September 6, 2011 The Independent
“The most comprehensive study of the military actions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan concluded that the price tag is $4 trillion and rising… The US has already paid $185bn in interest on its debt-funded war spending, and another $1 trillion could accrue in interest alone through 2020.”
June 2011
Neta C. Crawford (2011)
Since late 2001, the United States has appropriated and is obligated to spend an estimated $8 trillion through Fiscal Year 2022 in budgetary costs related to and caused by the post-9/11 wars — an estimated $5.8 trillion in appropriations in current dollars and an additional minimum of $2.2 trill...
The aftermath of 9/11 witnessed the emergence of new laws and policies designed to police individuals labeled as "terrorists" — including activists involved in constitutionally protected activities such as marches or protests. This report examines mainstream United States media coverage of...
After launching the post-9/11 wars, the Bush Administration labeled detained persons as “unlawful enemy combatants” — rather than “prisoners of war” — in an attempt to circumvent United States legal obligations under the Geneva Conventions and other international treaties, as well as U.S....