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Hollande gambles on Mali victory

Paul Ames
French society frowns on military intervention, so why is its president adopting the rhetoric of George W. Bush?

7 Chomsky quotes that expose the American empire

Laura Gottesdiener
A look back at some of the most incisive remarks from one of the nation's most controversial thinkers

Aid groups can’t reach key Mali town

Associated Press
Mali's military claimed control of Konna after battling Islamists, but humanitarian aid is blocked

Vietnam was even more horrific than we thought

Jonathan Schell
Nick Turse's new book "Kill Anything that Moves" reveals that massacres like My Lai were downright common

US citizens among hostages seized in Algeria over Mali

Associated Press
Islamist militants attacked and occupied a BP-operated natural gas complex in Algeria in revenge for Mali

French boots on the ground in Mali

Associated Press
A land assault will be under way "within hours" as troops head towards radical Islamist occupied territory

5 biggest threats to the globe in 2013

Michael Moran
From the Arab Winter to the euro crisis, a look at what will cause war, strife and economic turmoil this year

Obama, Karzai agree to speed up military transition

Julie Pace, Robert Burns
U.S. troops will shift fully to a support role this spring said the president

7 ways “Zero Dark Thirty” excuses torture

Karen J. Greenberg
The best picture nominee is a celebration of George W. Bush's most destructive policies

5 ways Obama is just like George W. Bush

Alex Kane
From drone strikes to proxy detentions to warrantless wiretapping, he's kept the U.S. on permanent war footing

US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014

Robert Burns, Ap
The Pentagon believes thousands of troops should remain, but Obama administration says total withdrawal an option

Officials: US may leave no troops in Afghanistan

Robert Burns
Administration officials said Tuesday that all of the troops could be out of Afghanistan in December 2014

5 terrifying facts about John Brennan

Alex Kane
Obama's tapped a man for the top CIA post who has supported drone strikes, torture and extraordinary rendition

Have we really learned the lessons of Vietnam?

Nick Turse
The media rarely discusses it, but civilian suffering has defined the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Chuck Hagel nomination: Obama rebukes Bushism

Michael Lind
Obama has reversed Bush's foreign policy in style and substance -- but it may not be enough

Why Chuck Hagel terrifies hawks, GOP

David Sirota
His critics focus on his stances on Israel and Iran. They're really afraid he'd slash budgets and weapons systems

McChrystal regrets magazine flap was career-killer

Associated Press
The retired General says he was "completely surprised" by the uproar over his comments

Obama to nominate John Brennan to head the CIA

Julie Pace
The President will also nominate Chuck Hagel to be his next defense secretary

Obama to nominate Chuck Hagel as defense secretary

Prachi Gupta
The announcement is expected to come tomorrow

12 most despicable things Fox News did in 2012

Mark Howard
From producing its own anti-Obama video to spinning furiously on unemployment, the network had a banner year

We’d all be packing heat if the NRA had its way

Bill Moyers, Michael Winship
Even life and death are measured by profit margins, so the organization's cure for gun violence shouldn't surprise

Tim O’Brien tries to make sense of wartime chaos

Kyle Minor
Before writing "The Things They Carried," O'Brien offered this profound memoir of his year fighting in Vietnam

Clinton leaves hospital after treatment for clot

Josh Lederman
Doctors say Clinton is expected to make a full recovery after being treated for a blood clot in her head

US military deaths in Afghanistan top 2,000

Associated Press
As a result of the U.S.-led invasion, 2,043 troops have died since late 2001
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