Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 123)
The price of our defense
Cindy Williams
Even under sequestration, we spend far more on the military than any other nation
Finding peace in post-disaster Haiti
Jonathan M. Katz
As an AP reporter covering the earthquake, I anticipated violent mayhem. What I discovered was a country united
American exceptionalism is a dangerous myth
Patrick Smith
Move beyond Tea Party lies and phony patriotism. This Memorial Day, let's remember our history honestly
Top 5 investigative videos of the week: “Winning” Afghanistan
Amanda Pike
From predatory soldiers to corrupt politicians, a look at the finest documentaries YouTube has to offer
“I just want the U.S. to send my father home”
Letta Tayler
The family of a Gitmo detainee twice cleared for transfer remains pessimistic, despite Obama's speech vowing reform
Stop what you’re doing and go watch “Borgen”
Willa Paskin
The great Danish political drama is finally available legally in America. So what are you waiting for?
UK Military: London attack victim was a “model soldier”
Associated Press
Twenty-five-year-old Lee Rigby is survived by his wife and son
Voting is not a right
Michael Lind
Iraq's new constitution has something America's doesn't: The right to vote. Republicans want to keep it that way
Ahead of Obama’s speech, U.S. acknowledges four American drone killings
Natasha Lennard
Letter from Eric Holder and reports on policy shift do little to allay concerns about endless, boundless drone war
Obama to address drones, Guantánamo
Lara Jakes, Lolita C. Baldor
The president will deliver a speech at the National Defense University Thursday
UK emergency committee convenes after attack
Paisley Dodds, Cassandra Vinograd
Prime Minister David Cameron says there are strong indications it was an act of terrorism
Brave scout leader tried to reason with London attackers
Associated Press
The 48-year-old mother attempted to calm the assailants down before police arrived on the scene
Thousands treated for sexual abuse-related injuries in military
Kevin Freking
In 2012 alone, as many as 4,000 veterans sought disability benefits
How Guantanamo affects China: Our human rights hypocrisies
Noah Feldman
The U.S. uses the ideology of human rights as a political tool, embracing -- or ignoring -- it when convenient
Alex Gibney: Julian Assange has become like “those he despises”
Andrew O'Hehir
An Oscar-winning filmmaker defends his Col. Kurtz-style portrait of the WikiLeaks founder in "We Steal Secrets"
Pentagon officials: Drone War on Terror is endless
Natasha Lennard
At Congressional hearing, Defense officials defend AUMF and the boundless war-waging powers it grants
Soldiers are casualties of corrupt creditors
Paul Kiel, Mitchell Hartman
Military bases are plagued by loan companies charging exorbitant rates to debt-ridden service members
At least 12 killed in Kabul car bombing
Amir Shah, Kathy Gannon
The victims include two coalition troops and four civilian contractors
How to unpack the Tsarnaevs’ real motives
Jordan Smith
A new report suggests they were mad about U.S. foreign policy. The truth: it's more complicated than just that
Dzhokhar left note in boat blaming U.S. wars
Natasha Lennard
Scrawled on the bullet-riddled boat innards, a message reportedly explaining the Boston bombings
Where does all our military spending go?
David Vine
As much as $385 billion is being doled out to private companies like KBR, the former subsidiary of Halliburton
“24” returns: Is Dick Cheney programming Fox?
Daniel D'Addario
"24" returns to prime time, reigniting a Bush-era debate over torture and terrorism that never really went away
Go away, 2016 presidential obsession!
Joan Walsh
The media fixate on the presidential race while sequester cuts fester and real questions about Libya go unanswered
Was ending the draft a mistake?
David Sirota
Without conscription war has become an abstraction, enabling a new "era of persistent conflict"
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