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Afghanistan

How the US Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Forever War How the US Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Forever War

In the 18 years since 9/11, war has become this country’s permanent condition, with no peaceful end in sight.

Sep 11, 2019 / The Nation

Take Action Now: Push for an End to Endless War

Take Action Now: Push for an End to Endless War Take Action Now: Push for an End to Endless War

Help close military bases and hold your congresspeople accountable, plus phone bank for a critical North Carolina special election.

Sep 10, 2019 / NationAction

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Letters From the September 23, 2019, Issue Letters From the September 23, 2019, Issue

Attention must be paid… Not our man…

Sep 10, 2019 / Our Readers

Libya Airstrike

The Corporeal Wreckage of War The Corporeal Wreckage of War

How victims of combat in Libya, Afghanistan, and elsewhere carry the memories of war on their bodies.

Sep 9, 2019 / Nick Turse

A Luxury Facility for Military Contractors Endangers Afghan Civilians

A Luxury Facility for Military Contractors Endangers Afghan Civilians A Luxury Facility for Military Contractors Endangers Afghan Civilians

The recent attack at Kabul’s Green Village illustrates how private contractors turn communities into targets.

Sep 6, 2019 / Mohammed Harun Arsalai and Mohsin Khan Momand

Trump at Hangar Rally

Sorry, Trump—We Are the Real Invaders, Not Migrants Sorry, Trump—We Are the Real Invaders, Not Migrants

Trump’s fearmongering over immigration ignores a long history of American military interventions.

Sep 6, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

William Barr leaving home

What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate

Vital questions about perhaps the worst alleged presidential scandal in US history remain unanswered.

Sep 4, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Kashmir Has Become a Zone of Permanent, Limitless War

Kashmir Has Become a Zone of Permanent, Limitless War Kashmir Has Become a Zone of Permanent, Limitless War

Modi’s blockade is designed to extinguish resistance and facilitate capital.

Sep 4, 2019 / Saiba Varma

Department of Defense ground missile launch

The Pentagon’s New Missile Drive Is Bringing Armageddon Closer The Pentagon’s New Missile Drive Is Bringing Armageddon Closer

Washington is withdrawing from the INF treaty not because of Russian violations but because the Pentagon wants to deploy a dangerous new class of its own nukes.

Aug 30, 2019 / Michael T. Klare

South Koreans at anti-Japan rally

In a Major Shift, South Korea Defies Its Alliance With Japan In a Major Shift, South Korea Defies Its Alliance With Japan

Trade restrictions, an end to intelligence sharing, heated rhetoric—it’s all rooted in Japanese war crimes, papered over by a 1965 treaty in which Washington played a hidden hand.

Aug 27, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

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