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When the CIA infiltrated Hollywood
Tom Hayden
A new book exposes the incestuous relationship between the two and the extent to which they both feed us propaganda
Manning offers his plea
Natasha Lennard
The soldier pleaded guilty to lesser offenses but not "aiding the enemy," said he tried NYT, WaPo before WikiLeaks
Are we less safe?
Elizabeth Goitein
President Obama's excessive secrecy doesn't just threaten his legacy. It could harm national security
Hillary the field-clearer
Steve Kornacki
When it comes to non-incumbent White House candidates, she really could break the mold if she runs
What about foreign nationals killed by drones?
Justin Elliott, Cora Currier
Politicians and the media ignore the overwhelming majority of those targeted and killed
GOP Rep. says Cheney will rot in hell
Alex Seitz-Wald
Rep. Walter Jones says the former VP will achieve this destiny for pushing the Iraq War
U.S. special forces accused of torture, killing Afghan citizens
Natasha Lennard
Hamid Karzai orders force to leave Wardak province, while NATO has "no evidence" of misconduct
Liberal racial hypocrisy
Falguni A. Sheth
Killing people of color just for being a suspected threat is a total outrage for liberals. Well, sometimes
Conflicting reports on Afghanistan troop withdrawal
Associated Press
German official says up to 10,000 U.S. troops will remain through 2014, when Obama had said all troops would leave
U.S. drones killed more Afghan civilians in 2012
Associated Press
16 civilians were killed in drone strikes, but the overall civilian death toll declined last year
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
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