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Adm. Fallon, top U.S. commander in Middle East, retiring early
Alex Koppelman
The Navy man has been credited as the firewall between the administration and war with Iran, but his influence was felt in other ways as well.
How the press failed on Iraq
Greg Mitchell
A hard look back at the past five years -- with all its death and destruction and missteps -- reveals that the American media has been sleepwalking through the war.
How the U.S. can still save Iraq
Gary Kamiya
It's time for the U.S. to listen to secular Iraqis like Omar Fekeiki, a passionate journalist with a bold and original plan to put Iraq together again.
So long, John — gas is $4 a gallon
Andrew Leonard
When gas prices rise, incumbent parties hit the skids. If only it were that simple.
The Iran hawks’ latest surge
Gregory Levey
U.S. and Israeli hard-liners -- some with close ties to John McCain -- are once again hyping the Iranian nuclear threat.
It’s 3 a.m. Who do you want answering the phone?
Mark Benjamin
Not John McCain, say some military leaders: "I think his knee-jerk response factor is a little scary."
The McCain/Hagee story picks up steam
Glenn Greenwald
Slowly, more media outlets are starting to cover the GOP candidate's embrace of one of the most hateful and influential extremists in America.
Some hateful, radical ministers — white evangelicals — are acceptable
Glenn Greenwald
John McCain happily accepts the support of one of the most warped and hateful ministers in America. Where is Tim Russert?
William F. Buckley Jr., 1925-2008
Compiled by Dana Cook
Remembrances of the National Review founder by James Michener, Jackie Robinson, Ted Koppel, Andrea Dworkin, Oliver North, Mike Wallace and other notables.
The “father of modern conservatism,” dead at 82
Glenn Greenwald
William F. Buckley declared war on the political left during Vietnam and the civil rights era. But even he rejected the extremism of George W. Bush.
Various items
Glenn Greenwald
60 Minutes bombshell on Karl Rove tonight. MSNBC and AP ask if Obama is "exposed" as a "domestic insurgent." The U.S. continues to establish permanent bases in virtually every Middle Eastern country.
McCain: Threatening to bomb sovereign countries is “naive”
Glenn Greenwald
The 9/11 attacks justify threats of military action against anyone in the world except for the 9/11 attackers themselves.
A new face for American diplomacy
Hooman Majd
Barack Obama is perceived by Muslims abroad like no other candidate. He would begin a presidency with tremendous potential to heal U.S. relations with much of the world.
Pakistan turns scary for Bush’s war on terror
Juan Cole
The unraveling of Pervez Musharraf's presidency has dealt a severe blow to Bush's fatally flawed policy in the region.
Getting through these dark times
Leigh Flayton
Foreign policy whiz Samantha Power sheds light on a legendary diplomat killed in Iraq, advising Barack Obama and how America can emerge from the Bush era.
Zanan silenced; outcry getting louder
Lynn Harris
Iran's women's magazine: We have not read the last page.
Conceding John McCain’s “toughness” on national security
Glenn Greenwald
Will Democrats follow their failed strategy of the last eight years of trying to remove national security as an issue by copying Republicans?
Obama talks hope, but not before attacking Clinton
Alex Koppelman
Speaking after Super Tuesday, Barack Obama hit his usual message about the politics of hope, but he also went hard after his opponent for the presidential nomination.
On Fox News, your morning dose of apocalypse
Alex Koppelman
The U.S. intelligence community says Iran has halted work on nuclear weapons, but on Fox, the country is still a threat to civilization itself.
What “bipartisanship” in Washington means
Glenn Greenwald
"Bipartisanship" pleas are heavy on trite slogans and bereft of substance, except they usually entail even more Democratic capitulation to the Republican agenda.
The dismal state of George W. Bush
Walter Shapiro
In his last annual speech to Congress, the president used Osama bin Laden to justify Iraq, bravely denounced pork-barrel spending and waxed amnesiac about Iran.
Indie box office: “Juno” slammo!
Andrew O'Hehir
The season's unstoppable hit surges past $100 million. Great God, what does it mean? Also: "There Will Be Blood" booming, "4 Months" takes Manhattan.
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