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His guilty pleas from Iran-Contra are almost a trophy for the slippery neocon behind the Chuck Hagel fight
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What we know (and don’t know) about the Benghazi terror attack
Obama bested Romney in the debate exchange over Libya, but questions remain about what really happened
Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012 9:15 PM UTC 54Politics 2012 Presidential Debates
How Congress left our embassies exposed
One reason our embassies are unable to protect themselves? Congress has been slashing their funding for years
Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 3:08 PM UTC 23Politics Libya embassy attack
Drone “blowback” is real
A new analysis finds five ways drone strikes in Yemen are hurting American interests
Wednesday, Sep 5, 2012 2:45 PM UTCPolitics Drones, Yemen, Terrorism, Blowback
Studies: Drone strikes work
Two new reports say the controversial attacks effectively destroy terrorist groups. Some experts remain skeptical
Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 6:30 PM UTC 24Politics Terrorism, Drones
FBI: Right-wing terror is real
Documents show that the FBI has been constantly worried about right-wing terrorism -- including suicide attacks
Tuesday, Aug 7, 2012 11:45 AM UTC 169Politics Terrorism, FBI, White supremacist
Franken’s torture smackdown
Newly released letters from the Minnesota senator are the harshest rebuke any Bush official has faced for torture
Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 3:21 PM UTC 22Politics Al Franken, Torture
Did 9/11 change the CIA?
New documents suggest the agency hasn't reformed itself nearly as much as it claims
Thursday, Jun 21, 2012 4:38 PM UTCPolitics CIA, National security
New NSA docs contradict 9/11 claims
“I don’t think the Bush administration would want to see these released," an expert tells Salon
Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012 8:24 PM UTC 161Politics 9/11, Osama Bin Laden, CIA
We can’t crush Iran
Three new reports conclude a U.S. or Israeli strike on Tehran's nuclear sites would have disastrous results
Friday, Jun 15, 2012 3:13 PM UTC 29Politics Foreign policy, Iran, Israel
Books’ most hateful bestseller
Joel Richardson pens screeds about the "Islamic Antichrist" -- and they have a big following on the religious right
Friday, Jun 1, 2012 6:30 PM UTC 107Politics
Neocons vs. Islamophobes
There's an ongoing war for the future of Republican foreign policy
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 8:11 PM UTC 27Politics Foreign policy
Republican Party: Hawks-only club
The loss of Dick Lugar will hurt most on foreign policy, where he was willing to buck Republican orthodoxy
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 2:59 PM UTC 14Politics
The Bushies are back
Missed the neocons? Don't worry: Mitt Romney's getting the band together again
Thursday, May 3, 2012 11:45 AM UTC 36Politics Mitt Romney, George W. Bush
Neocons’ new lie
You thought they were gone, but now they're popping up to claim that Iraq inspired the Arab Spring
Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 3:02 PM UTC 98Politics Iraq war, Arab Spring
Syrian rebels’ man in D.C.
Radwan Ziadeh has been the loudest advocate in Washington for an intervention to oust al-Assad
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 5:59 PM UTC 19News Syria
Bush aide blasts torture
Philip Zelikow tried to warn Bush on interrogations. Now he's penned an authoritative article on how he was ignored
Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012 4:40 PM UTC 30News Torture, George W. Bush
The memo Bush tried to destroy
A document advising the Bush administration against torture has resurfaced, despite his best efforts to hide it
Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012 4:45 PM UTC 83News Torture, George W. Bush
J Street split on Israel’s future
Viewpoints clashed as activists gathered in Washington to discuss the two-state solution
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012 6:50 PM UTCNews Israel, Palestine
Former Bush official warns against Iran attack
National Security Council advisor and Iraq hawk Stephen Hadley counsels diplomacy, not war
Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012 5:00 PM UTCNews Iran
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