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“Stop-Loss”
Stephanie Zacharek
Ryan Phillippe plays a soldier called back to Iraq after he's completed his term of duty. How can we not care?
Taking stock of the war on terror
Mark Danner
Not only has America not defeated al-Qaida -- but now terrorism has gone viral.
Clinton: Wright “would not have been my pastor”
Alex Koppelman
Hillary Clinton speaks out on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and the Obama campaign isn't happy.
“Clinton will not be able to win the nomination”
Alex Koppelman
In its latest talking points memo, the Obama campaign takes advantage of a media moment.
Various items
Glenn Greenwald
McCain's unexamined ties to religious extremists. Looking back at the media's Iraq failures. More media celebrations of their friend, John McCain.
Bomb, bomb Iran?
Joe Conason
John McCain's gaffe about an Iran-al-Qaida connection revealed how he and his hard-line allies are itching to target the mullahs next.
Robbing the cradle of civilization, five years later
Salon Staff
Just how bad was the looting of Iraq's museum and archaeological sites? According to Salon's experts, many ancient artifacts have come home, but the looting continues.
Antiwar protests mark Iraq anniversary
Amanda Silverman
The crowd in Washington on the anniversary of the U.S. invasion was full of the usual characters.
Five years of Iraq lies
Juan Cole
How President Bush and his advisors have spent each year of the war peddling mendacious tales about a mission accomplished.
Of war and cancer
Gary Kamiya
Five years after Bush invaded Iraq, anti-Americanism has metastasized. But we can still beat it.
Bush “envious” of U.S. troops in Afghanistan
Alex Koppelman
In a videoconference briefing, the president describes what soldiers are doing there as "in some ways romantic."
Can a pop singer change gender history?
Carol Lloyd
Lima Sahar is causing controversy as the first female finalist on "Afghan Star," her country's version of "American Idol."
A sickening truth at Guant
H. Candace Gorman
A gravely ill detainee I represent, never charged with a crime, has been neglected by military doctors. Will he be the next to die inside the notorious prison?
Will American war crimes be revealed?
Mark Benjamin
Like Vietnam vets did decades ago, a group of soldiers are poised to speak out about atrocities they say the U.S. committed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
John McCain runs for George Bush’s third term
Juan Cole
Based on his policies and the company he keeps, this year's Republican presidential candidate sounds a lot like the guy who ran in 2000 and 2004.
Adm. Fallon, top U.S. commander in Middle East, retiring early
Alex Koppelman
The Navy man has been credited as the firewall between the administration and war with Iran, but his influence was felt in other ways as well.
Killing ourselves in Afghanistan
Matthew Cole
In a secret meeting with a Taliban commander, I learned how Bush administration aid to Pakistan helps fund insurgents who kill U.S. troops.
The cold price of hot blood
Gary Kamiya
A devastating new book reveals that Iraq will cost the U.S. at least $3 trillion. Will Americans check their pocketbooks the next time a president tries to sell them on a cheap, glorious war?
The unlikeliest gangbanger
Laura Miller
A Grateful Dead-loving sociology student wormed his way into a Chicago gang -- and then stuck around to write a compelling portrait of life in the projects.
McCain, Obama spar over war in Iraq
Katharine Mieszkowski
Leading presidential contenders exchange words on al-Qaida.
From “Sicko” to Iraq-o
Andrew O'Hehir
Oscar-nominated documentaries as a hotbed of anti-Bush, antiwar ideology? Heaven forfend!
A new face for American diplomacy
Hooman Majd
Barack Obama is perceived by Muslims abroad like no other candidate. He would begin a presidency with tremendous potential to heal U.S. relations with much of the world.
Pakistan turns scary for Bush’s war on terror
Juan Cole
The unraveling of Pervez Musharraf's presidency has dealt a severe blow to Bush's fatally flawed policy in the region.
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