Chris Hedges is the former Middle East bureau chief of the New York Times, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and a senior fellow at the Nation Institute. He is the author of several books, including "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning."

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Thursday, Jun 5, 2008 04:00 PDT

The real consequences when America is at war

We may not want to admit it, but the war in Iraq is now primarily about murder.

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