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Canadian MPs Vote to Expand Support to Fight IS
The Canadian Parliament devoted most of the day Monday and Tuesday to discussing the government's plan to deploy F-18 fighter jets and 600 troops in a six-month air combat …

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Obama’s New Oil Wars
Until recently, the use of the term u201cthe oil weaponu201d has largely been identified with the efforts of Arab producers to dissuade the United States from supporting Israel by …

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Here’s Everything Wrong With the White House’s War on the Islamic State
The Obama administration's war plans in Iraq and Syria are illegal, ill-conceived, and destined to fail.

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Military Firms Likely to Benefit From Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria
With US and allied aircraft now bombing Islamic State and Al Qaeda positions in Iraq and Syria, many analysts foresee a boost to bottom lines for munitions manufacturers, weapons …

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Ellsberg Sees Vietnam-Like Risks in ISIS War
Daniel Ellsberg, the former Defense Department official who leaked the Pentagon Papers exposing the Vietnam War lies, is alarmed at the many parallels between Vietnam and President Obama's new …

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William Rivers Pitt | Bush, Flying Shoes and Remembering the Truth
The word “shameless” has been burned out completely by stupid people from the Bush Administration with blood on their hands from the mess they made in Iraq, who still …

Why the Surge in Islamic State Recruitment?
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, recruitment has soared within ISIS/IS since the US-led coalition began their bombing campaign in the region.

Underestimating ISIS: An Indictment of Decades of Failed US Policy in the Middle East
The US underestimated the IS and overestimated the ability of the Iraq military to fend off the militant group IS.

As US-Afghanistan Sign Troop Deal, CIA-Backed Warlord Behind Massacre of 2,000 POWs Sworn-In as VP
Afghanistan's new vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum is one of Afghanistan's most notorious warlords, once described by Ghani himself as a “known killer.”

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War and Climate Change: Time to Connect the Dots
There has been a general failure of everyone concerned about war and climate change to connect the dots between them. That must change.