President Obama: ‘Iraq War is Over’

by Jorge Rivas on December 15 2011, 2:59PM

President Obama marks the end of the Iraq War. More than 1.5 million U.S. troops served; 30,000 were wounded and 4,500 died.

Topics: Global Affairs, /NOW Blog

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Squadron That Killed Bin Laden Included Son of Mexican Immigrants

by Jamilah King on May 3 2011, 10:24AM

While the military actively courts Latino youth and immigrants with one hand, it’s aggressively deporting them and their families with the other.

Topics: Osama Bin Laden

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Our Iraq War Helped Displace Millions—Who We Now Shut Out

by Michelle Chen on November 5 2010, 2:37PM

Obama’s new annual cap on refugees may be better than the recent past, but it’s still shameful.

Topics: Global Justice

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On the Way Out, Washington Tramples on Iraqi Women

by Michelle Chen on September 8 2010, 10:00AM

Iraqi women are left holding up half the sky in the midst of a ravaged political and economic landscape.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality, Global Affairs, On Gender

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Iraq Vets Return to a Country Not Ready to Truly Support Them

by Seth Freed Wessler on September 1 2010, 10:23AM

The Iraq drawdown rearranges misguided priorities rather than creating new ones—like job creation, health care and family support.

Topics: Economy

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