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War on Terror

As Corker-Kaine AUMF Denounced as 'Recipe for Disaster,' Merkley Proposes Plan to Curb President's War Powers

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

Democrats Shamed for Supporting Gina Haspel, CIA Nominee Who Oversaw 'Chaining Detainees to Ceiling for Days, Naked or in Diapers'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel

ACLU reminded lawmakers that Trump's nominee also "oversaw torture methods based on 1960s-era experiments on dogs."

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As Haspel Faces Senate, People Tortured by CIA Have Some Things to Say

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Haspel

"Did you know about my abduction and abuse? Were you involved with it? What...

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CIA Propaganda Denounced as Durbin Sounds Alarm Over Agency Effort to Whitewash Haspel's Torturous Past

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Gina Haspel

"The CIA's effort to promote the Haspel nomination appears to be without...

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Anti-drone demonstrators

'A Dangerous Low': Trump Ignores Deadline for Reporting Civilians Killed by US Drone Attacks

Agence France-Presse's chief photographer in Kabul, Shah Marai,

'Terrible Day for Journalists All Over the World': Dozens Killed as Coordinated Attack Targets Reporters in Kabul

al-marri

Amid Renewed Scrutiny, Qatari Man Tortured on US Soil Demands Justice

CIA Operative Who Tortured, Destroyed CIA Torture Tapes, and Now Wants To Lead CIA Was "Cleared," Says CIA

Gul Rahman

Where Is the Body of This Man Tortured to Death by the CIA?

Corker-Kaine AUMF Would Only Expand Trump's Ability To Wage Endless War

protesters

New AUMF? Critics Warn Against Giving Trump—or Any President—Power to Wage War 'Virtually Anywhere on the Planet'

Sanders: Trump Has 'No Legal Authority' to Bomb or Attack Syria

Critics: Any Trump Attack on Syria Would Be 'Reckless,' 'Dangerous,' and 'Illegal'

In Display of 'Actual Sociopathy,' Trump Reportedly Asked CIA Why Drone Strike Didn't Also Kill Target's Family

A woman holds a 'stop bombing Syria' placard during a Stop the War Coalition demonstration opposite Downing Street on April 7, 2017 in London. (Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Out of Syria "Like, Very Soon"? Of Course Not, White House Press Statement Affirms

To Give Them Child's Terrifying View, Warmongers Like John Bolton Should Download This App

Newswire

Stop the War Coalition

Amnesty International’s Raqqa Report Is Proof the US-Led Coalition Is Out of Control

Amnesty International - USA

Amnesty International Calls on US to Investigate All Claims of Civilian Casualties

Representative Keith Ellison

U.S. House Makes Clear That There is No Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iran

Veterans for Peace

Veterans Unite with Poor People's Campaign...

NIAC Action

House NDAA Clarifies Trump Has No War Authorization for Iran

National Iranian-American Council

NIAC Statement on Syria Strikes

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Views

Lee Camp

Trump’s Military Drops a Bomb Every 12 Minutes, and No One Is Talking About It

Shervin Malekzadeh

Boys Go to Baghdad, Real Men Go to Tehran

Sarah Eckel-Dalrymple, Brienne Kordis

From Wall Street to the Vatican; The Pope’s Chat With Larry Fink

Renee Parsons

Public Barred From Markup of Pentagon Spending Bill in Senate Committee

Lindsay Koshgarian

Diplomacy is Better Than War in North Korea

Chris Hedges

Scapegoating Iran

Kathy Kelly

A Mile in Their Shoes: In Praise of Afghans Walking for Peace

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies

How The War Industry Corrupts The U.S. Congress

Andrew Bacevich

Infinite War: The Pentagon's Gravy Train Rolls On

Donatella Rovera, Benjamin Walsby

Civilians Paid A Very High Price for Raqqa’s Devastating “Liberation” by US-led Forces

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