Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 233)
The war industry’s drums are beating
Gene Lyons
The pressure is on President Obama to act quickly in Afghanistan. But why?
Paying off Afghanistan’s warlords
Pratap Chatterjee
Favoritism and corruption are the essence of the government the U.S. has helped "reconstruct" since 2001
She wouldn’t deploy, she got arrested
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Was it an act of bravery or poor protocol?
Imam says he didn’t pressure Hasan
Associated Press
Ex-Islamic radicals on what motivates — and impedes — extremism
Glenn Greenwald
Why are such glaring truths about the effects of our policies continuously ignored?
The real deficit hawks
David Sirota
Critics decry the healthcare bill as fiscally irresponsible. Where's the outrage over the defense budget?
Detainees to get the “state-always-wins” system of “justice”
Glenn Greenwald
Obama's announcement to try 9/11 defendants would be commendable if it applied to all, rather than some, detainees.
The media’s silly Fort Hood coverage
Mark Benjamin
Everyone wants to debate terrorism and political correctness, but the real story is the failure of Army medicine
Obama wants more Afghanistan options
Ben Feller, Anne Gearan
President wants revised choices after plans produce dissent among White House team
The sleazy advocacy of a leading “liberal hawk”
Glenn Greenwald
Peter Galbraith's vast, undisclosed financial interests in the policies he spent years advocating as an "expert."
When veterans die — from lack of health insurance
Joan Walsh
More than 1.5 million vets don't have it, and 2,200 vets die every year because of it
Newspaper punished for criticizing Iraqi leader
Glenn Greenwald
The increasingly autocratic behavior of Maliki highlights the folly of "spreading freedom" through occupations
Woody Harrelson on war, death, LBJ and Obama
Andrew O'Hehir
The one-time "Cheers" star turned eco-radical climbs into bed to talk about his new film, and the new James Dean
Pelosi’s victory for women
Camille Paglia
Sure, her healthcare bill is a mess, but her gritty maneuvering shows her mettle. Plus: Gainsbourg and Gaga
Obama speaks at Fort Hood memorial service
Alex Koppelman
"Your loved ones endure through the life of our nation," the president tells grieving families
FBI reassesses past look at Hasan
Devlin Barrett
Agency to conduct internal review to see whether it mishandled early warning signs
Military retains religious zealot, boots gays
Darren Hutchinson
The Army -- ever-vigilant about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- failed to follow up on suspicions about shooter
Denying responsibility for the wars one cheers on
Glenn Greenwald
The NYT columnist who has supported four wars on Muslims in six years decries the Islamic disregard for human life
Three anniversaries
Michael Lind
The fall of the Berlin Wall, 9/11 and the collapse of Lehman Brothers: Each ushered in a new American era
Digging in for the long haul in Afghanistan
Nick Turse
The Pentagon's building boom in Afghanistan indicates a long war ahead
Report: Obama to send thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan
Alex Koppelman
The president is reportedly close to providing his commander there almost all the new soldiers he'd requested
Can attacks on a military base constitute “terrorism”?
Glenn Greenwald
If attacks on soldiers now qualify, how is it possible to exclude many American actions?
Some saw warning signs with Hasan
Angela K. Brown, Richard Lardner
Shooter had complained about "a war on Islam," among other concerns
Shortage of military therapists creates strain
Kimberly Hefling
Military report had warned of "vicious cycle" caused by shortage
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