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Robert Scheer | General Discharge
After the brilliant Rolling Stone article by Michael Hastings, President Barack Obama has no valid option other than to fire Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Not because of the dozen outrageous …
Gen. David Petraeus Nod Reopens Issue of Withdrawal Deadline
Gen. David Petraeus is likely to win Senate confirmation as the top US commander in Afghanistan. But the hearing could reopen a debate on strategy, especially the 2011 planned …
“Thinking About Ourselves and Our Future”: Rural Haitian Women Organize
"If we rural women can organize ourselves together to form a bloc, we could accomplish a lot of things," says Yvette Michaud, founder of the National Coordinating Committee of …
Switch to Petraeus Betrays Afghan Policy Crisis
Washington - Despite President Barack Obama's denial that his decision to fire Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal as commander in Afghanistan and replace him with Gen. David Petraeus signified any …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | The Wound McChrystal Opened
Washington - Gen. Stanley McChrystal put President Obama in an impossible position. That is why he had to go. A general's tasks involve executing policies made by the commander …
Looking for the American Left
I'm on the plane, talking with the woman seated next to me as we make our way down the runway. She tells me where's heading, and asks where I'm …
President Obama Replaces McChrystal With Petraeus (Video)
Today, President Barack Obama announced that he has relieved Gen. Stanley McChrystal of his duties. President Obama has accepted Gen. McChrystal's resignation. The President has replaced Gen. McChrystal with …
General McChrystal Resigns After Controversial Statements About Obama
President Barack Obama on Wednesday accepted Gen. Stanley McChrystal's resignation from his position as head commander of the war in Afghanistan and named Gen. David Petraeus will replace him. …
News in Brief: Judge With Oil Investments Blocks Drilling Moratorium, and More
A US district judge with investments in affected energy firms blocked President Obama's six-month drilling moratorium Tuesday, The Washington Post reports. The judge's repeal allows BP and other companies …
From Great Man to Great Screwup: Behind the McChrystal Uproar
When the wheels are coming off, it doesn't do much good to change the driver. Whatever the name of the commanding general in Afghanistan, the US war effort will …