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War on Terror
The US Continues to Try to Suppress Details About Its Torture Programs
It’s time to end the ongoing “war on terror,” expose it for what it is, and make sure it never happens again.
A New Report Finds That the “War on Terror” Led to More Than 4.5 Million Deaths
Destruction of key infrastructure, including hospitals and other health care facilities, fueled mortality.
House Passes $858 Billion Military Spending Bill
Progressives rebuked the new NDAA, which authorizes an $80 billion military spending increase over the 2022 bill.
Purdue Students and Faculty Say No to War Criminals on Campus
Activists at Purdue will protest George W. Bush’s role in the war on Iraq during his December 6 campus visit.
The War on Terror’s Detention and Torture Practices Have Not Gone Away
The failure to end secret and arbitrary detention affords impunity for states and state-backed actors to deny justice.
African People Bear the Weight of US’s Deadly “War on Terror” on the Continent
The post-9/11 creation of “AFRICOM” expanded the U.S.'s military footprint, spreading instability and violence.
I Studied With a Palestinian “Terrorist” Organization. This Is What I Learned.
The organization played a key role in documenting Israel's human rights abuses for the International Criminal Court.
Biden Should Grant Clemency to Drone Warfare Whistleblower Daniel Hale
Over years of investigation and prosecution, the U.S. government was never able to prove Hale’s leaks harmed anyone.
Twenty Years Later, It Is Still Time to Dismantle the War on Terror
New book “Innocent Until Proven Muslim” demands we hold war criminals to account for decades of systemic Islamophobia.
Some Guantánamo Prisoners Fear Transfer to US Prisons Due to Brutal Conditions
For years, liberals have called for prisoners at Gitmo to be transferred to U.S. prisons. What if they don’t want to go?