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The Best Laid Plans: How Quickly Will the US Leave Afghanistan?
Maybe the flight of those Kiwis should be thought of as a small omen, even if they are departing as decorously, quietly, and flightlessly as possible.

Hard Travelin’ With Henry Rollins: An Exclusive Interview
Henry Rollins says he likes to think of himself as his “own little punk rock journalist.” Henry Rollins says he likes to think of himself as his "own little …

Civilian Deaths From US Drone Attacks Much Higher Than Reported
Gareth Porter: New investigative work shows that civilian deaths in Pakistan, including from second wave attacks, higher than Pentagon reports.

A Guide to Disaster at Home and Abroad: How Not to Reconstruct Iraq, Afghanistan – or America
One of the last things I saw in Iraq, where I spent a year with the Department of State helping squander some of the $44 billion American taxpayers put …

Israeli Journalist Gideon Levy on the Escalating Talk of a Military Attack on Iran
On Friday, Israelu2019s largest-selling daily newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, published an article suggesting an Israeli attack on Iran could be imminent

Egypt’s Morsi Ousts Top Generals, but Key Military Insiders Tapped to Fill the Gaps
In a major shakeup, Egyptu2019s new president, Mohamed Morsi, dismissed the countryu2019s two top generals over the weekend, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and military Chief of Staff Sami Enan.

The Arab Uprisings in Context: An Interview With Middle East Expert Rami G. Khouri
Rami G. Khouri: I think one critical issue that has to be dealt with all across the region is really the issue of the role of the military.

World War II: The Good War Gone Bad
So long as we resort to war to settle differences between nations, so long will we have to endure the horrors, the barbarities and excesses that war brings. -British …

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The Emerging “Drone” Culture
The age of the drones has arrived. It's not possible to uninvent these Orwellian devices, but we can — and must — restrain their use.

Did the US Cause Fallujah’s Birth Defects?
As deformities spike in the Iraqi city, we ask if the US has been honest about weaponry used during the 2004 assaults.