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War On Terror
After the Black Hawks Arrived: In Somalia, a History of US Meddling Continues
The official reason for the US presence in Somalia is to fight the perennial war against terrorism. The real reason is oil.
Punishing El Chapo and Preserving US Hegemony
The US prefers to scapegoat high-profile villains, like a Mexican drug cartel boss, rather than acknowledge its own culpability.
US Education and the Meaning of Terrorism: An Interview With Richard Falk and Lawrence Davidson
Scholars Richard Falk and Lawrence Davidson discuss US Middle East policy, academia in a post-911 world and terrorism.
How Can We Win “America’s Peace”?
A policy that favors warfare more than diplomacy will not bring peace.
What the “War on Terror” Really Is, and How to Fight It
The purpose is to promote a state of chaos that makes it easier to remove any resistance to the US capitalist class.
Don’t Put All the Blame for War Fever on Conservatives
Before they point the finger, liberals should take a look at the history of their own role in the move toward wider war.
Horror Beyond Description: Noam Chomsky on the Latest Phase of the War on Terror
World-renowned critic of US foreign policy Noam Chomsky offers his insights on the current phase on the US “war on terror.”
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The War on Terror Is a War on Youth: Paris and the Impoverishment of the Future
The war on youth is being waged against and by young people. They are both subjects and objects in a global cycle of violence.
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Passing Knee-Jerk Laws in the Wake of Terrorist Attacks Will Not Make Us Safer
The history of legal responses to terrorism indicates that legislation fails to address the core problem.
Paris Attacks: COP21 and the War on Terror
Is it a coincidence that the terrorist outrage in Paris was committed weeks before the biggest climate conference since 2009?