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Gareth Porter | Serial Denial and the Permanent War System
Two months ago, I wrote that the Obama administration and the U.S. command in Afghanistan faced an "Iraq 2006 moment" in the second half of 2010 - a collapse …
Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan: Beyond the Body Count
The United Nations announced on Tuesday that the rate of civilian casualties in Afghanistan is reaching an all-time high as the US-led occupiers escalate a war that has ravaged …
The Semantics of Semiwar: Andrew Bacevich Takes on American Militarism
For those not familiar with his work, former Army Col. Andrew Bacevich might seem an unlikely figure to spearhead some of the most incisive criticism of American foreign and …
Jim Hightower | New Outrages Keep Gushing From BP
With BP's well capped and CEO Tony Hayward exiled to Russia, perhaps you thought that surely there will be no additional revelations about BP to enrage you. But now …
Killer Summer Heatwaves, Air Pollution and Winger Doctors
"The average death rate in the city during normal times is between 360 to 380 people a day. Today, we have around 700. This is no secret. Everyone thinks …
The Bad Old Days (3)
Someone once told me that I'm the kind of guy who runs toward a fight. He said it like it was a bad thing - pretty much because I …
The Bad Old Days (2)
Someone once told me that I'm the kind of guy who runs toward a fight. He said it like it was a bad thing - pretty much because I …
William J. Astore | In Place of Mental Health Care, Are Some Troops Being Evangelized?
Yesterday, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) and Veterans for Common Sense sent a startling letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. It alleged that the military has sent …
The Hidden Tragedy of the CIA’s Experiments on Children
Bobby is seven years old, but this is not the first time he has been subjected to electroshock. It's his third time. In all, over the next year, Bobby …
Froma Harrop | Republicans Overboard on Yachtsman Kerry
I voted for the guy to be president in 2004, but I never much cared for Sen. John Kerry. So to my conservative friends now mocking the Massachusetts liberal …