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Afghanistan
Antony Loewenstein on Disaster Capitalism
Antony Loewenstein discusses his current film project, "Disaster Capitalism."
US Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan Slows Further: 8,400 to Remain After Obama Leaves Office
The number of US soldiers who will remain in Afghanistan by the year's end was upwardly revised, once again.
A New Declaration of Independence
The US has entered the Orwellian era of permanent war — until we decide that it's over.
Why the Sanders “Revolution” Must Take on the Permanent War State
Even though the permanent war state seems to be at the peak of its power, at this point in time, the legitimacy of this institution is extremely tenuous.
Thanks for Your Service, but Don’t Tell the Kids About It (We Need Them to Enlist)
The benefits of military service are never free. We pay the price for the rest of our lives.
US War Crimes Against Women: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
The RAWA is the oldest women's organization in Afghanistan that fights for freedom, democracy, social justice, and secularism.
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One Man’s War: Bringing Iraq to the United States
Stories of the reality of war and its impacts are more crucial now as US wars seem only to multiply.
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UN Defers Safety of Journalists Around the World
By denying the Committee to Protect Journalists consultative status, a UN committee is doing a major disservice to reporters.
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Building Trust in Afghanistan
US people should earnestly ask how the US could help build trust here in Afghanistan.
The Global Trade in Guantánamo Captives
The US largely did not capture the prisoners it continues to hold at Guantanamo — it bought them.