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Bennis: The Phases of War: Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Israel
Znet Article, April, 24 2012
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69 percent of people in the U.S. think we should not be at war in Afghanistan – that’s 16 percent higher than just four months ago.
Bennis: The Phases of War: Public Rejects Afghanistan War, Iraq's Almost Ending -- and Who Doesn't Want War With Iran?
Znet Article, April, 01 2012
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The number of Afghan soldiers turning their guns on their U.S. and NATO "trainers" is rising
Bennis: Iran In The Crosshairs Again
Znet Article, March, 04 2012
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Sabre rattling against Iran is nothing new, but that doesn’t mean the threat of war isn’t real
Bennis: We've Seen the Threats Against Iran Before
Znet Article, February, 18 2012
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Although political brinksmanship with Iran is nothing new, escalating tensions do not bode well for the region
Bennis: OWS: New Politics and New Milestones
Znet Article, November, 04 2011
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The Occupy movement is bringing new energy, new activists, new ideas, new strategies into our movements for peace, justice and equality
Bennis: After Gadhafi, the West Eyes the Libyan Prize
Znet Article, October, 22 2011
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The challenge facing post-Gadhafi Libya is daunting
Bennis: Palestine Comes to the UN
Znet Article, September, 21 2011
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The U.S. plan to veto Palestinian membership in the UN can be summed up in one word: chutzpah
Bennis: September 11th Didn't Change the World - September 12th Did
Znet Article, September, 10 2011
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For most people in the world, the world did not change on September 11
Bennis: The Iraq War is Not Over
Znet Article, September, 08 2011
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The bad news is that scores of Iraqi civilians were killed
Bennis: A Look at Role of the U.S.,NATO and Oil Firms in Libya Uprising
Znet Article, August, 24 2011
Phyllis Bennis
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It’s very unclear whether what is happening is more in the interests of the people of Libya or more in the interests of NATO, the U.S. and other outside powers
Bennis: Mubarak Behind Bars
Znet Article, August, 18 2011
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Egypt's people, the people of Tahrir Square, have lost their fear of the government and the military
Bennis: Turkish Democracy Gives Rise to Turkish Power
Znet Article, July, 16 2011
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“An era has officially ended. The dictatorship of the elites has been destroyed”
Bennis: In Afghanistan Speech, Obama Offers Token Troop Withdrawals While Maintaining the "War on Terror” Mindset
Znet Article, June, 23 2011
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There is no strategy for Afghanistan
Bennis: A Few Thoughts on Obama's Middle East Speech
Znet Article, May, 20 2011
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Obama’s speech failed to match the extraordinary events of the Arab Spring
Bennis: Justice or Vengeance?
Znet Article, May, 02 2011
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This could have been a moment to replace vengeance with cooperation, replace war with justice
Bennis: U.K. Sends Troops into Libya as International Coalition Expands Mission to Include Regime Change
Znet Article, April, 20 2011
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Solely in the military terms that we have seen this time around, we inevitably have the problem of consequences.
Bennis: Libya's Opposition Calls For A Ceasefire
Znet Article, April, 06 2011
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The UN Security Council resolution aimed at protecting civilians in Libya started with the call for "the immediate establishment of a ceasefire".
Bennis: On Libya: A Response to Juan Cole
Znet Article, March, 29 2011
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Many thanks, Juan, for your thoughtful article. I agree with a number of your points, but I come out with the opposite conclusion. Let me explain why, going thru some of the points in your piece.
Bennis: Libya Intervention Threatens The Arab Spring
Znet Article, March, 24 2011
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Despite its official UN-granted legality, the credibility of Western military action in Libya is rapidly dwindling.
Bennis: Libya And Beyond: What’s Next For Democracy?
Znet Article, February, 26 2011
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In Egypt, the relatively short-lived military crackdown by the hated security agencies and pro-regime thugs actually strengthened the opposition, reminding the millions in the streets exactly what they were protesting against.
Bennis: Obama’s Afghanistan Review
Znet Article, December, 28 2010
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A whitewash of a disastrous occupation.
Bennis: Obama Iraq Policy
Znet Article, September, 11 2010
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On August 31, President Barack Obama addressed the country from the Oval Office, discussing America's wars and the economy. Obama announced the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq, and suggested that in doing so, he'd kept a promise.
Bennis: Can a Security Council 'Coalition of the Unwilling'
Znet Article, May, 23 2010
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Sanctions that don’t work vs. diplomacy that does
Bennis: War Crimes Then And Now
Znet Article, April, 30 2010
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In an earlier era, in an earlier war, the recent exposés from Iraq and Afghanistan - with their shocking images, appalling laughter, video-game ethos - would have 'shocked the conscience of the nation.' In an earlier era, in an earlier war, when M...
Bennis: Ending the US War in Afghanistan
Znet Article, March, 08 2010
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The recent civilian casualties demonstrate, for any who doubted it, that this is a war against a vast population of Afghanistan, and the only way to stop killing civilians is to stop the killing. That means to stop all offensive actions and withd...
Bennis: Afghanistan: This War Won't Work
Znet Article, February, 06 2010
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Obama's announced troops escalation will not bring security to Afghans, it won't turn Afghanistan into a democracy, and it won't make the US safer.
Bennis: Haiti Again
Znet Article, January, 21 2010
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There's a special kind of horror that comes from watching a human catastrophe escalate in front of our eyes, knowing that for most of us sending money is the only useful thing we can do. I remember seeing the terror of the Rwandan genocide explode...
Bennis: Can Talks with Iran Lead to Obama's 'World without Nuclear Weapons'?
Znet Article, November, 12 2009
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In one key conflict area-Iran-President Barack Obama appears to be keeping, at least for the moment, his campaign commitment to engage rather than threaten, to use diplomacy rather than force. As talks with Iran go forward, hope continues to rise ...
Bennis: Gaza Under Siege
Znet Article, January, 23 2009
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Gaza has been redefined. Gaza is now synonymous with carnage, rising death tolls, destroyed schools, and city streets slick with blood. As In These Times' February issue went to press, the death toll of Palestinians had passed 750-219 of them chil...
Bennis: Detaining the United Nations
Znet Article, December, 23 2008
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Richard Falk was detained at the airport and denied entry to Israel on December 13, when he arrived in Tel Aviv. The American professor of international law was traveling to the West Bank and Gaza, to fulfill his mandate as the United Nations Spec...
