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In Iraq, poppies are blooming
Alex Koppelman
Rice farmers in the south of Iraq have shifted to growing opium, a British journalist says.
The Islamic enemy within
Glenn Greenwald
Right-wing warrior-pundits seize on a new poll to fan the flames of anti-Muslim hysteria.
The CIA’s latest “ghost detainee”
Mark Benjamin
New details confirm a CIA prisoner disappeared in U.S. custody for months, renewing suspicions the agency could be violating the law and using torture.
Why did Carter back down on Bush?
Joan Walsh
The Iraq war has damaged our international standing as much as any foreign policy debacle in history, so why did Carter soften his "worst in history" comments? Plus: I'm on MSNBC's "Scarborough Country" tonight.
Afghanistan ousts outspoken lawmaker
Tracy Clark-Flory
Malalai Joya, an activist determined to fight human rights abuses, is booted from parliament.
Samantha Larson, Broadsheet role model of the day
Page Rockwell
The 18-year-old Long Beach resident sets a climbing record. Man, what have I been doing with my time?
Getting blown up, again and again
Eilene Zimmerman
U.S. soldiers traumatized by Iraq are combating PTSD with a virtual reality treatment that plunges them back into the war zone.
Comey’s testimony raises new and vital questions about the NSA scandal
Glenn Greenwald
The testimony yesterday, while dramatic, underscores how severe a threat to the rule of law this administration poses.
America’s long Iraq nightmare
Patrick Cockburn
Bush has declared many spurious "turning points" during the war, but the reality is a failing occupation -- at great cost to the U.S. and Middle East.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
The 10 buzziest films out of Tribeca. Plus: An interview/podcast with Guy Maddin about his latest film, a debauched melodrama that will invade your dreams.
George Tenet cashes in on Iraq
Tim Shorrock
The former CIA chief is earning big money from corporations profiting off the war -- a fact not mentioned in his combative new book or heard on his publicity blitz.
Northern exposure
Gregory Levey
American soldiers are fleeing the Iraq war for Canada -- and U.S. officials may be on their trail. North of the border is no longer the safe haven it was during the Vietnam era.
America’s shadow army in Iraq
Jeremy Scahill
The Democrats' "withdrawal" plan overlooks a big part of the occupation: Legions of military contractors from U.S. corporations.
“My fellow Americans: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended”
Salon Staff
President Bush's "mission accomplished" speech, four years later.
George Tenet on the staircase with the neocons
Juan Cole
In his book and on TV, former CIA Director George Tenet remembers all the things he should've said before we invaded Iraq but didn't.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
A movie about the Bush-Cheney policy of torture that will make you shake with rage. Plus: Alec Baldwin's unintended laugh lines.
“We cannot stay as an occupying force in the Middle East”
Myra MacPherson
Sen. Chuck Hagel talks about his presidential ambitions and why he sided with Democrats on Iraq.
America’s dangerous trigger finger
David J. Morris
Why the killing of civilians by U.S. Marines in Afghanistan and Iraq could have profound strategic consequences.
From Norman Rockwell to Abu Ghraib
Sidney Blumenthal
To understand how Bush justifies a torture policy that is the bane of our nation, consider the sentimental cowboy art that decks his Oval Office walls.
The Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch frauds
Glenn Greenwald
There is nothing unusual about these frauds. They are the natural, and common, byproduct of our political and media institutions.
The Pentagon’s chronic neglect of Iraq vets
Mark Benjamin
Military officials knew long ago about the failure to take care of America's war wounded at the beleaguered Walter Reed hospital.
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