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Iraq War
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Decade-Old Group Grapples With New War, PTSD Epidemic, VA Failures
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Iraq Veterans Against the War members say it is a bittersweet moment as the US has resumed bombing in Iraq.
Story of a War Foretold: Why We’re Fighting ISIS
The West's current military campaign against ISIS is already being used to neuter mass surveillance reforms at home and will likely produce further political destabilization in the region.
The United States’ New War in the Middle East
As Congress skipped town and avoided a vote on war, President Obama announced this week that the US was taking the lead in bombing jihadists in Iraq and Syria.
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We Need to Listen to the Founders and Stop the Forever War
War without end poses a very real threat to our democracy.
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Stupid Stuff
The Middle East wars, Guantanamo and the unconditional support of Israel are ongoing examples of “stupid stuff.”
Body of War
Body of War is an intimate and transformational feature documentary about the true face of war today.
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Apocalypse Now, Iraq Edition: Fighting in Iraq Until Hell Freezes Over
“I find it beyond belief that Washington has again plunged into the swamp of the Sunni-Shia mess in Iraq.”
Expanding US Strikes to ISIS in Syria, Has Obama Opened New Phase of “Perpetual War”?
The United States has launched airstrikes in Syria targeting the Islamic State, as well as members of a separate militant organization known as the Khorasan group.
Truthout Interviews Marjorie Cohn on Racial Discrimination and Perpetual War
While no elected leader will admit it publicly, hypocrisy is often a virtue in politics.
How Does This End?
Since 1980, we have militarily intervened at least 35 times in more than 27 countries. We keep bombing, we continue spending trillions of dollars, but we're no safer as …