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The unstoppable legacy of the war on terror.

Bradley Manning, Washington and the blood of civilians.

Greg Mitchell talks about the ways WikiLeaks is changing our world.

For bringing to light critical but long-suppressed information, Pfc. Manning has been treated not as a whistleblower, but as a criminal and a spy.

Perhaps, once the United States recovers its moral bearings, it will be ready to recognize the bravery of Bradley Manning and Julian Assange.

Errol Morris's new documentary Standard Operating Procedure lacks critical distance but produces masterful evocations of Abu Ghraib.

In three days of wrenching public testimony in Washington, DC, Iraq War veterans shared the horrors of war.

In compelling public testimony, US soldiers and Iraqi civilians bear witness to the horrors of combat.

"Do what has to be done" is the motto of the investigative arm of the
US military. But when the understaffed institution regularly loses
evidence and delays autopsies, it does too little. When it attempts to
protect evidence by detaining witnesses, it does too much. A look at
the inherently flawed investigations of detainees.

Tim Burton enlivens the dark and gloomy life of corpses
and aristocrats in Corpse Bride; Occupation: Dreamland
offers an unsentimental view of Iraqi soldiers.