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We went to Iraq thinking this shooting was some form of innocent civilians caught in the crossfire between Blackwater guards and insurgents. After only one week, we determined that this incident was a massacre similar to My Lai in Vietnam.
“If wars can be started by lies, peace can be started by truth.”
When Toni Smith-Thompson turned away from the flag in 2003, the act was widely derided – a far cry from how similar gestures by NBA and WNBA players are received today.
Since 2011, Arab labor organizations and left parties have been central to movements for democracy and social justice in the Middle East. Frequently overlooked in Western media coverage...they’ve carried on this fight against tremendous odds.
I mourn mostly for those we have killed — and I mourn for those we haven't killed yet, but will in the days ahead.
The current crisis might be averted, but the longer U.S. war with Iran continues. The United States has been in a 40-year cold war with Iran. Now, thanks to Donald Trump’s impulsive militarism this 40-year war is turning hot.
The assertions being repeated today seem based on apparently groundless claims from 12 years ago by the same people who said Iraq possessed weapons, weapons programs, and weapons systems that were such a grave threat they ignited the U.S.-Iraq War.
They're lying to distract from impeachment. They're lying to get us to war. They're lying to shore up reelection. Don't buy any of it."
Bernie Sanders' Remarks on Iran Following Suleimani Asassination. Vanishing Voters of Georgia. Why Drugs Are So Expensive. Google and Amazon Are Now in the Oil Business. Cadets Fired for Giving Nazi Salute.
A quick and clear response to Donald Trump's most dangerous move toward war, potentially one more destructive than the invasion of Iraq
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