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Petraeus Resigns From CIA, Admits Affair
CIA Director David Petraeus ends a 37-year military and intelligence career.
Now What? Think Campaigning Is Hard? Try Governance
WIth the close of election season, the Solutions column returns to the business of identifying ways to rein in defense spending.
Vietnam, Afghanistan: War, Karma, and Peace
Often times, indeed, when we mention the word Vietnam in the United States, we don't mean Vietnam as a country. Vietnam is unfortunately not like Thailand or Malaysia or …
The Dogs of War Are Barking
There is an issue that matters: Iran.
Will the Real Destro Please Stand Up? How Hollywood Helps to Obscure the Ugly Truth about American Militarism
Pentagon's stamp of approval shapes Hollywood's depiction of war.
My Meeting With Tariq Aziz: One of An Estimated 176 Children Killed by Drones in Pakistan So Far
As the U.S continues to keep its drone policy secret, and fails to acknowledge civilian casualties, the author describes the murder by a drone strike of a boy he …
Hawaii: Head of the Tentacled Beast
Hawaii, which is home to U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), with sonar, radar, and optical tracking stations as its eyes and ears, is the head of the beast which allows …
Pentagon Nixed 1998 US Nuclear Scientists’ Probe of Iranian Program
The veto eliminated the Khatami government's most promising initiative to promote a thaw in U.S.-Iran relations.
Who Owns the World? Noam Chomsky on U.S.-Fueled Dangers, From Climate Change to Nuclear Weapons
In a recent speech, Chomsky examined topics largely ignored or glossed over during the campaign: China, the Arab Spring, global warming, nuclear proliferation, and the military threat posed by …
Veterans For Peace, Arrested By NYPD, Writes to Bloomberg
In early October 25 citizens, mostly US veterans, were arrested outside of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza. This is an open letter to Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Raymond Kelly …