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Iraq Is Coming Apart at the Seams – Here’s Our Essential Reader
Itu2019s often the case that the more complex a situation is in the real world, the sillier our political discourse around it here at home is, and this conflict …
Dick Cheney Should Be Rotting in The Hague, Not Writing Editorials
Dick Cheney should be rotting in a prison cell at The Hague, not writing editorials for the Wall Street Journal.
“The Last Magazine”: One Year After Death, Michael Hastings’ Lost Novel Satirizes Corporate Media
Today, another major work from Michael Hastings is upon us: “The Last Magazine,” a posthumous novel and scathing satire of the corporate news media based on Hastings' time at …
Juan Cole: Mass Sunni Uprising Forces Iraq to Confront Sectarian Blowback of 2003 US Invasion
President Obama has announced plans to deploy about 275 US military forces back to Iraq.
Obama on the Brink: War or Peace?
With the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria taking control of vast areas of Iraq, President Obama can elect to prosecute an illegal war - or try something completely …
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How to Forgive Your Torturer
Dick Cheney, instead of being indicted as a war criminal, sneeringly claims to anyone who asks him that “enhanced interrogations” have been and still are absolutely necessary to keep …
ISIS Born From Occupation of Iraq, Not Syrian Civil War
Vijay Prashad: Although it's not clear where the Saudis stand in relation to ISIS, the group itself is a product of the Iraq War, and Western diplomats were in …
As Obama Considers Drone Strikes in Iraq, Could US Military Action Worsen Sectarian Conflict?
Many fear Iraq could disintegrate as ISIS takes more cities.
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Hawks Push for Iraq War, the Rule of Law Prevents It
Obama does not have the authority to go to war without congressional authorization.
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Blaming Obama for Iraq’s Chaos
After Islamic militants captured Mosul on Tuesday, the danger of Official Washington's false narratives again asserted itself.