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War on Terror
Blowback: Donald Trump Is the Price We Pay for the “War on Terror“
The national security state's perpetual promotion of the “war on terror” has turned US voters into Trump supporters.
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.
Henry A. Giroux | The National Insecurity State
The war on terrorism has morphed into a new form of authoritarianism whose real enemy is not terrorism at all, but democracy itself.
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“Homegrown Witch Hunt”: My Brother, the US Government and the “War on Terror”
A new film follows several families affected by the “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.