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Newsweek tells its own story
Mark Follman
The magazine's blunder was a big one, and any argument in its own defense merits some skepticism. But it's spot on about the greater backdrop for the Islamic world's violent reaction.
Newsweek retracts, but where are the facts?
Tim Grieve
Did interrogators really flush the Quran? Did the magazine's article really spark riots?
“A democracy can die of too many lies”
Bill Moyers
Television journalist Bill Moyers blasts flag-wearing phonies, reporters who parrot the government line, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's "dangerous" campaign to silence dissenting voices.
The bigger story on Quran abuse at Gitmo
Mark Follman
Newsweek's blunder aside, numerous past stories revealed that the Quran was abused by interrogators at the U.S. military prison in Cuba.
How real is “24”?
Spencer Ackerman
Could terrorists blow us up with the "nuclear football"? Do jihadi cells party in clubs and recruit infidels? Could Jack Bauer legally kidnap and torture you? What the paranoid hit show gets wrong -- and what it gets right.
The accountability moment
Tim Grieve
The White House says Newsweek hasn't apologized enough. When are Bush and Cheney going to start?
Holding Newsweek accountable
Julia Day
The Pentagon decries the magazine's use of anonymous sources in an untrue story that sparked violent protests among Muslims.
“A rallying cry to the Muslim world”
Paul Harris
A U.S. military translator offers a searing account of the abuses at Guantanamo in "Inside the Wire."
Prophetic words
Robert Schlesinger
Just about everyone -- even Bush -- predicted the perilous situation the U.S. military finds itself in.
“A very big catch”
Randeep Ramesh
U.S. and Pakistani officials claim the capture of a top al-Qaida suspect could lead them to bin Laden, but analysts are doubtful.
The atheist
Gordy Slack
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explains why God is a delusion, religion is a virus, and America has slipped back into the Dark Ages.
Rogue officialdom
Joe Conason
The exoneration of top brass in the Abu Ghraib scandal makes a mockery of our system.
What they really knew before 9/11
Mark Follman
Did the FBI get specific evidence about al-Qaida's plans for the United States months before the planes hit the buildings?
Uncovering the cost of war
Mark Follman
The Pentagon is forced to release some images of the flag-draped coffins of American soldiers.
Spitting on Marla Ruzicka’s grave
Mark Follman
How low can you go? Debbie Schlussel, a right-wing political "commentator" and self-proclaimed heiress to Ann Coulter, digs up the recently buried humanitarian activist and kicks her around.
An $81 billion “emergency”
Tim Grieve
As Marines complain of shortages in the field, the Senate lards war funding with millions in pork.
Is Al-Jazeera ready for prime time?
Corey Pein
The "Fox News of the Arab world" plans to take on Rupert Murdoch and friends with a new English-language service -- unless the Bush administration succeeds in squashing it.
Counting the dead
Mark Follman
Marla Ruzicka's brave work in Iraq leaves behind a legacy that not even the U.S. military can deny.
Life of the Party
Tim Grieve
Brian Schweitzer, the blue governor of the red state of Montana, may just have the answer to the Democrats' woes.
Marla Ruzicka, RIP
Phillip Robertson
While others argued, Marla acted. She gave her young life to help the innocent victims of the Iraq war. At 28, she represented the best of America.
Don’t be fooled by the spin
Jonathan Steele
After two years of U.S. control, Iraqis' hatred of the occupation is greater than ever.
How many have gone to war?
Mark Benjamin
Even experts are surprised at the vast numbers of U.S. soldiers who have been deployed after 9/11. Even if troop levels in Iraq are cut next year, the military may be permanently damaged.
Relief in sight for the troops?
Mark Follman
With relatively good news out of Iraq lately, the Pentagon is talking up some downsizing in the war zone -- but it's baby steps more than big ones.
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