Tag: Iraq War
Why War Deaths Increase After Wars
It would be more difficult for the US government to continually wage senseless wars if the estimated millions of dead received more attention.
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New Study Documents Depleted Uranium Impacts on Children in Iraq
A new study shows an association between depleted uranium, used by the US during the Iraq war, and the risk of birth defects in Iraqi children.
Read MoreOfficial Secrets: Best Movie So Far This Year
Official Secrets dramatizes the story of how British whistleblower Katharine Gun tried to expose the false pretenses used to justify the war on Iraq.
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Corrupt Spineless Iraqi Legislators Are Right
The US has been helping Iraq into ever-worsening catastrophe for longer than almost anyone can remember, and just leaving would be a positive step.
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New York Times Propagates Russia Hacking Conspiracy Theory
The New York Times reports as fact that Russia hacked the 2016 US presidential election despite failing to present any evidence to support this claim.
Read MoreThe Activists, or How the Anti-War Left Was Duped by Barack Obama
The documentary The Activists sets out to highlight lessons learned by the American anti-war movement but ends up lauding its single greatest failure.
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Brad Pitt Does Stanley McChrystal: When Netflix’ War Movie Stops Being Funny
The Netflix original film War Machine constitutes the extent of the punishment that the real Stanley McChrystal will ever receive for his crimes.
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From Nuisance to Threat: The High Cost of Truth
If you tell the truth in America, you are a purveyor of fake news and possibly a traitor.
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The President’s Forced Retirement from Business: Trump and Potential Conflicts of Interest
Although Donald Trump has promised to step down from his numerous companies, there are doubts the lifelong businessman will divest himself.
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Stop Blaming Free Markets
It is in the state’s interest to indoctrinate the public with the belief that the “free market” is to blame for consequences of state interventions.
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The US Destruction of Iraq: We Should Never Forget
US government officials as though the illegal invasion and destruction of Iraq never occurred.
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Do War Makers Believe Their Own Propaganda?
War advocates do not believe their own propaganda. They believe in their own greed and their own careers.
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Paris and Western Military Intervention: False Policy Alternatives
A military response to the Paris attacks will most likely serve the perpetuation and escalation of the conflict.
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Tony Blair Is Sorry, A Little
While defending his role in the Iraq war, Tony Blair acknowledges “elements of truth” that it resulted in the rise of ISIS.
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Who Deceived Colin Powell?
If Powell had discovered that he was given a bogus translation in 2003, we might not be facing a devastated Middle East and ISIS today.
Read MoreISIS: The “unintended consequences” of the US-led war on Iraq
Warnings against trying to defeat ISIS by doing more of the same of what led to its rise in the first place are falling on deaf ears.
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CNN Is Beating the Drums of War
Washington has given the world 14 years of brutal and inhumane war. Isn’t this enough evil? Does Washington have to give us more?
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American Sniper: Racist Propaganda and American Empire
The filmmakers’ defense of “American Sniper” as “apolitical” is belied by the lack of any depth or humanity in its Muslim characters.
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Obama’s admission not enough: US spin on Middle East violence must change
Barack Obama’s call to address root causes of violence is miles away from taking responsibility for the mayhem caused by the US’s war on Iraq.
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On Burning People Alive
When we revile ISIS, we should remember the magnitude of our own massive premeditated murders and our own original sins.
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