Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 57)
Trump’s hatchet man: John Kelly, Sgt. Johnson and the big lie
Heather Digby Parton
So much for Kelly the responsible grownup. Former general disgraces himself backing up his inexcusable boss
Under Trump, US airstrikes are killing more civilians
Steven Feldstein
Potential new White House policies may increase civilian killings during airstrikes
John Kelly didn’t expect President Trump would politicize his son’s death: report
Taylor Link
The White House says Kelly is disgusted with the way the media politicized soldiers' deaths. But Trump did it first
Donald Trump’s Gold Star controversies get even more embarrassing
Matthew Rozsa
One grieving Gold Star parent called Trump a liar; another claims he never sent a promised check for $25,000
Trump wants to plunder Afghanistan for its vast mineral wealth
Benjamin Dangl
The president convened meetings with mining executives to discuss profiting from Afghanistan’s mineral riches
That time John Kelly dined with Obama, though White House said he didn’t call
Charlie May
Trump used his chief of staff's fallen son as a political prop, but didn't even get the facts right
America is a joke right now, a bad one
D. Watkins
Donald Trump is the only person capable of making the Taliban look like aspiring comedians
Trump exploits John Kelly’s dead son to back up his Obama falsehoods
Matthew Rozsa
Trump uses his chief of staff's grief to claim Obama didn't call parents of fallen soldiers
Tom Cotton to CIA? That could go really bad, really fast
Heather Digby Parton
The Iraq vet and Arkansas senator is a rising GOP star — and a Trumpian true believer who longs for war with Iran
Trump’s Benghazi gets worse: His Obama obsession magnifies his disrespect
Sophia Tesfaye
Pressed about his silence on Niger, Trump lied about his predecessor, again – this time he got fact-checked
Bowe Bergdahl pleads guilty, says Trump’s comments prevented a fair trial
Matthew Rozsa
The alleged Army deserter claims that Trump's campaign comments about him were prejudicial
The empire comes home, and every city is a battlefield
Danny Sjursen
Counterinsurgency, policing, and the militarization of America’s cities
Making history safe again: What Ken Burns gets wrong about Vietnam
Patrick Lawrence
Historian Christian Appy: Vietnam was not a "tragic misunderstanding" but a campaign of "imperial aggression"
Steve Bannon’s Republican insurgency: What does he really want?
Charlie May
Roy Moore was the Fort Sumter moment. Now Bannon is looking to bring down what's left of the GOP establishment
How the US government created and coddled the gun industry
Brian Delay
How much of a role does America play in the gun industry?
Autopilot wars: Sixteen years, but who’s counting?
Andrew Bacevich
How we learned not to care about America's wars
Trump claims a high IQ, behaves like a “f***ing moron”
Heather Digby Parton
Tillerson and Corker have spoken out against Trump because he's dangerous — and lurching toward nuclear war
Steve Bannon’s new plan: Erik Prince for Senate
Heather Digby Parton
Controversial Blackwater founder (and Betsy DeVos' brother) may be a centerpiece in Bannon's plan for GOP conquest
Women’s labor, sex work and U.S. military bases abroad
David Vine
Commercial sex zones have developed around U.S. bases worldwide, and problems are particularly pronounced overseas
Trauma is the American experience
D. Watkins
Being black in certain parts of America trains you to deal with murder. Lately, the whole country has been learning
Erik Prince is considering a Senate run in Wyoming: Report
Charlie May
With help from Steve Bannon, the former Blackwater head is considering challenging the Republican establishment
The journalist and the fixer
Nick Turse
Who makes the story possible? For many journalists, the so-called "fixer" occupies a special role
Trump is the most powerless president in American history
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Trump wallows in a vat of perks as his broken promises pile up
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