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The US may send thousands of troops to Iran. Have we learned nothing from the past?

In 2003, the US claimed its Iraq incursion would be brief. Now there’s competition for the title of worst-planned war in American history

The Guardian - US

The delusion of easy victory from the air may have seduced the US into another war

Air superiority is supposed to deliver a quick triumph. But history has shown that promise to be written on the wind

The Guardian - US

Same Lies, New War: Trump and the Iraq Playbook

Unfortunately, Trump's war in Iran is every bit as shortsighted—and illegal—as the one in Iraq that he once called "a big, fat mistake."

Reason

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Interest rate hike 'no slam dunk' amid Iran uncertainty

Traders and economists widely expect the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates but uncertainty over the Iran war could convince the board to keep them on hold.

AAP

Reality doesn't matter to Trump

The war will end when Trump feels it in his bones. In the meantime, he says everything is fine

Salon

Investors priced in a 6-week Iraq War, but it lasted 8 years and cost $3 trillion. They’re doing it again

Oil is over $100 per barrel, Iran has a new supreme leader, and the White House has no exit strategy. What does history say?

Fortune

Hey Trump: Here’s how Canada punched above its military weight in Afghanistan — from someone with a front-row seat

“We’ve never needed them. We have never really asked anything of them. You know, they’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this or that. And they did — they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.” So said United States President Donald Trump recently, referring…

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Donald Trump and JD Vance snubbed for Dick Cheney’s funeral

Joe Biden and George W Bush attend Republican’s service, while Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are notable absentees

The Guardian - US

Dick Cheney dies: giant of the US conservative movement whose legacy was defined by the Iraq war

Dick Cheney, one of the most important figures in America’s neo-conservative movement, has died at the age of 84. Cheney had a long career in government and was considered by many as one of the most powerful vice-presidents in US history.

The Conversation

Dick Cheney obituary

US vice-president who served under George W Bush and pushed hard for the invasion of Iraq

The Guardian - UK

Dick Cheney, one of the most polarising vice presidents in US history, dies at 84

Dick Cheney, a forceful and controversial figure in US politics who championed the Iraq invasion, passed away at age 84.

Euronews

Dick Cheney: The most influential vice president in modern American history

OBITUARY: The former vice president has passed away, aged 84. Cemented by the 9/11 attacks, Cheney built unrivalled authority and influence in his role, as witnessed by the late Washington correspondent Rupert Cornwell

The Independent UK

How the U.S. Sold Its Longest War with a Bodyguard of Lies

Filmmaker Dan Krauss explains how U.S. leaders misled the public about Afghanistan, why the media failed to push back, and how money and power kept America’s longest war alive long after it was lost.

Reason

The Government Was Lying to You About Afghanistan. Dan Krauss Has the Receipts.

Reason is sharing an exclusive clip from Bodyguard of Lies, an upcoming documentary about the failed war in Afghanistan.

Reason

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Will the U.S. Bomb Iran Over a Nuclear Weapons Program That Doesn't Exist?

Iran isn’t building a nuclear weapon, the Trump administration says. But this hasn’t stopped the march toward war.

The Independent UK

To these Black retirees, the federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle class

The federal civil service that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling has been a way for people of color, in particular Black Americans, to get a toehold into the middle class for decades, as other occupations were closed off because of racial discrimination or patronage

The Guardian - US

‘America’s gulag’: Trump’s Guantánamo ploy tars migrants as terrorists

The president wants to detain thousands of people at a site that is notorious for its secrecy and history of abuse

The Independent UK

How Severance became the most uncanny, fascinating show on TV

IN FOCUS: At first, the response to Apple’s dystopian sci-fi was tepid. But it’s proved itself to be a deliciously compelling examination of what makes us human, writes Nick Hilton. Plato would have loved it

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The Conversation

What pathogen might spark the next pandemic? How scientists are preparing for ‘disease X’

Before the COVID pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had made a list of priority infectious diseases. These were felt to pose a threat to international public health, but where research was still needed to improve their surveillance and diagnosis. In 2018, “disease X” was included, which signified that a…

The Guardian - AU

Kamala Harris wore a tan suit to day one of the DNC – what does it mean?

Some argued the suit was actually camel, while others online speculated Harris was trolling Republicans – or simply wearing her off duty suit

The Conversation

Why not knowing what to do isn’t always a bad thing for leaders

In 2002, after a Pentagon news briefing, the then US secretary of defence Donald Rumsfeld was widely ridiculed for his thoughts about knowledge. Discussing the issue of whether Iraq was supplying weapons of mass destruction to terrorists, he said:

Salon

Imagine a truly "progressive" military

I'm not talking about painting rainbow flags on B-52s — imagine a humble, faithful and much smaller U.S. military

Salon

"Israel's 9/11" is a dangerous trap

The 9/11 parallel is real, in the worst way: Hamas' crimes will become the excuse for mass killing of Palestinians

Salon

How 9/11 bred the endless war on terror

The crimes of 9/11 wounded America — and fueled an endless, pointless war that could never be won, or even ended

Tribune News Service

F.D. Flam: Cancer risk or no, diet soda is bad for you

There were good reasons to avoid products with the artificial sweetener aspartame even before the World Health Organization classified it as a “possible carcinogen” last month. But now diet soda drinkers might really want to put down the can.

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