The Illogic of Empire

Beneath the Radar

The Illogic of Empire

January 22, 2007 | This article appeared in the February 5, 2007 edition of The Nation.

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Iraq is America's colonial war. Arguments for maintaining colonial rule in India are almost identical to the justifications offered for the continuing presence of US troops in Iraq and escalation of the war.

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Gary Younge

Gary Younge, the Alfred Knobler Journalism Fellow at The Nation Institute, is the New York correspondent for the ...

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