Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist who writes about U.S. national security. His most recent book is "Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam," published by University of California Press in 2006.

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Friday, Jun 6, 2008 03:31 PDT

Arming our own enemies in Iraq

Bush officials claim that Iran has supplied grenade launchers to Iraqi militants -- but the real source of the weapons is U.S. negligence.

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