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A Year After Congressional Testimony, Drone Strike Victims Still Searching for Justice
Critics and survivors fear the program will expand with impunity.
Not Again, on “a More Expansive Mission” in Afghanistan!
President Obama has authorized “a more expansive mission for the military in Afghanistan in 2015 than originally planned.”
After Vowing to End Combat Mission in Afghanistan, Obama Secretly Extends the United States’ Longest War
President Obama has secretly extended the US role in Afghanistan.
Obama Extends War in Afghanistan
Was a Friday night cabinet leak really the president's solution to the unpopularity of a decision affecting the lives of so many?
FAIR TV: Keystone Misinformation, War “Works” and NPR’s Cosby Questions
On this week's edition: The Keystone XL pipeline is back in the news - and so is a lot of the same old misinformation, and more.
Uncomplicated, in Afghanistan
Rhetoric from NATO and the Pentagon regularly claims that Afghans have benefited from the past 13 years of US/NATO warfare, but reports from other agencies complicate these claims.
Cashing in on the ISIS Crisis
No matter how pointless these wars prove, America's military-industrial complex makes a killing.
No Debate: Antiwar Voices Absent From Corporate TV News Ahead of US Attacks on Iraq and Syria
A new analysis of corporate TV news has found there was almost no debate about whether the United States should go to war in Iraq and Syria.
How Many Islamic State Fighters Are There?
Hussein estimated that Isis rules about one-third of Iraq and one-third of Syria with a population from 10 million to 12 million over an area of 250,000 square kilometers.
Do Wars Really Defend America’s Freedom?
US politicians and pundits are fond of saying that America's wars have defended America's freedom.