Tag: Iraq War
The legacy of infinite war
Special ops, generational struggle, and the Cooperstown of commandos.
Trump’s recycling program
In many countries, covering up war crimes would itself merit prosecution; in Washington, it earns a promotion.
Global special ops out of control under Trump
Elite commandos deployed to 149 countries in 2017.
Let the media coverage of Manchester victims be a model for...
“These terrorist attacks are not confined to Europe. They take place every single day in Iraq, in Syria, in Afghanistan, in Pakistan and Yemen, Bahrain.”
Cassius was correct
How many Amerikans, like the good Germans in 1940, cheered the carpet bombing of Iraq, and the subsequent invasion?
Bush’s Iraq lies, uncontested, will haunt us under Trump
There is no decision more grave than taking your nation to war. There is nothing more criminal than basing that war on lies.
The Iraq War was a huge ethical leap backwards
From the Big Lie to torture and sectarian violence, the U.S. and the Middle East are still paying the price for our moral perversions in Iraq.
An open letter to Obama from an Iraq War spouse
Before he leaves office, Obama should set up a truth commission on the Iraq War.
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What George Carlin taught us about media propaganda by omission
George Carlin’s quip reminds us to demand the other score: the horrific cost of our unequal and unsustainable status quo.