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The Pentagon Shouldn’t Get to Absolve Itself for Bombing a Hospital
We need an independent investigation of the brutal US attack which killed 42 people.
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William Rivers Pitt | The CIA and the Pentagon Are Shooting at Each Other
There are two militias duking it out in Syria, and the US government is funding them both simultaneously.
Will Guantánamo Ever Close? Fourteen Years After Prison’s Opening, Indefinite Detention Persists
President Obama's plan to close the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amounts to merely relocating it to US soil.
Maya Schenwar | To Make Health Care for All a Reality, Stop Killing People
Much of our tax money that could be funding universal health care is instead funneled toward prisons, policing and war.
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Sanders’ Media Critics Should Concede That Fixing the US Is a Foreign Policy
If we want to break the power of the Pentagon-industrial complex in the Middle East, we have to break its power in Washington.
The US Military Suffers From Affluenza: Showering the Pentagon With Money and Praise
Unlike Ethan Couch, however, that military has never faced trial or probation.
The Pentagon’s Progress: Will US “Successes” Lead to More Iraqi Military Failures?
History suggests that time is no panacea when Washington attempts to prop up, advise or build armies.
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Why PolitiFact Is Wrong About Sanders’ Criticism of the Pentagon Budget
The clear implication of PolitiFact's argument is that there's no role for the general public in talking about what the Pentagon should spend money on.
Pentagon Spent $150 Million on Afghanistan “Villas,” Security for Lavish Compounds
Included among the lavish services were luxury commodities provided by private military contractors.
Global Warming’s Unacknowledged Threat: The Pentagon
The Pentagon's role in weather disruption needs to become part of the climate discussion.