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Guilty Until Proven Innocent: How to Pre-Convict and Pre-Punish an American Muslim
Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, many innocent Muslim men are still in prison due to a biased and antiquated legislation aimed to protect America from

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Four Years Ago Obama Promised to Investigate Afghan Massacre; Has Anything Happened Since?
Human rights researchers who originally uncovered the case say they've seen no evidence of an active investigation.

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Afghanistan: Is It Really the End Game?
There is no need for a chaos-engulfed finale to the Afghan War, no reason to continue the bloodshed.

Chelsea Manning’s Legal Duty to Expose War Crimes
Chelsea Manning had a duty under the Geneva Conventions to report war crimes exposed in the classified materials she leaked.

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Thanking Bradley Manning
Kathy Kelly of the Afghan Peace Volunteers discusses the impact of whistleblower Bradley Manning.

Naming Our Nameless War: How Many Years Will It Be?
For well over a decade now the United States has been u201ca nation at war.u201d But does the war still have a name?

Flashback 2012: US Army Vets Join with Afghans for Peace to Lead Antiwar March at Chicago NATO Summit
An anti-war march at the NATO summit was held by Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) and Afghans for Peace. Amy Goodman reports.

“That Woman Is Worth Paying Attention To”: Medea Benjamin Explains Why She Disrupted Obama’s Speech
Less than 24 hours after she interrupted President Obamau2019s major speech on the future of the secret drone war and Guantu00e1namo, CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin describes why she repeatedly …

Guantanamo, Drone Strikes and the Non-War Terror War: Obama Speaks
Obama explained how he plans to continue his war on terror without calling it a war on terror.

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A Novel Idea: Asking an Afghan About Afghanistan
Afghanistan's peace is China's economic life-line and America's commodity price recession.