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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, addresses a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, unseen, as an Afghan Presidential bodyguard holds the Afghan flag, left, at the Presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told journalists in Kabul that the "transition is on track" for the hand over of seven of Afghanistan's 34 provinces in July. Both Fogh Rasmussen and Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged insurgent fighters to lay down their weapons and embrace an ongoing peace process. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi) (AP)

U.S. in peace talks with Taliban

Jon Gambrell, Ahmad Massieh Neshat
Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirms the negotiations
President Barack Obama speaks as he hosts military fathers and their children for a screening of Disney/Pixar movie 'Cars 2' in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

Obama rejects top lawyers’ legal views on Libya

Glenn Greenwald
The growing scandal over Obama's illegal war just got bigger and much more serious
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2011. Boehner reasserted that the scandal surrounding Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY, had become a distraction from the important work in Congress. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia is at right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP)

White House: Boehner inconsistent on war powers

Julie Pace
Carney: Boehner's views "stand in contrast to the views he expressed in 1999"
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The Weiner resignation: our political system in a nutshell

Glenn Greenwald
The Congressman is forced out of office. Bush and Cheney - torture, illegal eavesdropping, Iraq -- were not

Global warming is burning down the American West

Chip Ward
As wildfires ravage Arizona and Texas, it's time for us to take action on climate change before it's too late
In this image taken from TV, showing rebel forces on the front line as they repel government troops, Sunday June 12, 2011, in Dafniya, Libya. as fighting continued on Sunday near Libya's main port of Misrata, a western redoubt of the rebels. Video of the battle shows rebels advancing down a road, firing automatic weapons, guns mounted on pick up trucks, rockets and heavy artillery. (AP Photo/APTN) TV OUT (AP)

Obama report on Libya fails to appease lawmakers

Julie Pace
Administration argues the president does not have to seek congressional approval for its role in NATO-led mission
FILE - In this 1998 file photo made available Friday, March 19, 2004, Ayman al-Zawahri, left, holds a press conference with Osama bin Laden in Khost, Afghanistan. Al-Qaida has selected its longtime No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, to succeed Osama bin Laden following last month's U.S. commando raid that killed the terror leader, according to a statement posted Thursday, June 16, 2011 on a website affiliated with the network. (AP Photo/Mazhar Ali Khan, File) (AP)

Al-Qaida names al-Zawahri as new leader

Hamza Hendawi
Osama bin Laden's successor is thought to be living somewhere near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border
Rep. Brad Sherman

Rep. Brad Sherman on the illegality of the Libyan War

Glenn Greenwald
The Democrat discusses his bill, passed by the House, to cut off war funds until Obama complies with the law
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, speaks during an interview with The Associate Press in his office at the Pentagon Monday, June 13, 2011 in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP)

Gates says NATO alliance in danger of breaking

Robert Burns
Retiring defense secretary says strategic alliance's future is "dim, if not dismal"
In this Monday, May 16, 2011 photo, women learn tailoring at a training center of the Afghan Institute of Learning in Kabul, Afghanistan. Sakena Yacoobi's AIL has grown from a few makeshift schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the mid-1990s to an organization running schools, women's learning centers, day care centers and clinics across seven of the 34 Afghan provinces. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi) (AP)

Afghanistan is ranked the most dangerous country for women

Natasha Lennard
An expert survey ranks the most perilous countries for women, but results should be viewed critically
FILE - This May 3, 2011, file photo, shows a view of Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. U.S. officials briefed on the secret mission to get Osama bin Laden in Pakistan say the raid’s planners knew it was a one-shot deal. Those behind the raid predicted at the time that outrage over the breach of Pakistani sovereignty would make it impossible to try again if the raid came up dry. (AP Photo/Aqeel Ahmed) (AP)

Pakistan denies army major’s arrest for CIA links

Munir Ahmed, Kimberly Dozier
Reports suggested the major was detained for copying license plates of cars that visited Osama bin Laden's compound
Osama bin Laden.

Linchpin in hunt for bin Laden back with al-Qaida

Adam Goldman
Bush administration released Hassan Ghul from a secret CIA secret prison in 2006, under pressure from Pakistan
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with troops at Bagram Air Base, December 3, 2010.

What line between civilian and military authority?

William Astore
An increasingly powerful Pentagon is taking over the culture of Washington
President Barack Obama speaks at the beginning of a meeting with the Jobs and Competitiveness Council at the corporate and U.S. manufacturing headquarters of Cree, a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient LED lighting. Monday, June 13, 2011, in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (AP)

Yet another illegal war — now in Yemen

Glenn Greenwald
A newly announced CIA bombing campaign is without a whiff of legal authority
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, June 9, 2011. NATO defense ministers shift their focus from Libya to Afghanistan during talks on Thursday. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) (AP)

Gates blasts NATO, questions future of alliance

Robert Burns
"Future U.S. political leaders ... may not consider the return on America's investment in NATO worth the cost"

10 stories more important than Weinergate

David Sirota
From record greenhouse gas emissions to the failed War on Drugs, here are the real scandals the media ignored
Troops of Pakistan army seen at Shaltalo in the Upper Dir region of Pakistan on Monday, June 6, 2011. Pakistani security forces had battles with militants in the Pakistani border town of Shaltalo along the Afghanistan border. Pakistani helicopters and artillery forced back militants who crossed over from Afghanistan and triggered battles that have killed many people, an official said. (AP Photo/Dilawar Jan) (AP)

Pakistan army chief says US aid should be diverted

Associated Press
General said U.S. aid meant for the military's fight against Islamist militants should go to ordinary people
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, looks at NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, June 9, 2011. NATO defense ministers shift their focus from Libya to Afghanistan during talks on Thursday. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) (AP)

Gates: No U.S. “rush for the exits” in Afghanistan

Associated Press
Defense secretary spoke after NATO secretary-general said July troop withdrawals will not affect Afghan security
Unidentified US soldiers from L Troop, 4/2SCR, rest, before a foot patrol in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) (Associated Press)

The Afghan war, now through 2017

Justin Elliott
A general suggests that an "enduring commitment" will go on for many more years
FILE - This April 1998 file photo shows exiled al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden's personal files revealed a brazen idea to hijack oil tankers and blow them up at sea last summer, creating explosions he hoped would rattle the world's economy and send oil prices skyrocketing, the U.S. said Friday, May 20, 2011. (AP File Photo) (AP)

Al-Qaida’s No. 2 issues eulogy for bin Laden

Associated Press
Al-Zawahri appeared in a white Arab robe and turban, a Kalashnikov at his side, in a 28-minute video
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is seen through camouflage netting as he greets US. Army soldiers at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank in Logar Province, Afghanistan, Monday, June 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool) (AP)

U.S.-led nation-building could leave Afghanistan in a depression

Natasha Lennard
A Senate report released Wednesday says the highly expensive aid program does not help long-term development
A smoke and dust cloud from an explosions rises into the sky after a NATO airstrike in Tripoli, Libya Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Moammar Gadhafi vowed to fight to the death in a defiant speech Tuesday after NATO military craft unleashed a ferocious series of daytime airstrikes on Tripoli. (AP Photo/Abdel Meguid al-Fergany) (AP)

NATO to push for more involvement in Libya strikes

Mike Corder
Mission escalates as ten explosions shake Tripoli early Wednesday
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Is a bipartisan coalition emerging to oppose the National Security State?

Glenn Greenwald
What is the significance of GOP opposition to the Patriot Act and the wars in Libya and Afghanistan?

Ex-Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger dies

Barry Schweid
The foreign-services veteran, 80, held the top post at the State Department under George H.W. Bush
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