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Tags: DemocracyNow!, Iraq War, Mother Jones, New York Times, Salon, Slate, the nation, Washington Post
Commemorating the 5th anniversory of a war that has killed 89,760 civilians, 3991 US soilders, and wounded 29,314, here is a list of today's must-see multimedia:
From The Nation: The War and the Working Class
*The Iraq War's impact on the working-class; how corporations function much like the war machine; the union voice against the war.
From The Washington Post:A Culture Warrior
*How an Iraqi artist steadfastly continues his craft amid growing violence.
From Mother Jones: The eight inside-the-Beltway fundamentals of the Iraq War.
*Where the war is heading; possible roads to follow.
From Salon: Five Years of Lies
*Tracking down Bush's rhetorical decption over the past five years.
From Slate: How Did I get it Wrong?
*Washington Post Op-Ed columnist Richard Cohen confessing his poor judgement in the lead up to the war.
From The New York Times: Notes from the Field
*Incredibly moving photo essay from the first month of the invasion.
From Democracy Now!: Soldiers Testify at Winter Soldier Conference
*Chilling stories form soldiers who served on the frontlines of Iraq -- much like the Winter Soldier Vietnam Testimonies in '71, and, like the '71 testimonties, the MSM ignored it.