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Former Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke: US Drone Program Under Obama “Got Out of Hand”
“The excessive secrecy is as counterproductive as some of the strikes are,” says Richard Clarke.
“War Criminals Shouldn’t Be Honored”: Rutgers Students Nix Condoleezza Rice From Commencement Speech
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has withdrawn as commencement speaker at Rutgers University following protests by faculty and students over her role in the 2003 US-led invasion …
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Dahr Jamail | On Bringing War Criminals to Justice
Dahr Jamail reports from the Iraq Commission conference in Belgium, where he testified about war crimes witnessed while reporting from Iraq during the US-led occupation.
International Lawyers Seek Justice for Iraqis
Lawyers and activists from around the world converged at The Iraq Commission in Brussels last week with the primary aim of bringing to justice government officials who are guilty …
Glaring Omissions and Unasked Questions in “The Unknown Known”: Errol Morris’ Documentary on Donald Rumsfeld
Errol Morris' documentary on former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, based on 33 hours of interviews with Donald Rumsfeld, is set to open in theaters on April 2.
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Burned, Bombed, Beaten – Education Under Attack Worldwide
In a troubling twist to modern warfare, public squares are now common sites of protest and violence, while hospitals treating the wounded are considered fair game. But perhaps the …
Tears of Yarmouk: The Palestinian Lesson that Every Syrian Should Know
In the early days of the Syrian uprising-turned civil war three years ago, the writing on the wall of it becoming an intricate regional and international conflict was there …
Dahr Jamail: Humanitarian Crisis Intensifies in Fallujah as Iraqi Government Accused of Killing More Than 100 Civilians
Dahr Jamail discusses his new report on Democracy Now! which revealed doctors, residents and non-governmental organization workers in the city of Fallujah are accusing the Iraqi government of war …
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Dahr Jamail | Iraqi Government Killing Civilians in Fallujah
The Iraqi government is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in its ongoing attack against Fallujah - conducted ostensibly against an al-Qaeda affiliate.
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Justice in a Postracial World
In the United States, perceptions of possible deadly threats are too often race-inflected.