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Iraq

Important names we never hear

What angers and saddens me the most is that as of Sept. 4, 4,340 American servicemen and women have been killed in Iraq since the war began in 2003, and 15 were killed in June alone. The war in Afghanistan has claimed 816 American soldiers’ lives since 2001. I challenge any of us to name one of them.

What angers and saddens me the most is that as of Sept. 4, 4,340 American servicemen and women have been killed in Iraq since the war began in 2003, and 15 were killed in June alone. The war in Afghanistan has claimed 816 American soldiers’ lives since 2001. I challenge any of us to name one of them.

What So Proudly We Hailed

The American flag is more than a national symbol.

The American flag is more than a national symbol.

Remembering the Iraq War’s Displaced Peoples

It is an ironic emblem of war that it is often the living who are forgotten.

It is an ironic emblem of war that it is often the living who are forgotten.

Can We Let This Anniversary Pass in Silence?

Perhaps the most honest commemorations are punctuated by deliberate silence.

Perhaps the most honest commemorations are punctuated by deliberate silence.

Back Where We Belong

Over the last two weeks, the presidential race finally returned to Iraq.

Over the last two weeks, the presidential race finally returned to Iraq.

100 Years of War

With the Republican nomination all but officially awarded to Senator John McCain, it is likely that Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will increase their attacks against him, especially as

With the Republican nomination all but officially awarded to Senator John McCain, it is likely that Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will increase their attacks against him, especially as

Violence at Home and Abroad

If I were ever shot in the arm, I might scream from the pain—hopefully in a pitch deeper than the voice of a kindergartner on helium. I would probably cry, despite myself.

If I were ever shot in the arm, I might scream from the pain—hopefully in a pitch deeper than the voice of a kindergartner on helium. I would probably cry, despite myself.

Putting Al-Bayati’s Visit Into Context

According to the Nov.

According to the Nov.

Refugees in Transit, Part II

Refugees in Transit

Their flight arrived at noon at JFK airport.

Their flight arrived at noon at JFK airport.