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The Fourth of July — the ultimate patriotic holiday — is approaching again. Politicians orate, American Flags proliferate and, even more than usual, many windows on the world are tinted red, white and blue. But an important question remains unasked: Why are patriotism and war so intertwined in U.S. media and politics? The highest accolades More

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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Norman Solomon.

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