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Iraq
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Noam Chomsky | Owl of Minerva’s View: ISIS and Our Times
It's not pleasant to contemplate the thoughts that must be passing through the mind of the Owl of Minerva as she undertakes the task of interpreting the era of …
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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 …
The United States’ War Hawks Back in Flight
With the US government-and-media war hawks back in full flight - preparing to swoop down on Syria as well as Iraq - wiser heads might reflect on the chaos …
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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.
Greasing the Path to Military Intervention
As the Kurds have learned, oil can instantly heal longstanding rifts.
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.
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Sunset an Authorization for the Use of Force in Iraq
Congress and the American people should not accept that major decisions about the use of US military power and resources abroad be made indefinitely - behind closed doors - …
What My Friend Jim Foley Taught Me to Question
Jessica Desvarieux of the Real News Network remembers her college friend, slain journalist James Foley.
US Escalates Iraq Airstrikes but Lacks Long-Term Strategy
Vijay Prashad: US airstrikes are working strategically, but alone will not turn the tide against the Islamic State.
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Why Washington’s War on Terror Failed: The Underrated Saudi Connection
There are extraordinary elements in the present US policy in Iraq and Syria that are attracting surprisingly little attention.