Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 250)
Rice: Military power is “not the way to deal in the 21st century”
Glenn Greenwald
Bush's secretary of state sermonizes against the use of military force as a means of delivering a message.
The fall of Bush’s man in Pakistan
Juan Cole
Despite Pervez Musharraf's despotism and double-dealing with U.S. enemies, George W. Bush, John McCain and the GOP embraced him to the bitter end.
Illusions of victory under Bush
Andrew Bacevich
How the U.S. wildly overestimated the use of military power in Bush's global war on terror.
A hint of freedom for Iraqi women
Anna Badkhen
Cultural repression by the Muslim militias has waned slightly, but women still miss freedoms they enjoyed under Saddam Hussein.
Michelle Obama’s military strategy
Aries Keck
Talking to Norfolk servicemen's wives, the potential first lady hopes to prove her empathy -- and the corrosiveness of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars -- in a battleground state's most contested area.
Guilty in Guant
Stacy Sullivan
Osama bin Laden's driver has been tried and convicted. But what's the verdict for the Bush administration's tactics in the war on terror?
The FBI’s selective release of documents in the anthrax case
Glenn Greenwald
Some preliminary observations about the FBI's evidence.
Forging the missing case for war
Louis Bayard
In further chronicles of Bush government deceit, author Ron Suskind drops a bombshell: The White House ordered the CIA to fake a letter linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida.
Fear and loafing in the Green Zone
Arnon Grunberg
Welcome to Baghdad's post-decadent stronghold: Menacing Peruvian mercenaries, Chinese prostitutes, concealed beer and doughnuts -- and Iraqis eyeing a foreboding future.
The bizarre trial of bin Laden’s bodyguard
Julia Hall
The "capture videos" the Pentagon aims to bury, late-night brutality pointing to the CIA -- and even a surreal viewing of "The Dark Knight" here in Guant
Vital unresolved anthrax questions and ABC News
Glenn Greenwald
A top U.S. government scientist, suspected of the anthrax attacks, commits suicide. ABC News knows who is responsible for false reports blaming those attacks on Iraq, but refuses to say.
Why Bush folded on Iran
Juan Cole
Reality, of the military and petroleum-based variety, forced the administration to change course. Now Bush sounds like Obama.
Strained by war, U.S. Army promotes unqualified soldiers
Bill Sasser
A Salon investigation reveals that a shortage of skilled sergeants has led to dubious promotions for inexperienced soldiers -- even jeopardizing some operations in Iraq.
Obama’s political brilliance in Berlin
Joan Walsh
There are still risks to his big trip, but Obama has plenty of reason to be riding high on the adoring crowds greeting him abroad.
“This city knows the dream of freedom”
Salon Staff
In Berlin, Barack Obama recounts the epic struggle of the Cold War and calls for Europe and America to join in tearing down the "new walls" dividing the world.
The Obama show lands in Israel
Aluf Benn
He got a rock-star reception here, but an intriguing question lingers: Which U.S. presidential candidate is better for this country?
McCain: Enough about you, let’s talk about me
Mike Madden
John McCain tries to pull the media spotlight away from Barack Obama, who he thinks doesn't deserve it.
Obama is saying the wrong things about Afghanistan
Juan Cole
He hit the right notes during his swing through Iraq, but his plans for that other war could mean trouble.
Obama’s grand tour
Joan Walsh
The high-risk trip has been mistake-free to date. McCain's answer: Blame the media.
The thinking man’s action hero
Farhad Manjoo
Using paper clips, chewing gum, chocolate and down-home ingenuity, MacGyver always saved the day. Let's bring him back -- and give him a girl!
Bateman: John McCain on “Good Morning America”
Salon Staff
Afghanistan: A precarious and urgent situation? Or desperate but not serious?
New McCain ad hits Obama hard on foreign policy
Alex Koppelman
The latest spot from John McCain's campaign goes after Barack Obama's record on the issue, but contains at least one seriously misleading claim.
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