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War on Terror
“Astoundingly Disturbing”: Obama Administration Claims Power to Wage Endless War Across the Globe
A Pentagon official predicted Thursday the war against al-Qaeda and its affiliates could last up to 20 more years. The comment came during a Senate hearing revisiting the Authorization …
Musharraf’s Forgotten Dark Legacy: Pakistan’s “Disappeared”
The arrest of General Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan provides new hope to the families of hundreds of Pakistanis who've gone missing since the ‘War on Terror’ came to Pakistan.
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On the Struggle to Keep Weaponized Drones Out of EuropeÂ
Organized opposition to weaponized combat drones in Europe is rising, with an effective halt to drone proliferation perhaps likely sooner in Europe than in the US.u00a0
The US’s Narrow-Minded Anti-Terrorism Strategy: Blowback and the Cycle of Violence
As America's foreign policy continues to disenfranchise countries across the world, American suffer with the political
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Life Under Lockdown at America’s Hunger-Striking Prison Camps
America's offshore war-on-terror prison camp has gone from peaceable routine to hunger-striking nightmare.
Seeking Corporate Accountability for Crimes at Abu Ghraib
The Center for Constitutional Rights is still seeking accountability from those alleged to have tortured at Abu Ghraib.
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Drones, Sanctions and the Prison Industrial Complex
Peace activist and anti-drone protester Brian Terrell reports on the struggle of non violent offenders from federal prison.
Filling the Empty Battlefield: Jeremy Scahill, Blowback Reporter
Tom Engelhardt discusses modern muckraker Jeremy Scahill new brand of blowback journalism.
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It Doesn’t Take Much: On Almost Getting PTSD in Iraq
Even for those who did not serve, the trauma of war torn Iraq continues to take its toll.
The Enemy-Industrial Complex: How to Turn a World Lacking in Enemies into the Most Threatening Place in the Universe
As fear of North Korea's nuclear power makes them public enemy #1 in America, is it possible they are just another scapegoat for the never ending war on Terror.