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Iraq
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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.
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.
Legendary Talk Show Host Phil Donahue on the Silencing of Antiwar Voices in US Media
A discussion with Phil Donahue about his firing and the silencing of antiwar voices by the corporate media that continues to this day.
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What About the Other Iraqi Militias?
Crimes by ISIS militias are rivaled by those of US-backed Shiite militias enlisted in the fight against ISIS.
“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.