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Gen. Ratko Mladic Was Convicted of Siege Warfare in Bosnia. Will the U.S.-Backed Siege in Yemen Face Justice?
A guilty verdict against Ratko Mladic, who presided over siege warfare in Bosnia during the 1990s, carries a message on the crimes in Yemen today. By Peter Maass.
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Thanksgiving for Native Americans: Four Voices on a Complicated Holiday
A day of celebration and overeating is for some a time of mourning and a testament to the strength of a culture. By Julie Turkewitz.
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Could Aung San Suu Kyi face Rohingya genocide charges?
Myanmar says its crackdown was a response to terror attacks, but new evidence raises questions.
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Mohammed bin Salman’s ill-advised ventures have weakened Saudi Arabia’s position in the world
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia is the undoubted Middle East man of the year, but his great impact stems more from his failures than his successes. He is accused of being Machiavellian in clearing his way to the throne by the elimination of opponents inside and outside the royal family. By Patrick Cockburn.
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War doesn't have to be nuclear to kill indiscriminately
The proliferation of conventional weapons is out of control and incredibly deadly. By Alexander Gillespie.
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Read the text of Elizabeth Warren’s speech to Native Americans
Read the prepared text of the speech Senator Elizabeth Warren gave to Native Americans on Wednesday.
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In the cases of two separate holocausts, Israel and Poland find it difficult to acknowledge the facts of history
While Poland has decided to outlaw any claims that their countrymen participated in the extermination of the Jews, Israel continues to ignore the Armenian genocide. By Robert Fisk.
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Military Brass Tells Congress It Has No Idea What Saudi Arabia Is Doing With U.S. Bombs in Yemen
In a surprising admission, the head of U.S. Central Command said that CENTCOM does not closely track U.S.-supported Saudi bombing missions in Yemen. By Zaid Jilani.
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The Tip of the Iceberg: My Lai Fifty Years On
On March 17th, 1968, The New York Times ran a brief front page lede headed, “G.I.s’ in Pincer Movement Kill 128 in Daylong Battle...” By Michael Uhl.
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Max Boot Resurrects the Lansdale Legend
[Per Boot] If only we'd listened to an eccentric CIA operative, we might have won the Vietnam War. By Andrew J. Bacevich.
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Why 55 U.S. Senators Voted for Genocide in Yemen
To their credit, Senators Murphy and Lee and Sanders were very clear that a vote to table, rather than directly vote on, their resolution to end the war, would be a cowardly vote not to have a debate and not to obey the U.S. Constitution. By David Swanson. (Mar. 21, 2018)
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How American Racism Influenced Hitler
Scholars are mapping the international precursors of Nazism. By Alex Ross.
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A Former US Army Officer Is Now A General For A Country Accused Of War Crimes
“We would call him ‘Little Napoleon.’” By Aram Roston.
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Remains of 1,700 victims of Rwanda genocide recovered
The remains of up to 1,700 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have been exhumed from 21 mass graves in the Kigali suburbs of Gahoromani in Kabuga, and Masaka, in the past month. The existence of the graves was revealed by a genocide suspect through an outburst while on a drinking spree in April.
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Why We Know So Little About the U.S.-Backed War in Yemen
What the U.N. calls the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis” is an unhappy confluence of American media taboos. By Matt Taibbi.
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Yemen: the world looks away
Deutsche Welle Documentary
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America Is Committing War Crimes and Doesn't Even Know Why
The United States has spent far more time obscuring its role in the Saudi-led war in Yemen than in explaining any rationale for it. By Micah Zenko.
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Híyoge owísisi tánga itá (Cricket egg stories)
Five-hundred-and-twenty-five years ago, confused Europeans “discovered” the “New World”. Heaps of broken brown bodies marked this great achievement as the Europeans congratulated one another. Brave explorers, selfless men of God, and devout Pilgrims soon began pillaging, raping, and slaughtering their way from sea to sea. They rename our homelands “North America.” Their descendants tell us that those men were seeking their fortunes, trying to save souls, hoping to find simple freedom for themselves. By Katherine Crocker.
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UN Says Climate Genocide Is Coming. It’s Actually Worse Than That
The real meaning of the IPCC report isn’t “climate change is worse than you think.” We knew that. It’s “you now have permission to freak out.” By David Wallace-Wells.
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Saudi Arabia
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
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