Sarah Lazare

‘Profiting From Misery’: Private Prison Corporations Driving Harsh Immigration Policies

“The immigrant detention system has expanded significantly since the implementation of the quota, and the percent of the detained population held in private facilities has increased even more dramatically.”

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By Sarah Lazare

Barbara Gonzalez, public information officer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shows a dormitory where immigrant families are housed at the Artesia Residential Detention Facility inside the Federal Law Enforcement Center in Artesia, N.M. on Friday, July 11, 2014. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson visited the facility Friday and

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Body Count Report Reveals At Least 1.3 Million Lives Lost To US-Led War On Terror

Although a conservative estimate, physicians’ groups say the figure ‘is approximately 10 times greater’ than typically reported.

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By Sarah Lazare

Students stand in the rubble of an Islamic seminary that was hit by a suspected U.S. drone strike in Hangu district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Abdul Basit) How do you calculate the human costs of the U.S.-led War on Terror? On the 12th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, groups of

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Citing US Airstrikes, Reports Indicate Some Militia Forces May Abandon Battle For Tikrit

The reluctance of key Shiite militias to fight alongside US in Iraq contradicts Pentagon’s official version of events

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By Sarah Lazare
Iraqi security forces prepare to attack Islamic State extremist positions in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 26, 2015. Iraqi troops started the final phase of an offensive to recapture Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Thursday, a military official said, just hours after the United States launched airstrikes on the Islamic State held city. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi security forces prepare to attack Islamic State extremist positions in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 26, 2015. Marking another twist in a faltering offensive on Tikrit, key Shiite militias involved in the operation expressed anger that the U.S. is launching air strikes to back the operation,

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Stepping Up Collaboration With Iran, US Now Directly Backing Tikrit Offensive

Involvement comes despite concerns over revenge attacks by Iraqi forces and Shia militias.

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By Sarah Lazare
A combatant with a Shiite militant group known as Jihad Brigades fires his weapon outside of Tikrit, Iraq on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

A combatant with a Shiite militant group known as Jihad Brigades fires his weapon outside of Tikrit, Iraq on Saturday. (Photo: AP) Stepping up its de-facto collaboration with Iran, the United States military is now giving direct air support to the Iran-backed offensive by Iraqi forces and Shiite militias on the city of Tikrit, northwest of

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From One Hawk to Another: McCain Defends Netanyahu’s Racist Rant

Politicians can’t be ‘held to everything they say during a campaign,’ argued McCain.

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By Sarah Lazare

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, shakes hands with U.S. Senator John McCain during a meeting with the Israeli and U.S. delegations at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Arizona Senator John McCain (R) defended Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's racist

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Netanyahu Admits Sabotage Of Iran Talks His Primary Mission

‘It is my obligation,’ says Israeli prime minister, ‘to do everything that I can to prevent this agreement.’

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By Sarah Lazare

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.  Israel's premier says he will go "anywhere" he is invited to speak about the country's stance regarding Iran's nuclear program. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged on Tuesday that the purpose of his

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Israeli Claims About Iran Nuclear Program Denied By Own Spy Agency

Leaked internal assessment, obtained by Al Jazeera and the Guardian, contradicts Netanyahu’s claim in 2012 that Iran was within a year of possessing an atom bomb

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By Sarah Lazare
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. Israel's Mossad spy agency in October 2012 had a less alarmist view of Iran's nuclear program than an assessment delivered by

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