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Iraq War
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Bombing at a Press Conference Beats Mindlessly Flexing Military Might
The hottest conflicts raging at the moment defy easy answers.
US Intelligence Official: No Evidence ISIL Is Planning Imminent Attack on the US
Obama's plan to support the Shi'a and Kurds in Iraq could worsen sectarianism fighting, and a new report says arms sent to moderate Syrian rebels have ended up in …
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Obama Strategy to Beat Islamic State Likely to Draw US Into Years of Conflict
The nascent strategy calls for working with European and Arab allies to confront the group not only in Iraq, but also in Syria.
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William Rivers Pitt | Within Reach of Your Arm
"Sometimes, the simplest answers are correct. If I - if we - hold to this simplicity, hold it tight and never let it go, if we do that good …
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William Rivers Pitt | The Iraq War Was a Smashing Success
Make no mistake about it: by any vaguely human measure, the situation in Iraq is a US-made disaster of historic proportions.
Blowback: Vijay Prashad on How Islamic State Grew Out of US Invasion of Iraq
Militants from Islamic State stormed an air base in northeast Syria on Sunday, capturing it from government forces.
Why US Airstrikes Won’t Defeat ISIS
Vijay Prashad: Renewed US air strikes will plunge Iraq into further chaos while the US and its allies refuse to seek a regional solution to the conflict.
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Despite Danger, Iraqis Unite to Protest Religious Persecution by IS
Iraqis are taking to the streets and to social media to protest the persecution of Christians by the Islamic State, the fringe extremist group formerly known as ISIS.
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Transgender Activists Speak Out Against Campaign to End Trans Military Ban
A campaign to end the ban on transgender people in the military is gaining steam, but trans and gender-nonconforming people are opposing it in favor of getting rid of …
Dahr Jamail | A Nation on the Brink: How US Policies Sealed Iraq’s Fate
In a searing analysis covering the ongoing disaster in Iraq, Dahr Jamail provides this current perspective on how the legacy of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq continues …