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Trump’s Iran fiasco has led him into the gravest territory

As the president spirals over his disastrous war, his threats have escalated beyond the red line of international law

The Guardian - US

Protecting civilians is a sign of strength – and an American ideal

The US was founded on a pledge to limit the damages of war, even if it has often failed to uphold its commitment

The Guardian - US

Trump’s ‘Stone Ages’ threat against Iran harks back to a notorious Vietnam War declaration

ANALYSIS: President’s channeling of legendary Strategic Air Command boss Curtis LeMay in his bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages’ rhetoric is part of a longstanding campaign to delegitimize modern laws of war ... but ignores LeMay’s own judgments that his preferred tactics would be war crimes, Andrew Feinberg writes

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If the war in Iran has been won, the US must stop fighting

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: America’s deadly attacks on civilian targets – which now includes Iran’s tallest bridge and leading public health facility – not only shows a growing disregard for human life, but also that Donald Trump’s war is being prolonged unnecessarily. It is time to end it

The Independent UK

American Gun review: riveting and horrifying history of the AR-15

Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson provide an indispensable read on the assault rifle used in so many mass shootings

The Guardian - US

Best podcasts of the week: The animal activist who went on trial for his ‘special bond’ with a dolphin

In this week’s newsletter: Hear the gripping, tragic yet funny story of Alan Cooper and his dolphin friend in Hooked on Freddie. Plus: five of the best podcasts rewriting history

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: Seven days in March

In 1961, shortly after John F. Kennedy had been sworn in as president, two journalists, Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey, set to writing a political thriller. It was inspired by the unsettling behavior of two generals, Edwin Walker and Curtis LeMay, both of whom had a history of using…

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War crimes? We must not forget Tokyo

Of course Russia should be condemned for targeting civilians. But the brutal U.S. air war on Japan was much worse

Salon

Review: 'Black Snow' delivers an uncomfortable, important World War II history lesson

In 1940, Seattle-based Boeing engineers designed a massive beast of an aircraft. The B-29 Superfortress — composed of 55,000 parts — had a tail three-stories high, enormous propellers and a 5,500-mile range.

Tribune News Service

This nuke-crazy general changed history

Think Michael Flynn is weird? Consider Curtis LeMay, the Air Force general famously parodied in "Dr. Strangelove"

Salon

How can America talk about "war crimes"?

America's massive hypocrisy makes a mockery of international law, and threatens to lead our planet to apocalypse

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