"Foreseen for so many years: these evils, this monstrous violence, these massive agonies: no easier to bear." -Robinson Jeffers, American poet Agence…
The New York Times failed spectacularly in its coverage of Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction, helping lead the country into war…
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Muhammad Omer and I jointly received the Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism in London on 16 June (1). Omer is a 24-year-old…
On June 16 I was the co-recipient of the Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism with Mohammed Omer in London. Omer is a…
Anthony Arnove talks to Dahr Jamail at Winter Soldier Filmed by Paul Hubbard & Robert Malin
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WASHINGTON, Mar 18 (IPS) – Devastation on the ground and largely held Iraqi opinion contradicts claims by U.S. officials that the situation…
WASHINGTON, Mar 6 (IPS) – Iraq, where women once had more rights and freedom than most others in the Arab world, has…
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