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War & Peace
Militarized Conservatism and the End(s) of Higher Education
There can be little doubt that America has become a permanent warfare state.
Libya and the World of Oil
Libya's leader Col. Moammar Qaddafi shakes hands with supporters upon arrival at a tent-like convention hall on the grounds of the Rixos Al Nasr Tripoli Hotel before presiding over …
Copy of EXCLUSIVE: “Guidebook to False Confessions”: Key Document John Yoo Used to Draft Torture Memo Released
A key document that describes the origins of the Bush administration's torture program was just released by the Department of Defense under the Freedom of Information Act. The so-called …
EXCLUSIVE: CIA Psychologist’s Notes Reveal True Purpose Behind Bush’s Torture Program
This diagram was included in a paper written by Dr. Bruce Jessen's and shows his view of the conflicting psychological pressures bearing down on a prisoner who is held …
Senior Yemeni Officers Call for Ouster of President
In a significant erosion of military support for Yemen's president, five generals threw their support behind protesters.
Truthout’s Yana Trakhtenberg on Democracy Now!: “Bahrain Is No Longer an Independent Country“
The King of Bahrain has declared a state of emergency for three months following weeks of pro-democracy protests.
Torturing Democracy
It is difficult to imagine how any democracy can avoid being corrupted when war becomes the foundation of politics, if not culture itself.
Cow Most Sacred: Why Military Spending Remains Untouchable
U.S. military outlays today equal that of every other nation on the planet combined.
Wars Are Not Fought on Battlefields
The notion of a battlefield has been expanded, to put it mildly.
Breaking the Israel-Palestine Deadlock
While intensively engaged in illegal settlement expansion, the government of Israel is also seeking to deal with two problems: a global campaign of what it perceives as “delegitimation” – …