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War on Terror
Guantánamo Detainee Held Without Charge for Over Two Decades Is Repatriated
There are now 26 detainees remaining, the majority of whom have never been charged and have been approved for release.
US Militarism Is a Leading Cause of the Climate Catastrophe
US military interventions are not just wars on people -- they’re also wars on the climate.
Israel Has Built an Economy Fueled by Genocide at Home and Abroad
With the help of the US, Israel exports instruments of oppression abroad, while testing them against Palestinians.
US-Backed Camps in Northeast Syria Are Holding 29,000 Children in Detention
Amnesty International reports that detainees are “being arbitrarily and indefinitely detained and forcibly disappeared.”
20 Years After Abu Ghraib, Its Victims Take Their Torturers to Court
Survivors exposed the violence of the “war on terror,” refusing to let it be relegated to the dustbin of history.
The “War on Terror” Is the Ghost Haunting This Year’s Election
Trumpism is the war on terror coming home. Meanwhile, Biden’s war on terror mentality is distorting his policy on Gaza.
New Junta in Niger Tells the US to Pack Up Its War and Go Home
Even the Pentagon tacitly admits that US-Sahelian partnerships aren’t reducing terrorist violence at all after 20 years.
US Anti-Terror Law Has Stigmatized Palestinians as “Terrorists” Since 1969
A new report outlines how Palestinian dehumanization is foundational to decades of US anti-terrorism law.
Biden Backed Repeal of Iraq War Authorization. Now He’s Using It.
Congress has tried but so far failed to rein in runaway presidential war powers associated with the “war on terror.”
Iraqis Tortured by US Forces “Still Have No Clear Path” to Justice or Redress
A report by Human Rights Watch found Iraqis tortured by U.S. forces 20 years ago have yet to receive any compensation.