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225,000 Dead, $4 Trillion Spent Nearly 10 Years After the Declaration of the War on Terror
Nearly 10 years after the declaration of the War on Terror, the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan have killed at least 225,000 people, including men and women in uniform, contractors, and civilians. The wars will cost Americans between $3.2 and...
Chronic Failures of US-led “war on Terror” Bolstering Somali And Afghan Extremists – Political Opinion
The current US-led War on Terror approach is creating a political space in which extremists such as Al-Shabab in Somalia and the Taliban in Afghanistan have become legitimate political actors, said The Senlis Council at the release of its latest report...
Pentagon Institute: War in Iraq is a ‘Major Debacle’
The National Defense Institute, identified by McClatchy as the Pentagon’s “premier educational institute,” came out with a sobering assessment (PDF) of the Iraq war yesterday: “Measured in blood and treasure, the war in Iraq has...
Étonnez-moi, Mr. President!
Monday, April 14, 2008 Étonnez-moi, Mr. President! Yesterday I had the temerity to suggest that the best strategy for the United States’ “War on Terror” would be grounded in major contributions to solving the global food crisis....
Bush: Iraq ‘Is a Fight America Can And Must Win’
President Bush marked the fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq with a speech at the U.S. Defense Department. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush took on his critics, saying the war is worth fighting and winning.
Bush’s Veto of Intelligence Authorization Bill Continues the ‘We Don’t Torture’ Charade – Political Opinion
Larry Cox, Amnesty International USA executive director, issued a statement in response to President Bush’s veto of H.R. 2082, the Intelligence Authorization bill, which prevents the Central Intelligence Agency and other U.S. agents from using waterboarding,...
