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Bush and Blair will forever elude the punishment they deserve for Iraq war crimes
By
Gerry Caplan
| July 28, 2016

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Did my eyes deceive me or was that really George W. Bush bebopping alongside the Obamas in Texas the other day?

The occasion was an attempt to bring some racial peace to a roiling America. The dancing was weird, especially for a solemn occasion, but I'm pretty sure it was Mr. Bush.

Funny, because I was convinced that he was actually in prison doing hard time for crimes against humanity and war crimes. Wishful fantasizing, I guess.

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Jürgen Todenhöfer on 'truth,' the real face of war and a respect for other cultures

July 17, 2016
| Jürgen and David talk about "truth," ISIS, brainwashing, the media, respect for other cultures and the real face of war.
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What is Trudeau's war strategy in Iraq?
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Brent Patterson
| July 12, 2016

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Chilcot Report raises questions of accountability for Iraq invasion

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The most powerful case for the U.S. war resisters

Let Them Stay: U.S. War Resisters in Canada, 2004-2016

by edited by Sarah Hipworth and Luke Stewart
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On February 15, 2003, 15 million people around the globe marched in opposition to the impending war in Iraq. Despite not convincing the U.S. or UK governments to draw back from their invasion plans, the pressure generated that day did convince several governments, including Canada's, not to participate in what would turn out to be a military debacle that the United States and the United Kingdom are still reeling from more than a decade later.

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