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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.
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Rise of IS Brings Turkey’s Rabid Rejection of Kurdish Rights to Fore
The emergence of the PKK as a deterrent to the Sunni jihadists and the Islamic State has led to discomfort in the West.
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How I Helped Catch an Alleged 9/11 Mastermind – and Lost My Faith in the War on Terror
In this book excerpt, the author describes his journey from idealistic recruit to conscientious objector.
US War Debt Is Over $2 Trillion, Obama Wants to Spend More, but Is That the Answer?
Every tank, round of munition, boot on the ground, drone, vehicle and death fails to justify two wars fought for too long with too much borrowed money.
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This Week Senate Democrats Can Limit the ISIS War
Voting to prohibit the use of US ground troops should be a no-brainer for Democrats.
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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.
No Debate: Antiwar Voices Absent From Corporate TV News Ahead of US Attacks on Iraq and Syria
A new analysis of corporate TV news has found there was almost no debate about whether the United States should go to war in Iraq and Syria.
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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.