Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 127)
Vietnamese women weren’t the only rape victims in Vietnam
Nick Turse
Omitted from the history text books: U.S. soldiers turned on American women -- and sometimes each other
Sunday shows haven’t learned
Alex Pareene
This week: Everyone agrees that we must get serious about Balancing the Budget, no one feels guilty about Iraq
Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Inside the Vatican’s secret bank
Amanda Pike
From "Vatican Inc." to the Oscar-nominated "The Invisible War," a look at the best YouTube has to offer
Stop saying targeted killings protect Muslim women
Emaan Majed
A justification for targeted killings in the middle east was to shield women from violence. They've made it worse
Is Obama to blame for the mess in Afghanistan?
Jean MacKenzie
A new book by an administration insider argues a “dithering” White House has led to key missteps
U.S. commander: Karzai’s comments threaten troops
Associated Press
The Afghan president backtracked on earlier comments that the U.S. colluded with Taliban to keep country unstable
Gohmert tells CPAC: We could’ve won Vietnam
Jillian Rayfield
"People in Washington" decided the U.S. couldn't win the war, Gohmert said
Saudi youths battle Assad regime in Syria
Reese Erlich
Hundreds are making their way through Turkey or Jordan to join in what Saudi clerics are calling a "jihad"
Military-trained dolphin killing machines are not on the loose
Katie McDonough
But international militaries do have a history of training the beasts of land and sea for combat
Hagel orders review of drone pilot medal
Natasha Lennard
Defense secretary responds to outrage that the honor would outrank battlefield combat medals
The Republican fantasy
David Sirota
Paul Ryan's new budget plan reveals how the GOP sees the world, in four easy steps
Don’t fall for Pentagon spin
Ben Freeman
Never mind what you heard about massive new cuts to the defense industry. Here's how contractors avoided calamity
Manning’s statement, straight from the detainee’s mouth
Natasha Lennard
Freedom of the Press Foundation releases a leaked recording of the soldier's pretrial statement
After Karzai slams U.S., Hagel cancels conference
Natasha Lennard
The Afghan president said U.S. colluded with the Taliban to validate foreign presence in the country
Lockheed Martin’s Herculean effort to profit from defense spending
Jeremiah Goulka
How the defense contractor profited from an aircraft
Afghan police officer kills 2 U.S. troops
Heidi Vogt, Amir Shah
Two other police officers were killed during a firefight inside a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan
Can Victoria Jackson return from the fringe?
Mark Guarino
After blasting gays, Muslims and Obama, can SNL vet Victoria Jackson really return to Hollywood? She hopes so
Top 5 investigative videos of the week: When drones attack!
Amanda Pike
From Vice's "Inside North Korea" to "Attack of the Drones," a look at the best YouTube has to offer
How to think about drones
Natasha Lennard
As Rand Paul's filibuster demonstrated, the drone debate is about more than judging technology
American foreign policy will never recover from Iraq
Peter Van Buren
Ten years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Middle East is more unstable than we ever could have imagined
The global war on terror’s forgotten victims: Women and children
Victoria Brittain
Lost in the discussion of the war's civilian targets is the suffering their families are forced to endure
To serve and protect … banks?
David Dayen
With mega-banks illegally foreclosing on active duty members, the penalty is jail. But, as always, there's a catch
How budget cuts could affect you
Associated Press
Unemployment benefit reductions, fewer food safety checks, freed illegal immigrants and more
Bradley Manning’s full statement
Alexa O'Brien
A transcription of the soldier's statement, read in court, explaining why he leaked state secrets to Wikileaks
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