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Reply to Dan Drezner
Glenn Greenwald
More on U.S. imperialistic policies and the foreign policy community.
The poisonous rhetorical legacy of Karl Rove
Juan Cole
Even Fox's Chris Wallace wants to know why Bush's newly departed advisor had to paint Democrats as traitors.
Another price of war
Tim Grieve
U.S. soldiers are committing suicide at the highest rate in 26 years.
America under surveillance
Tim Shorrock
Granted new power to spy inside the U.S., the Bush administration may be doing more than eavesdropping on phone calls -- it could be watching suspects' every move.
It’s easy for soldiers to score heroin in Afghanistan
Shaun McCanna
Simultaneously stressed and bored, U.S. soldiers are turning to the widely available drug for a quick escape.
Joe Lieberman, from his indie perch
Walter Shapiro
In a Salon interview, the super-hawk senator talks about his "liberation" from the Democratic Party, John McCain's campaign nosedive, and why Clinton, Obama and the other Dems are wrong on Iraq.
There was no “coverup”
Julia Dahl
Rumsfeld and the generals defend themselves over the misreported friendly-fire death of Pat Tillman.
Fighting for peace
Catherine Price
How's this for something unexpected? Women-only boxing classes ... in Afghanistan.
Obama: Bush is confused, but the enemy is real
Tim Grieve
The Democratic presidential contender lays out his plan for fighting terrorism.
War, chaos and Bush’s faith
Gary Kamiya
The first lesson of Iraq: Beware of those who play dice with God.
Dick Cheney’s heart
Tim Grieve
A former vice president is alarmed by the actions of the current one.
When is an accidental civilian death not an accident?
Mark Benjamin
When the Air Force asks permission first. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has rules for killing civilians. But do the rules actually save lives?
52,375 veterans treated or evaluated for PTSD after Iraq or Afghanistan
Salon Staff
Newly released reports show that the Department of Veterans Affairs alone is responsible for that many; only 19,000 have received disability benefits.
Joe Klein and Beltway seriousness
Glenn Greenwald
Responding to my post this morning, the Time pundit defends our political elite's understanding of their own seriousness.
Jihadis in the eye of the beholder
The military says the data shows Gitmo prisoners are very bad people.
Further politicization of the U.S. military’s public statements
Glenn Greenwald
An exchange with Centcom's public affairs officer raises further questions about the politicization of military claims.
Bush’s incompetence gives al-Qaida new life
Juan Cole
The White House hints at military action as the terror organization regroups in northern Pakistan and the Musharraf government begins to wobble.
Decorated lawyers
A number of military lawyers have stepped forward at great risk to their careers to do the right thing.
“I admit that I don’t have my shtick down”
Walter Shapiro
In an interview with Salon, Bill Richardson talks about his "evolving" positions, what he owes Bill Clinton, and exactly what "no residual troops in Iraq" means.
A “safe haven” for al-Qaida in Pakistan
Alex Koppelman
A conversation with Buzzy Krongard, the executive director of the CIA from 2001 to 2004, about the new National Intelligence Estimate and al-Qaida's resurgence in Pakistan.
How much credence should Gen. Petraeus’ reports be given?
Glenn Greenwald
The source being depicted as the Objective Oracle on Iraq has a long history of extreme optimism about the progress we were making in the war.
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