Understanding the Long War
Tom Hayden : Afghanistan
A "Long War" may be underway in South and Central Asia and the Middle East that could last fifty years. Only a fifty-year commitment to peace can prevent it.
US Wars & Military Action
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2009
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Ten Things You Can Do to Oppose the War in Afghanistan
Z.P. Heller : Ten Things
Get involved in the peace movement. Demand oversight hearings. Read up on the war--and more.
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Redefining National Security
Michael T. Klare : World Economy
Some military analysts are warning Obama that insurgencies, revolts and economically driven instability could threaten our way of life. It's a path fraught with hazards.
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The Business of War
GRIT TV
Even as congress denies billions in assistance to states, there is little if any talk of cutting US defense spending. Who's profiting and what is their interest in maintaining a wartime economy?
2008
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Illusions of Victory
Andrew J. Bacevich : US Foreign Policy
The United States did not reinvent war after 9/11. It only thought it did.
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Phil Donahue on the Bleak Future of Iraq
Why isn't Phil Donahue back on television? Because he speaks the truth.
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Battle Pieces
In This Republic of Suffering, historian Drew Gilpin Faust strips from the Civil War any purpose beyond massive slaughter.
2006
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Pat Tillman's Legacy
As the elections approach, a former soldier, grieving the friendly-fire death of his brother in combat, asks: How has the most respected country in the world become so irrational, belligerent, feared and distrusted?
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Taliban Rising
Christian Parenti : Afghanistan
If the corruption of Karzai's government is Afghanistan's new cancer, then the Taliban are increasingly seen as chemotherapy: an unpleasant but necessary remedy.
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A Just Response
Katrina vanden Heuvel : Terrorism Targeting the US
The most effective response to terrorism involves nonmilitary actions in cooperation with the global community and within a framework of domestic and international law.
2005
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The Question of Kurdistan
Christian Parenti : US Foreign Policy
The Kurds have almost no natural resources and suffer from a culture of corruption. But their call for autonomy is a serious threat to the building of a united Iraq.
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Gitmo's Hunger Strikers
Clive Stafford Smith : US Military
The US military is keeping the ongoing hunger strike and forced feedings of Guantanamo Bay under wraps. And an apathetic American media is showing no interest in exposing the situation.
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Anywhere But Here
Tim Burton enlivens the dark and gloomy life of corpses and aristocrats in Corpse Bride; Occupation: Dreamland offers an unsentimental view of Iraqi soldiers.
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The Porn of War
George Zornick : Internet & New Media
What began as an amateur porn site has become a magnet for graphic images of combat and derisive comments posted by US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. But military officials are loath to condemn it.
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