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War & Peace
Drones: A New Death From Above
Unmanned military drones are wreaking havoc in Pakistan, Afghanistan and elsewhere. On this edition, we bring you voices from Pakistan of families destroyed by drone strikes.
“How Do You Justify Killing a Grandmother?” Amnesty Says US Drone Strikes May Be War Crimes
Amnesty International has released a major new report on how US drone strikes kill civilians in Pakistan, where it says some deaths may amount to war crimes.
No Glory in War for this Veteran
Glorification of war has become support for more war, for accepting the easy violence of war instead of the difficult peaceful resolution of human problems.
Why Washington Can’t Stop: The Coming Era of Tiny Wars and Micro-Conflicts
What our leaders don't get is the most basic, practical fact of our moment: war simply doesn't work, not big, not micro - not for Washington.
Captain Phillips Doesn’t Explain Why Somali Pirates Exist
Though the extent to which Phillips falls short of the movieu2019s exaltation is somewhat surprising, the filmu2019s depiction of Somalis is not.
In Big Win for Defense Industry, Obama Rolls Back Limits on Arms Exports
New relaxed legislations will increase the flow of American-made military parts to the worldu2019s conflicts and make it harder to enforce arms sanctions as thousands of parts of military …
The Etiquette of War and Surveillance: Letters to Colonel Manners (Ret.)
Colonel Manners (ret.) answers letters from Americans puzzled by the etiquette, manners and language of the arcane national security world of Washington.
How the Pentagon Is Using Your Tax Dollars to Turn Italy Into a Launching Pad for the Wars of Today and Tomorrow
The Pentagon has spent the last two decades plowing hundreds of millions of tax dollars into military bases in Italy, turning the country into an increasingly important center for …
Is the State Department Trying to Silence Pakistani Drone Victims by Delaying Their Attorney’s Visa?
Shahzad Akbar says the State Department is delaying his visa so he won't be able to travel to a congressional hearing.
The Forgotten War: 12 Years in Afghanistan Down the Memory Hole
Will the US still be meddling in Afghanistan 30 years from now? If history is any guide, the answer is yes.