The Gratuitous Barbarity of Trump’s So-Called ‘Board of Peace’

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies, January 23, 2026 in Common Dreams At the opening ceremony for Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace in Davos, Jared Kushner unveiled glossy images of his vision for a “new Gaza”: shining apartment towers, luxury developments, and sweeping views of the Mediterranean. There were…

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United States owes Iraq an apology, reparations

We are reprinting a Letter to the Editor published in The Mercury News on March 26, 2023. Thank you, Nancy! On the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Iraqi writer Mortada Gzar wrote: “The magnitude of what Iraqis lost — and continue to lose ... as we must…

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