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Importing the War on Terror: Glenn Greenwald & Activist Trevor Timm on Domestic Drone Surveillance
Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald and Trevor Timm of the Electronic Frontier Foundation join us to discuss domestic surveillance drones and the secrecy surrounding military drones around the world.

Americans for Peace Now: Don’t Co-sponsor AIPAC’s Bills for Iran War
As AIPAC pushes legislation that brings the US closer to war with Iran, Robert Naiman urges Americans to support peace.

EXCLUSIVE: Newly Released Autopsy Reports Raise Questions About Deaths of Two Guantanamo Detainees
And a prominent forensic pathologist criticizes Guantanamo officials for failing to more closely monitor another detainee before his death from cardiovascular disease in 2011.

“Talking Points” for Hagel on Iran
Despite a beating from Republicans, Ray McGovern suggests in these proposed u201ctalking pointsu201d that Chuck Hagel stuck to his principled reputation as someone who tells it like it is, …

What If a Drone Attacked in the US? A White Paper Justification
If this fictitious Iranian argument for the legality of targeted killing proves specious, then so is the DOJ's.

Obama Wades Deeper Into Syria’s Morass
Despite the call for non violent action, President Obama will continue his military intervention in Syria, disenfranchising millions.

Why Do Senators Boxer and Wyden Want to Bomb Iran?
Lobbyists are swarming the US Senate seeking support for a bill that would make war with Iran more likely.

“German Autumn” Reveals Similarities Between Postwar Germany and Our World Today
Although Stig Dagerman's book about postwar Germany was written over 60 years ago, his masterful telling of the citizens' circumstances evoke a feeling of similarity to the problems we …

Brennan’s Loose Talk on Iran Nukes
Letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chair, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on John Brennan's possible appointment to Director of the CIA.

Whether or Not Women Are Allowed in Combat, the Military Serves the Patriarchy
Some of the opposition to women serving in combat distracts from the deeply embedded patriarchal reasons that critics of the Pentagon's decision prefer to uphold.