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War on Terror
25 Years Later, We Still Live in the World the War on Terror Made
The war on terror was not inevitable, nor was the extraordinary violence carried out in its name necessary.
Trump Renews Post-9/11 National Emergency for 25th Year in a Row
The US’s post-9/11 wars have cost the country at least $8 trillion in military costs, research recently found.
“War on Terror” Led to Iran War, Gaza Genocide, and ICE Repression
Trump posed as a “war on terror" critic, but he just waged it more violently and expansively, says Spencer Ackerman.
The “War on Terror” Was a War of Terror
This year’s unprovoked bombings of Iran signify how US foreign policy comes full spiral.
US Declares Palestine Action “Terrorist” Group in Latest McCarthyist Crackdown
The “clear goal” of the move is “targeting a few to silence the many,” said UN human rights expert Francesca Albanese.
Trump Is Already Outpacing His First-Term Record Number of Airstrikes on Somalia
The Trump administration cut humanitarian aid to Somalia while continuing to pound it with military airstrikes.
The State’s War on the Left Didn’t Begin With Trump — But He’s Escalating It
Trump’s war on the left blends “war on terror” language with Cold War McCarthyism.
San Diego Mosque Shooting Follows Decades of State-Enabled Anti-Muslim Violence
Seeking safety from state institutions that enact anti-Muslim violence is a contradictory strategy.
What I’ve Learned From 25 Years of Covering the Global War on Terror
In his farewell column, Tom Engelhardt outlines how US imperialism came home in the form of Donald Trump.
For 25 Years, the War on Terror Has Turbocharged Surveillance and Imperialism
Truthout and Haymarket Books examine the world made by the War on Terror and the struggle against it.