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Iraq War
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“American Propagander”: Six Ways Paul Rieckhoff’s “American Sniper” Column Deeply Bothers This US Veteran
Paul Rieckhoff and Chris Kyle are both acting as tools of the American military machine.
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In Praise of Buffer States
Buffer states keep armies apart and allow important regional countries to trade in peace.
Intervention in the Islamic State Increasingly Messy
President Obama's alliance aims to degrade and destroy the Islamic State, but US allies are acting in their own self-interests.
Climate Change Challenges: Support the Environment or the US Military?
The world needs peace in order to address catastrophic changes that are fast approaching us.
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Noam Chomsky | A Genuine Movement for Social Change
Intellectuals must be prepared to face repression and to act in defense of the values they profess.
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Malarkey on the Potomac: Five Bedrock Washington Assumptions That Are Hot Air
People in Washington don't have time for reality. They're lost in a world of their own.
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Why We Lost: Retired US General Calls for Public Inquiry Into Failures of Iraq, Afghan Wars
Lt. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger is calling for a public inquiry to look into why the two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have gone so poorly.
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Is George W. Bush Responsible for the Death of Tomas Young?
Tomas Young's activism was moving and inspiring, the kind every American who calls themselves a patriot should aspire to.
StoryCorps Veterans Day Special: The Unlikely Bond Between a US Soldier and Two Iraqi Boys
While serving in Baghdad, Justin Cliburn formed an unlikely friendship with two Iraqi boys who lived nearby.
Paralyzed Iraq War Vet Turned Peace Activist Tomas Young Dies on Eve of Veterans Day
As the nation marks Veterans Day, we remember the Iraq War veteran Tomas Young, who died this week at the age of 34.