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War On Terror
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.
The US Needs to Stop Treating Ramadan Like a National Security Issue
The framing of Islam as a national security threat serves as justification for extreme interventions by the state.
Military-Industrial Complex Exerts Powerful Influence on Biden’s Foreign Policy
Defense firms have spent about $127 million a year on lobbyists, and $25 million per election on campaign donations.
If Biden Wants to Truly End War on Terror, He Must Release Guantánamo Prisoners
Two dozen senators have called Guantánamo a “symbol of lawlessness and human rights abuses” in a letter to Biden.
24 Senators Urge Biden to Close Guantánamo Bay Prison
40 men are still being held at the military prison despite global outrage over its long record of torture.
Pop Culture Portrays Aerial Bombardment of Middle East as “Business as Usual”
By showing drone strikes as the “answer” to terrible dilemmas, popular culture legitimizes brutal warfare.
I’m on Hunger Strike in Guantánamo. I Dream of Cooking for My Family.
Before I was kidnapped, tortured and flown halfway around the world in chains, I loved cooking.
If Biden Wants to Confront White Supremacy, He Must Also End the “War on Terror”
For the last two decades, state violence rooted in white supremacy has operated under the guise of the “war on terror.”
American Muslims Demand More of Biden Than Simply Not Being Trump
As a Muslim, I am relieved that Trump is out. Now let’s demand more from Biden than a return to “business as usual.”
On the 20th Anniversary of the “War on Terror,” Is There Any End in Sight?
Joe Biden could put an end to doomed overseas conflicts -- or persist in waging wars that can never be won.