Tag: War on terror
’20 years of US torture and counting’: Report details post-9/11 abuse...
"Thus far, Biden administration actions raise sobering questions about its commitment to ending the so-called 'War on Terror.'"
Progressives welcome ‘incredibly encouraging news’ of planned US withdrawal from Afghanistan
"Let's make sure the U.S. does not continue to fight there via other means—CIA, contractors, airwars, drones."
Cost of War: US ‘counterterrorism’ activities in 85 countries
"If the U.S. is truly to end the post-9/11 wars and related activities around the world, then the U.S. public and its leaders must take a broader view of their reach."
‘Horrifically catastrophic’: Report finds so-called US war on terror has displaced...
"The scale of the disaster the United States has inflicted on the world—through three war on terror presidencies—is staggering."
A different war: For my father on Father’s Day
The shabbier and more senseless the war...the more hollow its objectives and justifications...the more one-sided our advantage...the more distorted the news from the front...the more random the casualties on all sides.
Recalling the hundreds of thousands of civilian victims of America’s endless...
It’s time we as a nation gave some thought to and did some penance for all those civilian deaths and combatant deaths as we remember 9-11.
Should we fight a war on white terrorism?
Although its precise scale is hard to measure, violent white supremacy is clearly a problem in the United States.
The alarming rise of civilian deaths in the war on terror
New reports show an escalation in civilian casualties from U.S. operations in Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia — and a pattern of U.S. denial about the scale of the problem.
The end of war is just a beginning
What President Trump is actually proposing simply removes the most visible aspect – the troops – while continuing the bombing of eight countries and secret counter terrorism operations across almost half the globe.
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US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood leaked cable shows
This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.
Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 riot cases amid concerns...
This law is now at the center of a legal battle concerning its suitability for punishing those who stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.
The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act and the battle against government spying
The FANFSA, passed with a 219-199 vote, garnered support from both sides of the aisle, with 96 Democrats and 123 Republicans backing the bill.
Supreme silence: High court decision curtails protest rights, stifling voices in the South
As the case now returns to lower courts for further proceedings, the national discourse on the limits of free speech and the right to protest continues to evolve.
New report reveals millionaires’ tax rates slashed by half since 1950s, fueling wealth inequality
This stark reduction in tax rates for the wealthiest Americans coincides with an era of escalating income disparity and could be costing the federal government hundreds of billions in lost revenue annually.