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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.
Leave the Muslim world alone
Gary Kamiya
Bush's moralistic Middle East crusade has backfired, creating more enemies than it destroys. It's time for a tactical retreat.
The GOP is the party of the Iraq war
Glenn Greenwald
Many things killed McCain's candidacy among the GOP base, but his support for the Iraq war is not one of them.
Quote of the day
Alex Koppelman
Neoconservative Michael Ledeen declares Osama bin Laden dead. Again.
Still more White House secrecy — this time in the Tillman investigation
Glenn Greenwald
The administration's refusal to produce key documents in the Pat Tillman fraud demonstrates that we simply no longer have open government.
If we leave Iraq, do we lose for good?
Camille Paglia
Readers weigh in: Bush loyalists, gun lovers, Bach and Bowie fans, soldiers and a poignant letter from the widow of an American lost in Iraq.
Dodd is my copilot
Walter Shapiro
In an interview, Chris Dodd questions Hillary's electability, and talks about battling his old friend Joe Lieberman and defying Bush on Syria.
The cost of war
Julia Dahl
A new report says the wars in the Middle East cost the U.S. $12 billion every month.
Senate begins debate on Iraq funding
Julia Dahl
Sens. Reid and Webb say the time is now for big changes in war policy.
What George Tenet really knew about Iraq
Thomas Powers
Unraveling the former CIA chief's cover story about bogus intelligence -- and the grand scheme that launched the war.
Bomb plot tests British again
James Geary
New Prime Minister Gordon Brown edges away from Tony Blair and the Iraq war as the U.K. braces against the rising terror threat.
Rudy can fail
Joe Conason
With his poll numbers sinking, Giuliani is blaming Bill Clinton for doing nothing about Islamic terrorists. But what did the former mayor do?
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