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Latin America escaped the CIA
Greg Grandin
A new report shows that the region is the sole exception to Washington's global torture and rendition program
Drones aren’t “humane weapons”!
David Sirota
And the argument that they're more surgical than ground warfare obscures any discussion of peaceful alternatives
What message did SOTU send to women?
Ellen Chesler, Andrea Flynn
In his address, the president appealed to an integral voting bloc: Women
More GOP Hagel hypocrisy
Alex Seitz-Wald
The senator leading the charge against Hagel on Israel had some kind words for Hamas in 2006
Afghan army trains women for special forces
Rahim Faiez
Women are breaking new ground in an ultraconservative society and filling a vacuum left by international forces
Don’t cry for the Pentagon
David Sirota
If sequester cuts go through, the nation's defense budget will still be immense
NATO airstrike kills 9 civilians in Afghanistan
Associated Press
The attack, which killed 5 children, came as Obama announced plans with withdraw 34,000 troops by 2014
President Obama’s full State of the Union address
Jillian Rayfield
Read the full text of Obama's speech, as prepared for delivery
The ineffectual State of the Union
Alex Pareene
Tonight, the president will probably propose a bunch of good things, and then Congress will ignore them
America’s idiotic drone gamble
Tom Engelhardt
The military has kept a Saudi base under wraps for two years. Given its success in the region, it's no wonder why
Esquire responds to criticism of Osama feature: “Lots of words to sort through”
Daniel D'Addario
The longread over Osama Bin Laden's shooter comes in for a fact-check — which Esquire rebuffs
Would Lincoln use drones?
Alex Seitz-Wald
Lincoln probably would have loved drones, but may have held off using them to kill for strategic reasons
Congress takes sides on drones
Jillian Rayfield
Some members of Congress call for more oversight, while others defend the program unconditionally
Lawmakers urge oversight of drone program
Philip Elliott
Lawmakers on Sunday called for a closer look at President Obama's use of drones
Former congressman Tom Allen: GOP speaks a different language
Tom Allen
You try serving with these Republicans: I spent 12 years in Congress and lost hope that we could talk to each other
Fact-checking Feinstein on civilian drone deaths
Natasha Lennard
At John Brennan's confirmation hearing, the senator understated civilian casualties from drones
Liberals love drones too
Alex Seitz-Wald
Why is it so hard to get liberals to care about drones? Most like them
The Canadian border: A Constitution-free zone
Todd Miller
Drone use, surveillance and now border police all exist outside the law in the post-9/11 world
Welcome to Kabul! Here’s some brass knuckles
Chris Sands
Parts of the city are slipping into lawlessness as NATO focuses on the countryside and its ultimate withdrawal
Report: 54 countries supported CIA rendition
Natasha Lennard
More than a quarter of the world's governments covertly helped the U.S.'s controversial program
5 great books on world travel
Alec Ash
British author Colin Thubron on travel writing, wanderlust and his favorite literary globe-hoppers
Noam Chomsky: America’s “yearning for democracy is a bad joke”
Noam Chomsky
In his new book "Power Systems," the political critic reflects on the Arab Spring and our role in the Middle East
When Ed Koch backed George Bush
David Sirota
A bipartisan crowd lauds him as a quintessential New Yorker, studiously avoiding one of his last roles: warmonger
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