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What motive does the Army have to misdiagnose PTSD?
Mark Benjamin, Michael de Yoanna
A reluctance to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder could be about the money, and about the need for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Obama wants $83.4 billion for Iraq, Afghanistan
Alex Koppelman
If Congress approves the president's request, the total cost of the two wars will reach almost $1 trillion.
Tale of the secret Army tape
Mark Benjamin, Michael de Yoanna
After a soldier taped a psychologist saying he'd been pressured not to diagnose PTSD, the Army launched an investigation. Read the details of how the Army declared itself innocent.
The leader of the Pakistani Taliban vows to strike America
Britta Sandberg, Susanne Koelbl
Rival Islamic militant groups are joining forces to make Pakistan into a stronghold -- and are receiving support from Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency.
Liberal blogs vs. the Obama administration
Alex Koppelman
Tensions are rising in liberaldom, with bloggers on one side and big progressive organizations and the White House on the other.
“I am under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD”
Mark Benjamin, Michael de Yoanna
A secret recording reveals the Army may be pushing its medical staff not to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army and Senate have ignored the implications.
Oh, Congress, will you ever learn?
Alex Koppelman
A Republican senator says "Obama is disarming America," and a congressman worries Iowa's same-sex marriage decision will destroy civilization.
Hail to the chief
Joan Walsh
Watching Obama swarmed by happy soldiers in Iraq, I wondered if Glenn Beck might ratchet back his hateful rhetoric. Nah.
Obama makes surprise visit to Iraq
Alex Koppelman
Closing out his big foreign tour, the president made an unannounced stop in the country Tuesday.
Get over your Obama Derangement Syndrome
David Horowitz
My fellow right-wingers, calm down. The new president is not the antichrist, Stalin or even a radical.
Afghanistan legalizes marital rape
Tracy Clark-Flory
President Hamid Karzai has signed over women's bodies to their husbands.
Mysteries of logical reasoning
Glenn Greenwald
A belief in the freedom to do X may be motivated by many things other than a desire to do X.
Obama’s domino theory
Juan Cole
The president sounds like he's channeling Cheney or McCain -- or a Cold War hawk afraid of international communism -- when he talks about the war in Afghanistan.
You can’t go home (to Yemen) again
Letta Tayler
What will Obama do with Guantanamo's single largest group of detainees? One hundred Yemenis wait to go home -- but those who've already returned to Yemen didn't find a warm welcome.
Obama’s new way forward in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Salon Staff
An administration white paper argues that the core goal of the U.S. must be to uproot al-Qaida from its safe havens in Pakistan.
Obama’s Afghanistan strategy gets warm reception
Alex Koppelman
So far, most reactions to the president's announcement have been positive -- even Bill Kristol likes it.
Obama unveils new plan for Afghanistan
Alex Koppelman
The president announces he's sending an additional 4,000 troops and trainers to what's now being dubbed "Obama's war."
A major difference between conservatives and progressives
Glenn Greenwald
The right marched in uncritical, creepy devotion to Bush for the first six years of his presidency. The left has been leading the way in criticizing Obama when warranted.
On “60 Minutes,” Obama defends Geithner, criticizes Cheney
Alex Koppelman
In a wide-ranging interview, the president also signaled his opposition to a bonus tax and said a big bank failure could still lead to an economic implosion.
Afghanistan’s uncertain future
Pratap Chatterjee
Our military endeavor and unevenly distributed foreign aid have left the nation divided, not one country, but three.
Afghan artists after the Taliban
Salon Staff
Pratap Chatterjee visits Afghanistan to see if the cultural renaissance is still alive.
Returning to Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Salon Staff
Reporter Pratap Chatterjee finds refugees who have returned to their homeland only to find a life of poverty and struggle.
The state of girls education in Afghanistan
Salon Staff
After the overthrow of the Taliban in Afghanistan, girls were free to go to school, but in some regions things are getting worse.
The other side of Rick Steves
Kevin Berger
He may seem like Mister Rogers. But in a revealing interview, the travel guru shares his daring views on Iran and terrorism, spoiled Americans and the best places to smoke pot in Europe.
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