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Pardoning War Criminals Sends a Disturbing Message, Says Iraq Veteran
President Trump is considering pardoning American military members convicted of war crimes.
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The Pentagon Is Girding for a Fight — But With China, Not Iran
The very next U.S. naval patrol in the South China Sea could provide the spark for a major blowup.
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As US Rattles Its Sabers at Tehran, Where’s the Protest?
The ancient, ghostly B-52s are threatening to fly in yet another possible war in the Middle East.
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While War Drums Beat, Trump Wants to Keep Congress in the Dark
With the administration confronting Iran, Trump's acting Pentagon chief wants to hide military info from Congress.
![The Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial in Marseilles, Illinois, consists of polished granite panels listing the names of those killed during various phases of U.S. "forever wars." The panels now contain more than 8,000 names.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/05/2019_0523-memorial-wall-400x300.jpg)
The Town Where Presidents Should Be Forced to Confront “Forever Wars”
Where better to commemorate conflicts that Americans would like to ignore than in a hollowing-out Midwestern town?
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1,700 Youths in Gaza Face Amputation Due to Israeli Sniper Violence
U.S. taxpayers are funding this catastrophe.
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Trump — Who Claims He Doesn’t Want War — Threatens “Official End of Iran”
Numerous critics condemned President Trump's Sunday threat over Twitter as “genocidal.”
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Israel Defense Forces Shoot 16 Palestinians at Nakba Day Protests
This comes as 1 million people in besieged Gaza face hunger.
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How Assad’s Torture Machine Crushed Dissent in Syria
A shocking exposé looks at how Bashar al-Assad’s government has jailed and tortured tens of thousands of Syrians.
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A Business Model From Hell and the War in Yemen
Two prominent lobbying firms have cleverly managed to represent all parties who benefit from the Yemen conflict.