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    Robert C. Koehler: Poisoning ourselves with war

    by Leonard Pitts Jr., Tribune Content Agency Dec 29, 2021 3 minutes

    War spews hell in all directions. Just ask the guys at Talon Anvil, a secret U.S. “strike cell” recently exposed by the New York Times as a unit with a reputation for ignoring the rules of engagement and killing lots and lots of civilians with drone strikes as it plays war with ISIS.

    Part of the problem, a source told the Times, is that “the daily demands of overseeing strike after strike seemed to erode operators’ perspective and fray their humanity.”

    In other words, participating in the endless U.S. war on terror turned them into

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