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War On Terror
US Bombed Syria Dam on ‘No-Strike List,’ Risked Killing Thousands of Civilians
Damage to the Tabqa Dam could have caused a flood that would have killed tens of thousands of civilians.
Even After Release, Guantánamo Survivors Live Under Surveillance and in Anguish
The least the Biden administration can do is ensure that former detainees are actually given a chance to know freedom.
If Biden Doesn’t Act on AUMF, the US’s Blank Check for War Continues
Since the passage of the 2001 AUMF, the number of groups classified as "terrorist" has doubled.
Guantánamo Film Ignores the War on Terror’s Ongoing Tangible Harms
Abu Zubaydah’s story is not about unequal justice, but the absence of justice altogether.
Millions of Afghans Face Starvation as US and the West Freeze Government Funds
Afghanistan fell into an economic crisis after Western countries froze all its funds following the Taliban takeover.
Biden Tells Supreme Court That Publicly Documented Torture Is a State Secret
The Biden administration is trying to prevent testimony by the psychologists who orchestrated Abu Zubaydah’s torture.
Corporate America Cashed In on the Post-9/11 Pentagon Spending Surge
Companies benefiting from the buildup of the past 20 years include logistics and construction firms like Kellogg.
Noam Chomsky: The US-Led “War on Terror” Has Devastated Much of the World
The 9/11 anniversary this week marks 20 years of slaughter and destruction wreaked by the U.S. across the globe.
Abdulrahman Al-Awlaki Would Have Been 26 Today If Not for the US Drone War
The U.S. must be held accountable for killing Abdulrahman, and countless other civilians in the course of the drone war.
More Than 750 US Military Bases Remain Around the World
Unless these bases are dismantled, the U.S.'s imperial role on this planet will spell disaster in the years to come.