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Lies About Iran Killing US Troops in Iraq Are a Ploy to Justify War
This bit of propaganda was floated by Vice President Cheney over a decade ago to justify his push for war against Iran.

The Mainstream Media Won’t Name US Military Aggression
As we head into election season 2020, don’t imagine that we’re the good guys on Planet Earth.

As Trump Administration Weighs War, Iraqis Plan a Carnival for Peace
Peace activists Noof Assi and Zain Mohammed hope to rectify the skewed representation of Iraq in the U.S.

Trump Hasn’t Pardoned the War Criminals Yet, But His Message Is Clear
Trump signaled that he wishes to glorify extreme violence against civilians as acts of patriotic heroism.

This Memorial Day, Let’s Learn From Our Mistakes and End Illegal War
We can do it if we stop believing the lie that the price of freedom is a large-scale loss of human life.

Don’t Give John Bolton His War With Iran
Once again, the United States is lunging toward war in the Middle East.

Veterans Demand Congress End the Forever Wars
Progressive veterans say peace is a litmus test for Democrats.

Missing Pieces: The Human Impact of Drone Strikes
Media reports on the statistics of drone attacks seldom detail the physical and mental damage to civilians.

Aggressive US Foreign Policy Is Back — in Venezuela
Trump's Venezuela policy has a similar strategic purpose to the 1980s wars in Grenada, Panama and Nicaragua.

Bring the Troops Home — But Stop the Bombing, Too
In this “war on terror,” the US and its allies have dropped 291,880 bombs and missiles on other countries.