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George W. Bush discovers—rather late in the game—empathy for soldiers he destroyed

February 26, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Military, Republicans, War 2 comments

More than 10 years, six-thousand+ body bags, and hundreds of thousands of physically and psychologically wounded veterans too late, George W. Bush may finally

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BBC documentary reveals American colonel who trained Iraqi torturers

March 12, 2013 Mike Davis Foreign Policy, History, Human Rights, International, Military, War Leave a comment

A new documentary from the BBC (in cooperation with The Guardian newspaper) has revealed direct ties between the torture practices and death squads of

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It’s time to take responsibility for the Iraq War and its moral/financial consequences

March 4, 2013 Susan Cunningham Budget, Congress, Economy, Foreign Policy, History, Republicans, War One comment

Two recent pieces in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch helped me make some connections about why Republicans can’t stand to talk about how the unnecessary

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