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The many faces of American Muslims
Laura Miller
Author Paul Barrett deftly upends the stereotypes that Westerners harbor about Muslims -- and shows why militant Islamism is less likely to take root here than in other countries.
Iranian regime change: “Faster, please!”
Alex Koppelman
Neocon Michael Ledeen, long a proponent of "democratic revolution" in Iran, weighs the odds of military action by the U.S.
Did the U.S. just provoke Iran?
Juan Cole
Thursday's raid on the Iranian consulate is more evidence that President Bush is ready to escalate the conflict.
Guant
Michael Ratner
I wish this dark period of detention and torture were over. But rolling back the Military Commissions Act and restablishing the rule of law are monumental tasks.
Stopping the surge
Salon Staff
Can Democrats keep Bush from sending more U.S. soldiers to Iraq? Salon explores the options, from immediate withdrawal to taking sides in the civil war.
Newt Gingrich’s “outsider” act
Alex Koppelman
As he eyes the White House, the former speaker tries to distance himself from the Bush administration, but he helped the president make his biggest mistake.
Too little, too late
Mark Benjamin
Despite being armed with fat cash incentives, recruiters may not be able to meet Bush's call for a bigger Army -- even if they keep lowering standards for new recruits.
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?
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