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My Life as an Insurgent, And Why I Quit

Anonymous, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. April 23, 2010.

A former Iraqi member of al-Qaeda in Anbar province discusses why he chose to fight the U.S. occupation and why he eventually left.

On Anniversary of Iraq Invasion, Time to Rethink Anti-War Activism

Sarah Lazare, Clare Bayard, AlterNet. March 19, 2010.

The antiwar movement must go beyond challenging one war at a time. We need a deeper analysis of the structures that underlie militarism and war.

The Hurt Locker Oscar Win Is a Prize For American Hubris

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. March 10, 2010.

The Academy liked this Iraq film for being "apolitical." In fact it's the opposite: an endorsement of the politically chauvinistic view that the world is a stage for Americans.

America the Traumatized: How 13 Events of the Decade Made Us the PTSD Nation

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. December 30, 2009.

The Millennial Decade screwed with our heads and destroyed our national identity. Are we in for a cataclysmic century?

Journalists Made Fun of Tom Hurndall: In the End, He Was More Principled Than Any of Them Could Dream to Be

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. April 2, 2009.

Tom Hurndall was a "human shield," the kind we journalists made fun of in Iraq. Instead of mocking him we should have listened to him.

New Iraq Documents Show How the British Public Was Duped on Iraq

Ian Dunt, Politics.co.uk AlterNet: War on Iraq. March 12, 2009.

â€œIt is almost as if Tony Blair had set up an 'Excuses to go to War' Department in Downing Street."

Iraqis Bid Bush Goodbye: "You Are a Liar and a War Criminal! Farewell!"

Gao Shan, Fu Yiming, Iraq Updates. January 19, 2009.

Iraqis are beyond ready to see George W. Bush gone.

Prosecute the Iraq Invasion, Not Just Torture

Peter Dyer, Consortium News. January 2, 2009.

Now that the debate on accountability for torture has entered the mainstream, it should be extended to the illegal invasion of Iraq.

Rove: We Wouldn't Have Invaded Iraq if We Knew the Truth About WMDs

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2008.

A remarkable admission that contradicts the past statements of his onetime boss.

Iraq Reclaims 1,000 Artifacts Smuggled Into U.S. Over Past Two Years

AzzamanSeptember 18, 2008.

No word on how U.S. authorities seized the items, who the traffickers were, or whether U.S. troops might be involved in the smuggling.