The Gaping Wounds We Continue to Inflict on Iraq
March 19 marks 15 years since the U.S.-U.K invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the American people have no…
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Iraq
There is No Such Thing as a Precision Airstrike
The final elimination of Isis in Iraq and Syria is close, but welcome though the defeat of these monstrous movements may be, it…
‘I forgot to submit my death certificate’
The tribulations of an Iraqi refugee and his family
9/11 Changed My Life: Here’s What We Still Have Not Learned
I know. 9/11 stuff. It's a complicated historical event. I've lived in NYC all my life and should speak…
Book Review: Explaining the Rise of ISIS
The Rise of Islamic State: ISIS and the New Sunni Revolt By Patrick Cockburn Verso Books, 2015 There is…
The Price of Empire: An Interview with Michael Zweig
Americans are accustomed to their military straddling the globe. It’s been that way for 70 years, few of which…
June 7 has been called ‘The Day of Retribution’ by Iraqi grassroots organizers. Nation-wide protests and sit-ins are planed…
One November’s Dead: The American War Dead Disappear into the Darkness
America’s heroes? Not so much. Not anymore. Not when they’re dead, anyway. Remember as the invasion of Iraq was…
Why WikiLeaks is Good for Democracy
Information is the currency of democracy. –Thomas Jefferson. Since 9-11, the U.S. government, through Presidents Bush and Obama, has…
Torture in Iraq Continues, Unabated
This article appeared on Common Dreams, via TruthDig.com. Combat operations in Iraq are over, if you believe President Barack…