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War & Peace
After 9/11, Was War the Only Option?
Courtesy: The New York Times Syndicate. This is the 10th anniversary of the horrendous atrocities of Sept. 11, 2001, which, it is commonly held, changed the …
Was There an Alternative? Looking Back on 9/11 a Decade Later
The Jihadi movement, much of it highly critical of bin Laden, could have been split and undermined after 9/11.
U.S. Wasting Billions While Tripling No-Bid Contracts After Decade of War in Iraq, Afghanistan
Cuba in the Crosshairs: A Near Half-Century of Terror
The reasons for the international attacks against Cuba and the illegal embargo are spelled out in the internal record.
Nonviolent Revolution Clarified: Five Myths and Realities Behind Egypt’s Uprising
There are a handful of misconceptions that have been parroted repeatedly in media coverage of the “Arab Spring.”
On the Mend? America Comes to Its Senses
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates addresses the House Committee on Armed Services. The outgoing secretary of defense may be the one senior US official of the past decade to …
Reveling in the Pain of Others: Moral Degeneracy and Violence in the “Kill Team” Photos
The “Kill Team” photos offer a glimpse into a larger set of social conditions in a winner-take-all society.
Protesters Pack Tahrir to Push Military Council on Unfulfilled Revolutionary Demands
The Revenge Killing of Osama bin Laden
President Obama announced that “justice has been done.” Many did not agree – even close allies.
There Is Much More to Say
On May 1, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed in his virtually unprotected compound by a raiding mission of 79 Navy Seals.