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We Lost the War in Afghanistan. We Need to Say So.
By refusing to admit we lost the war in Afghanistan, we make the next war all the more easy to start.
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.
Right-Leaning Columnist Calls Forever War a “Myth”
Afghanistan and Iraq were ATM machines for the warmakers for three decades plus a year.
Corporate Media Are Erasing US’s Long-Term Culpability for Afghanistan War
When it comes to Afghanistan, much of the media are pretending history doesn't exist.
As US Troops Withdraw, Afghans Need Reparations Instead of More Drones
The U.S. owes reparations to the civilians of Afghanistan for 20 years of war and brutal impoverishment.
Biden Should Dismantle US Bases in Iraq and Bring the Troops Home
Pulling out of Afghanistan ends a 20-year disaster, but what about the U.S.'s other endless crime scene -- Iraq?
Rumsfeld Was Not “Controversial.” He Played a Leading Role in Mass Murder.
There are many bad people in the world, but few actual villains. Donald Rumsfeld is one such.
Anti-Democratic Tradition Is So Ubiquitous That Many Don’t Even Recognize It
David Swanson discusses how the U.S. is a corrupt oligarchy, reforming impeachment and the power of public assemblies.
As Biden Releases Trump’s Targeted Killing Rules, Advocates Demand End to Wars
Last fall a court order ruled the Trump administration could no longer keep the rules secret or deny their existence.
Jeremy Scahill Discusses Biden’s “War Against Whistleblowers”
Scahill says that during his years in the U.S. Senate, Biden “almost never meets a war he doesn’t support.”