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Phil Donahue, Fired by MSNBC for Hosting Guests Against Iraq War, Dies at 88
Donahue was fired in 2003 for airing antiwar voices when most of the corporate media was cheerleading the drive for war.
![J.D. Vance Slams Biden’s Support for Iraq War But Pushes Hawkish Policies](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/SEG2-GUEST-Trump-JD-SPLIT-400x300.jpg)
J.D. Vance Slams Biden’s Support for Iraq War But Pushes Hawkish Policies
Vance is “very aligned with Trump,” says Matt Duss, former adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders.
![Inside the prisons at Abu Ghraib in Baghdad, Iraq, May 2003](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-451510636-400x300.jpg)
20 Years After Abu Ghraib, Its Victims Take Their Torturers to Court
Survivors exposed the violence of the “war on terror,” refusing to let it be relegated to the dustbin of history.
![Sen. Joseph Lieberman walks off the Capitol subway after speaking to reporters about the health care reform bill that was being debated in the Senate, on December 15, 2009, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0328-joe-lieberman-400x300.jpg)
Joe Lieberman Backed the Iraq War and Opposed the Public Option
The former senator and vice presidential candidate died at 82 on Wednesday.
![A student writes down "I am from Palestine" at a temporary classroom in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on December 28, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1886420525-400x300.jpg)
In My Classroom, Storytelling Helped Unlock New Perspectives on Palestine
As a teacher, I see it as my responsibility to bring Palestine into my classroom, despite my fear of facing retaliation.
![President Joe Biden leaves the White House before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn on January 5, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0109-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
Biden Backed Repeal of Iraq War Authorization. Now He’s Using It.
Congress has tried but so far failed to rein in runaway presidential war powers associated with the “war on terror.”
![A U.S. Army veteran who was injured in Afghanistan in 2004 takes part in a protest march from the White House to the U.S. Capitol to demand an end to the war in Iraq, the return of U.S. troops and the impeachment of U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 2007.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1228638251-400x300.jpg)
Today Let’s Honor the Veterans Who Have Turned Against the US War Machine
Hundreds of veterans returned from Iraq ready to fight the horror and injustice of the U.S. military industrial complex.
![A human rights activist, dressed to resemble the now infamous Abu Ghraib prison photo depicting an Iraqi prisioner being tortured, stands on a street corner during rush hour in front of the U.S. Department of Justice on February 22, 2005, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0925-abu-ghraib-400x300.jpg)
Iraqis Tortured by US Forces “Still Have No Clear Path” to Justice or Redress
A report by Human Rights Watch found Iraqis tortured by U.S. forces 20 years ago have yet to receive any compensation.
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I Spent 14 Years in Gitmo. Let’s Remember the Victims of the US “War on Terror.”
U.S. politicians’ calls to remember tragedy never extend to the victims of its systemic and rampant violence.
![A U.S. flag flies behind barbed wire at the notorious U.S. prison camp on the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, on January 15, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1250261408-400x300.jpg)
The US Continues to Try to Suppress Details About Its Torture Programs
It’s time to end the ongoing “war on terror,” expose it for what it is, and make sure it never happens again.