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Iraq War
“This Is Crazy”: Ex-State Department Official Matthew Hoh Blasts Obama’s Doubling of US Troops in Iraq
As the nation commemorates Veterans Day, President Obama authorizes the deployment of additional troops to Iraq.
A Former Soldier Speaks Out on Hidden Costs of War From PTSD to Suicide
Matthew Hoh, a former Marine who fought in Iraq, discusses the hidden impacts of war.
Islamic State, Kurdistan, and the New US War in Iraq
More than a decade after the start of the second Gulf War, the United States has embarked on a bombing campaign targeting Islamic State forces.
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Drone-Strike Feminism
US corporate media outlets have allowed the US government to hijack the deterioration of women's rights as a selling point for perpetual war.
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At the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Fear Is the Entrée
Globalized techno-capitalism will own the future when it totally owns the spin-making machinery.
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Bold Satire Skewers Political Missteps
In her new book, ‘Snidelines: Talking Trash to Power,’ Susie Day uses wit and humor to critique contemporary politics.
Truthout Interviews William Rivers Pitt on Chemical Weapons in Iraq
US soldiers did find chemical weapons in Iraq, but they weren't the weapons we were told about.
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Jeremy Scahill: Blackwater Executives Remain Free as Guards Convicted for Killing 14 Iraqis in Massacre
A federal jury has returned guilty verdicts against four Blackwater operatives involved in the 2007 massacre at Baghdad's Nisoor Square.
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William Rivers Pitt | George W. Bush: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
If US troops found thousands of chemical shells, which they dealt with at their peril, why didn't the Bush administration bellow the fact to the heavens?
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The Missing Context: “Islamic State” Sectarianism Is Not Coincidental
Iraqis turned against one another, as US troops mostly watched the chaotic scene from behind the well-fortified Green Zone.