William Rivers Pitt | We Have Been at War in Iraq for 27 Years

[t]   Friday, August 11, 2017 [t r u t h o u t] [View Recent Newsletters]( [Tell a friend about Truthout!]( [Donate Today!](   Truthout is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; donations are tax deductible.   BuzzFlash Tax the Rich to Improve Public Transportation Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: Instead of privatizing infrastructure, let's make the wealthy pay their fair share. [Read the BuzzFlash Commentary](   Trump's Stepped-Up Rhetoric on North Korea Wipes $1 Trillion Off World Stocks [Read the Article at Reuters](   Jim Hightower: Wall Street Thieves Find New Ways to Steal From Us [Read the Article at BuzzFlash](   Migrant Rescue Ship Sails to Aid of Stranded Anti-Immigrant Activists [Read the Article at the Guardian](   Transgender 7-Year-Old Sues Private School for Discrimination [Read the Article at Rewire](   Charles P. 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