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George W. Bush, author
Alex Koppelman
The former president reportedly got a $7 million deal to write a book about some of his toughest decisions.
Soldier suicides skyrocket
Mark Benjamin
But a tepid Senate hearing on Wednesday, with no testimony from lower-ranking combat troops from Iraq or Afghanistan, does little to explain why.
Obama’s Middle East moment of truth
Gary Kamiya
His diplomatic moves are a good start. But does he have the will to challenge Israel?
The mission of the Beltway journalist
Glenn Greenwald
Thomas Jefferson envisioned the press ensuring that "light" be shined on our government officials through "investigations." Today, they explicitly devote themselves to the opposite.
Meet the accidental guerrillas
Laura Miller
Ex-Petraeus advisor David Kilcullen warns that if Western forces aren't willing to stick around in Iraq and Afghanistan, extremists will continue turning the locals into weapons.
Afghanistan is worse than you think
Mark Benjamin
It's common knowledge by now that the security situation in the country has been deteriorating, but the scale of the problem is staggering.
John Yoo is sorry for nothing
Gary Kamiya
Sneering with contempt, the unrepentant Bush attorney has challenged "Obama's antiwar base" to read his infamous memos closely. So I did.
Obama’s Guant
Karen Greenberg
The president needs to end Bush's disastrous policies at the Bagram Air Base prison in Afghanistan.
Army says deployments not linked to suicides
Christopher M. Matthews
One general tells reporters that soldiers develop "a certain resiliency" after being deployed multiple times.
The Republicans strike back
Alex Koppelman
Top GOP'ers are trying to deflect some of the Democrats' Rush Limbaugh-inspired attacks on the party.
Obama begins looking at DADT reversal
Alex Koppelman
The president is consulting with advisors about lifting the ban on gays in the military, but action might not be imminent.
Debating the Iraq exit
Gary Kamiya
The right claims Obama's plan vindicates Bush. The left fears Obama will continue Bush's war. Both are wrong.
Karzai won’t leave
Matthias Gebauer, Shoib Najafizada
Afghan President Hamid Karzai discovered the importance of adhering to his country's constitution at an awfully convenient political moment.
This is not George Bush’s budget
Mike Madden
Budgets are about priorities, not numbers, and President Obama's first budget marks a sea change from the past eight years.
The state of Obama is strong
Mike Madden
In a well-received speech to Congress, the president says the stimulus is working and better days are ahead.
Bowing down to the Taliban
Susanne Koelbl
Pakistan is capitulating to the Taliban in the Swat Valley, where the Islamists plan to introduce Sharia law.
Salon Radio: ACLU on Obama, Bagram and secrecy
Glenn Greenwald
What's behind the latest embrace by the Obama administration of more controversial Bush theories of executive power?
The military’s expanding waistline
Pratap Chatterjee
The U.S. military has become so dependent on outside contractors like KBR that President Obama couldn't sever ties with these corporations even if he wanted to.
Bagram prisoners have no rights?
Joan Walsh
More reasons to worry: Obama backs Bush policy on Afghanistan detainees. Plus: Read Mark Benjamin on Tony Taguba.
Binyam Mohamed, war crimes investigations, and American exceptionalism
Glenn Greenwald
The only way to argue against investigations and prosecutions of Bush officials is to reject the principles that the U.S., for decades, has imposed on other countries.
Obama orders 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan
Alex Koppelman
Making good on a campaign promise, the president is upping U.S. force levels in the country; some of the soldiers are being diverted from Iraq.
America’s imperial police force
William Astore
How did the American military become the French Foreign Legion?
Coming home: The conclusion
Mark Benjamin, Michael de Yoanna
In the final article in Salon's series, we ask what President Obama will do about the rise of suicide and murder among U.S. soldiers returning from combat.
“Kill yourself. Save us the paperwork”
Mark Benjamin, Michael de Yoanna
Pfc. Ryan Alderman, now deceased, sought medical help from the Army. He got a fistful of powerful drugs instead.
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