Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 134)
America’s secret fracking war
Ellen Cantarow
It might not get as much media attention as the conflict in Afghanistan, but its stakes could be infinitely higher
Afghan president: US violating detainee pact
Rahim Faiez
American forces accused of continuing to capture and hold Afghans
Courage and malfeasance in Afghanistan: “Anyone we drop off will die”
Jake Tapper
Officers ordered an Afghanistan outpost built knowing it was vulnerable. Then the Taliban arrived and soldiers died
Oliver Stone: America is an “outlaw nation”
Andrew O'Hehir
The cinematic renegade talks about Obama, FDR, his new Showtime series and the myth of American exceptionalism
Shattering the Petraeus mystique
Jean MacKenzie
The former general's disgrace is being portrayed as a national disaster. Truth is he was no miracle worker
America’s nation-building hypocrisy
Nick Turse
For all the talk of starting at home, the US is still pouring billions into the Middle East. When will it stop?
5 glaring contradictions that sank the GOP
Robert S. Becker
Republicans will point to the country's shifting demographics, but they ultimately have only themselves to blame
David Simon: Media’s sex obsession is dangerous, destructive
David Simon
David Petraeus' resignation is more proof that the media's prurient fixation on sex is hypocritical and inane
The Petraeus story: Not a tawdry distraction from important news
Alex Pareene
Contrary to popular belief, the Petraeus scandal raises important questions about our national security apparatus
Bales could be executed
Sarah Amandolare
Would a death sentence for Sergeant Robert Bales let the military off the hook?
Prosecutors want death penalty for Afghan massacre soldier
Natasha Lennard
Sgt. Robert Bales is accused of killing 16 civilians, including nine children
Petraeus scandal: Idolatry pure and simple
Michael Shaw
Is it fair for the media to ascribe a sexual subtext to each of Broadwell's pics with the former general?
The real Petraeus scandal
Joan Walsh
Worse than the Petraeus affair? How a cyber-harassment complaint triggered a dragnet that toppled a CIA director
Some military scandals are far worse than others
Natasha Lennard
Following Petraeus, the New York Times worries about military leadership ethics and forgets to take rape seriously
Petraeus scandal widens, and the slut-shaming begins
Syreeta
Details are still trickling out, but that hasn't stopped the press from roasting Paula Broadwell and Jill Kelley
Four generals who can’t shoot straight
Alex Seitz-Wald
A look at the startlingly poor track record of Afghan war commanders in the Obama era
The case against a “grand bargain”
Michael Lind
A deal that cuts entitlements would be bad for mainstream Americans. And besides, what's the rush?
A timeline of David Petraeus’ affair
Associated Press
Officials recount key events leading up to the former CIA director's resignation and FBI's knowledge of the affair
As David Petraeus turns
Jillian Rayfield, Natasha Lennard
UPDATE: David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill after being sneaked in through a series of underground tunnels
Petraeus story gets weird
Jillian Rayfield
An FBI agent investigating the woman who sparked the Paula Broadwell scandal allegedly sent her shirtless pics
Panetta: Admin deciding on post-2014 troop levels
Robert Burns
The Defense Secretary says Obama is close to a decision on troop levels in Afghanistan
In search of his son’s casualty report
Peter Sleeth
The army told Jim Butler his boy was killed by rocket-propelled grenade. Then he went searching for the truth
Time to commence “the Obama Games”!
@pourmecoffee
Dear Mr. President: A Hunger Games-style event would be your legacy. America needs this -- and so do you
Major hurdles remain to end veteran homelessness
Julie Watson
The Obama Administration has promised to eliminate veteran homelessness by 2015
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