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Obama’s Hamas problem
Tony Karon
The president can't afford to continue the Bush administration's policies toward Israel.
Kirsten Gillibrand. Really?
Joe Conason
Why New York Gov. David Paterson chose a senator with conservative views that clash with his own.
Failure in Afghanistan, catastrophe in Pakistan
Andrew Leonard
William Dalrymple's review of Ahmed Rashid's "Descent into Chaos" tells a tale of neocon-concocted utter disaster
View from Guantanamo
Joanne Mariner, Stacy Sullivan
Confusion, anger and relief swirl inside the Gitmo courthouse before the the tainted proceedings are halted at Obama's request.
Mohammed Jawad and Obama’s efforts to suspend military commissions
Glenn Greenwald
As one of his very first acts, the new president attempts to suspend Guantanamo military commissions. That's commendable, but only as a first step.
“A new era of responsibility”
Mike Madden
Mixing straight talk about dire times with lofty rhetoric about hope and determination, Obama repudiates Bush and vows to get to work.
Barack Obama’s inaugural address
Salon Staff
The new president calls upon the nation to face its challenges head on, with determination, strength and a commitment to ensuring the delivery of freedom to future generations.
Hillary is back
Rebecca Traister
At the Emily's List gala, Hillary Clinton is her old feminist self once again -- only better.
Happy Sanctity of Human Life Day
Kate Harding
Bush declares a national day to honor the "unborn" -- and conveniently ignore the dead.
“Every kid gets a trophy”
Joan Walsh
Bush's goodbye address is a festival of self-pity and delusion.
Judge not buying feds’ case against 11-year-old terrorist
Gabriel Winant
The judge ordered the release of a detainee accused of belonging to a London terror cell at a time when he was 11, and lived in Saudi Arabia.
Is the Army lying about friendly fire deaths?
Mark Benjamin
The military claims fratricides in Iraq and Afghanistan are down 90 percent from previous wars -- but experts call the figures suspect.
Why the U.S. has already lost in Afghanistan
Ann Jones
Rampant corruption by U.S. contractors has left the country in shambles.
Cheney on Iraq: “We did exactly the right thing”
Alex Koppelman
In a wide-ranging interview, the vice-president maintains Iraqi civilian deaths were worth it, talks up administration "successes" and says he doesn't believe his poll numbers.
To Hillary, with love
Mike Madden
Hillary Clinton's Senate confirmation hearing to become Barack Obama's secretary of state turns into a group hug.
Neoconservatism dies in Gaza
Juan Cole
The recent Israeli offensive has put the final nail in the coffin of the Bush administration's Middle East fantasy.
W. and the damage done
Vincent Rossmeier, Gabriel Winant
President Bush inherited a peaceful, prosperous America. As he exits, Salon consults experts in seven fields to try to assess the devastation.
Orwell, blinding tribalism, selective Terrorism, and Israel/Gaza
Glenn Greenwald
Extreme emotional and cultural identification with one side leads people to believe that X is good when done by them and evil when done to them.
Torture prosecutions finally begin in the U.S.
Glenn Greenwald
The Bush DOJ is actually demanding a 147 year sentence for a Liberian political official who ordered torture inside Liberia.
Blago’s bold Burris move
Joan Walsh
The indicted Illinois governor picks an African-American elder statesman -- and Rep. Bobby Rush says Democrats must support him. Updated: Obama opposes Burris pick.
Politico reviews the year in American “political journalism”
Glenn Greenwald
Its list of the top 10 "political scoops" of 2008 says far more about the state of our political press than they could have possibly imagined
War as a “bad acid trip”
Andrew O'Hehir
Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman talks about his extraordinary animated documentary "Waltz With Bashir," a trip down the nightmarish rabbit hole of memory.
Goodbye to Guant
Stacy Sullivan
With just four weeks till Obama's inauguration, the Bush administration's military commissions are supposed to be history. So why does the government act like they'll continue past January 20?
SaladShooters and real bullets
Nick Turse
Many makers of familiar products used to make weapons for the U.S. military. In tough times, the practice could be making a comeback.
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