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Could the Senate Intelligence Committee Do Oversight of CIA Drone Strikes?
Senate Intelligence Committee draws ire for a lack of awareness about the CIA's drone strikes.
Vietnam and America’s “Wandering Ghosts”
Nick Turse talks to Bill about the ghosts of people and issues not properly put to rest in the years following the Vietnam war.
Nick Turse Describes the Real Vietnam War
Nick Turse describes his efforts to compile a complete and compelling account of the Vietnam War's horror.
North Korea Nuclear Test Sends Message to Washington One Week After US-South Korean War Games
The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting after North Korea conducted its third-ever nuclear test in defiance of UN orders.
The Hurt of Militarized Authoritarianism in Singapore, Afghanistan and the World
My voice is not political. My voice is human. Afghans are hurting very badly. And I am hurting too.
The Shooting Gallery: Obama and the Vanishing Point of Democracy
A White Paper reveals dark caverns of a society that has embraced the foundations of authoritarianism.
John Brennan’s Tenet-Like Testimony
Though false intelligence was at the center of the disastrous Iraq War, CIA Director-to-be John Brennan played fast and loose on Iranu2019s nuclear program in his Senate testimony.
Why Egypt’s Revolution Is So Different
The future of Egypt will be determined by which social force, the bottom or the top, actually succeeds in filling the political void that so far has made the …
How the Iraq War Was Sold
As George Bush and his national security team marched the US off to war in Iraq, they were aided by key news outlets, especially the neocon-dominated Washington Post.
The Longest War: Afghan People Face Fearful Future as American Troops Prepare to Exit the Ravaged Country
“The US may be pulling out most troops, but the conflict in Afghanistan continues, and so does the US debt to that nation.”