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Victory, or Bushmills in the bunker
Gary Kamiya
A play for the holidays, in which President Bushmills, President of Vice Chainsaw, and Secretary of Hate Rice-Cakes take cover from their trademarked war on terror.
The terrorist you’ve never heard of
Alex Koppelman
Unlike alleged al-Qaida terrorist Jose Padilla, right-wing "dirty bomber" Demetrius Crocker was investigated and prosecuted the old-fashioned constitutional way.
Bush plan: Sleep well, send more troops?
Tim Grieve
Officials say the White House could send 40,000 more troops to Iraq.
Your favorite books
Salon Staff
Salon readers and staffers weigh in on their picks from 2006 -- from Bob Woodward to Kathryn Davis to Stephen King.
Mugged by reality
Sidney Blumenthal
Once the warrior queen of neoconservatism, Jeane Kirkpatrick died a critic of Bush's unilateralism. Her death illuminates the conflicting legacies of the movement she helped found.
A bombshell with a long fuse
Gary Kamiya
The Iraq Study Group report may be DOA. But it shows the Washington establishment is finally confronting reality in the Middle East.
Bush’s criminal confessions
Karen Greenberg
Despite its penchant for secrecy, the Bush White House has left a remarkable paper trail of crimes in its "war on terror."
Military readiness lowest since Vietnam War
Mark Benjamin
Expert advisors to the Iraq Study Group say the U.S. military now faces a cold, hard truth: It can't muster many more combat troops for the war.
The last neocon
Joe Conason
The Iraq Study Group shot down Bush's failed war strategy. Yet John McCain stubbornly supports it -- calling for more troops and promising unattainable victory.
Iraq Study Group: Diplomacy and “milestones”
Tim Grieve
The United States should dial back support for the Iraqi government if it doesn't make progress soon.
The un-Rumsfeld
Michael Scherer
Robert Gates wowed senators by admitting the U.S. invaded Iraq without enough troops and isn't winning the war. But he left details of what he'd do instead for another day.
But seriously, you’ve got to try the Barney cookies
Tim Grieve
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken such a toll on military equipment that many units are now deemed "unready" to deploy.
Iraq’s third and final act?
Mark Danner
Americans are war-weary and hungry for an answer to a single question: How do we get out of Iraq?
Iraq: War of imagination
Mark Danner
The U.S. disaster in Iraq was created by seemingly competent officials blinded by ideological hubris. With mounting American and Iraqi deaths, will reality-based policy finally prevail?
A timeline too long
Tim Grieve
The Marines' new commandant says training Iraqi security forces may take longer than the American people are willing to tolerate.
Seventeen questions for George W. Bush
Tim Grieve
Scooter Libby's lawyers have a questionnaire for potential jurors. Perhaps the president should answer it first.
“Inside the Jihad”
Omar Nasiri
Terrorist turned spy Omar Nasiri has written the first personal account of life as an al-Qaida operative. An excerpt from his terrifying new book.
What else we’re reading
Page Rockwell
Silicone implants are back, Tina Fey mouths off, O.J. Simpson's publisher takes a dubious stand against domestic violence, and more.
More troops for Iraq? How many more?
Tim Grieve
Military experts say at least 500,000 and maybe more than 1 million would be needed to win there.
Neoconservatism — RIP
Gary Kamiya
The moralistic ideology has utterly failed. But as long as Bush still abides by it, his disastrous "war on terror" will drag on.
That other war
Alex Koppelman
Iraq will, no doubt, continue to get most of the ink, but a new report shows that while it languishes, forgotten, Afghanistan is only getting worse.
Beltway cynics get it wrong
Glenn Greenwald
The pundits assumed Russ Feingold's principled stands were really grandstanding by a presidential hopeful. As usual, the pundits were mistaken.
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