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The Silence — or Worse — of Human Rights Hawks on U.S. Sanctions Against Afghanistan
When opposing the withdrawal from Afghanistan, D.C. hawks crowed about human rights. With U.S. sanctions causing starvation? Not so much.
The 9/11 Wars
Twenty years after Al Qaeda attacked America, the Biden administration is withdrawing troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, leaving behind weak and corrupt governments, hundreds of thousands dead, and off-the-books forces to fight on in secret.
Humanitarian Exemptions to Crushing U.S. Sanctions Do Little to Prevent Collapse of Afghanistan’s Economy
More Afghan people may die from sanctions than from 20 years of war.
The U.S. Military Often Kills Civilians — and Rarely Offers Compensation
A U.S. drone strike killed a family in Kabul — but the military rarely provides compensation when it harms civilians.
An FBI Informant's Unlikely Role in Upcoming Supreme Court Case on Surveillance of Muslims
Craig Monteilh's affidavit is central to one of the most significant legal challenges to the FBI’s post-9/11 surveillance of Muslims.
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The Guantánamo Bay Internment Camp Is an Unresolved Vestige of the American Occupation of Afghanistan
The 20-year conflict will not be fully resolved until the issue of prisoners of war has been justly settled.
9/11 and the Saudi Connection
Mounting evidence supports allegations that Saudi Arabia helped fund the 9/11 attacks.
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The Most Terrifying Thing About 9/11 Was America’s Response
The fear I experienced that terrible day in New York doesn’t begin to compare with the dread I’ve developed watching our path since.
How Post-9/11 Visions of an Imperiled Homeland Supercharged U.S. Immigration Enforcement
Two decades on, the creation of DHS stands out as the most significant domestic consequence of the war on terror.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Their Fathers Were Caught in the 9/11 Dragnet. Guantánamo Came to Define Their Lives.
The sons of two Guantánamo detainees speak about getting to know their fathers through sporadic calls and Google searches about the war on terror.
The Forever Wars Are Coming Home
If the people on the other side are extremists and terrorists, the sins of your own side can almost always be rationalized.