Deserve
On this 10-year anniversary, that dialogue is needed more than ever if there's to be any hope of limiting wars of aggression in the future.
NATO 3 Oral Argument Unfolds on Illinois Terrorism Statute’s Constitutionality
On the 10-year anniversary of the Iraq War's launch, another tentacle of the post-9/11 national security state unfolded in a lively Chicago courtroom in the form of a domestic …
Dying Iraq War Veteran Tomas Young Reads “Last Letter” to President Bush and Dick Cheney
He recently announced that he will stop his medicine and nourishment, which comes in the form of liquid through a feeding tube u2014 a decision which will hasten his …
Afghanistan: A Dark and Fragile Future
What will happen after next year's drawdown of US and allied forces and investment in Afghanistan?
How the Media Fueled the War in Iraq
It is time for our media to offer us - and the people of Iraq - an apology, and make sure this sort of thing never happens again.
The Iraq War and Moral Injury
For the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, Patricia Hynes' serires features voices of veterans with a moral tenor.