Iraq
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Hamas Arms Maker and ‘Serial Fraudster’ Gets 70 Years in Prison for Torture
Ross Roggio pretended to be a CIA agent, built a weapons factory in Iraq, and tortured one of his employees. Now he’s going to die in prison
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American Idiots Kill the American Century
After decades of foreign-policy bungling and strategic defeats, the U.S. has never seemed weaker — and dictators around the world know it
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Grifter Arms Dealer Is Only the Second American Convicted of Torture
The strange saga of Ross Roggio came to an end in a Scranton, Pennsylvania, courtroom on Friday, where prosecutors alleged he was guilty of a series of gruesome crimes and bizarre schemes — and the jury agreed
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With an Aim to End Forever Wars, House Votes to Repeal 2002 Iraq War Resolution
“After nearly 20 years of fighting for this, we’re finally one step closer to ending forever wars,” said Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, the chief sponsor of the bill
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Veterans Feel Betrayed as U.S. Immigration System Fails Imperiled Iraqi Allies
Trapped in the endless bureaucracy of a broken visa program, Iraqis who risked their lives to support U.S. forces live in fear at home
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Two American Servicemen Killed by Rocket Attack in Iraq
A British military member was also killed, and two coalition personnel wounded, in an attack from militias that, per the administration, are "backed by Iran"
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None of Trump's Iran Policy Makes Sense. All of It Is Dangerous
This is what it looks like when an actual madman pursues the Madman Theory of foreign policy
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Everything You Need to Know About the Iranian Strike at U.S. Targets in Iraq
The nation fired over a dozen missiles at two Iraqi military bases where U.S. troops are based in retaliation for the assassination of Qasem Soleimani
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Trump, His Generals, and the Iran Crisis: An Interview with Author Peter Bergen
Bergen’s book reads like an all-too prescient guidebook of how Trump would take America to war in the Middle East
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In Case Anyone Needs More Proof the Trump Administration Is in Over Its Head With Iran...
The Defense Department seems to have accidentally informed Iraq the U.S. will pull troops out of the nation
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