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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.
The Porter Report: Israel, the Bulgaria Bombings and Iran
Gareth Porter: Netanyahu accuses Iran, and Iran accuses Israel, of being behind terrorist attack.
Greg Muttitt Speaks About His Book “Fuel on the Fire: Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq”
Greg Muttitt Speaks About His Book
Blair, War, Olympic Deals and a Glimpse of Another Britain
Today, 4.8 million victims of Agent Orange are children, all of them shockingly deformed.
Back from Syria, Reporter David Enders Says Assad Regime Crumbling to “Grassroots Rebellion”
As the battle for Damascus rages on, weu2019re joined by reporter David Enders, special correspondent for McClatchy, based in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Remembering the Violence and Elitism Behind US Independence
It's possible that the space of 236 years and a truckload of fireworks are obscuring our view of the fact that we've become the redcoats.