Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 267)
Will the real America please stand up?
Gary Kamiya
Ever since Bush was reelected, it's felt like someone switched countries on us when we weren't looking. On Tuesday, we have the chance to start taking it back.
The Scandal Sheet
Tracy Clark-Flory, Mark Follman
Don't just read it and weep -- pin it on your wall, fax it to Nancy Pelosi. A dozen reasons to throw the bums out of Washington.
The other quagmire
Mark Follman
A new CIA assessment makes clear that Afghanistan is sliding into an abyss on Bush's watch, too.
A veil is a veil is a veil. Or is it?
Carol Lloyd
An Afghan girl band puts a fresh spin on the burqa.
Kerry: I won’t let them Swift-boat me again
Tim Grieve
The senator says John McCain should be asking Bush and Cheney for apologies.
Salon Interview: Camille Paglia
David Talbot
Our fave pop intellectual weighs in on the Dems' gift to Ann Coulter (Foley), why Condi's success matters to feminists, and Bob Woodward (yawn).
The politics of veiling
Tracy Clark-Flory
Washington Post and New York Times Op-Ed contributors defend the hijabs and niqabs worn by some Muslim women.
Growing netroots on the right
Michael Scherer
How an anti-gay, immigrant-bashing Republican from North Carolina heisted Howard Dean's playbook and raised big bucks on the Web.
Bush on Iraq: “I made my choice”
Tim Grieve
The Army makes plans to maintain current troop levels through 2010.
The axis of evil
Tim Grieve
Four and a half years ago, George W. Bush vowed to prevent what happened Sunday night.
Feminists: A new terror target in Afghanistan
Carol Lloyd
Following the assassination of Safia Ama Jan, more female lawmakers are receiving death threats.
Outside Foleygate: Trent Lott, Bill Frist and “Mission Accomplished”
Tim Grieve
Nineteen U.S. troops have died in Iraq since ABC broke the news of a congressman's interest in underage pages.
Bulletproof politics
Joe Conason
In a powerful TV ad, Iraq and Afghanistan vets attack Republicans who voted against funds for body armor. GOP, beware. Dems, wake up.
Newsweek’s women woes
Rebecca Traister
Newsweek editorial brass assumes the worst of Glamour, deems lesbianism unmentionable.
Advocate for Afghan women killed
Tracy Clark-Flory
Safia Ama Jan, director of Afghanistan's Ministry of Women's Affairs in Kandahar, is shot and killed.
The abduction and torture of an innocent man
Glenn Greenwald
The Bush administration continues to evade responsibility for its role in the tragic case of Maher Arar.
Why we are really in Iraq
Gary Kamiya
Bush dragged the U.S. to war so the GOP could win midterm elections -- and the press went along for the ride -- argues the New York Times' Frank Rich.
Bush’s brain found lacking
Walter Shapiro
A slew of new books on Karl Rove make us question whether the president's deputy chief of staff is truly the Machiavellian genius so many in Washington claim.
Virtually dead in Iraq
Rebecca Clarren
To protest the war in Iraq, a media artist infiltrates the U.S. Army's popular online video game and gets himself shot. While angry gamers, soldiers and even some peace activists call him a nuisance, others say his message hits home.
Why we can’t win the “war on terror”
Gary Kamiya
A provocative new book from an expert on terrorism argues that Bush's tough-guy stance is making things much worse -- and that we should negotiate with al-Qaida.
Labor’s love lost
Andrew Brown
How Britons came to hate Tony Blair and America, and why the next prime minister will pay the price.
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