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A Law So Awful It Literally Makes Judges Cry
Jim Gray had the perfect law and order pedigree.
Taliban Outflank US War Strategy With Insider Attacks
Distrust has led to a suspension of joint operations by NATO forces with Afghan security units.
Afghanistan Today and Tomorrow
Tom Hayden, close observer of US foreign policy since the early 1960s, offers his wisdom on Afghanistan, seen here through the artistry of two young comics creators.
Why Are We Occupying?
Why are we occupying? Or to put it another way – what’s wrong with the world?
Anti-Imperialism Protests Flare Beyond the Mideast
Anti-American rage that began this week over a video insult to Islam spread to nearly 20 countries across the Middle East and beyond on Friday, with violent and sometimes …
Monopolizing War? What America Knows How to Do Best
Can you name all the countries where US troops have been deployed? Tom Engelhardt discusses War in America is the booming business it has always been.
“Values” Voter Summit: Of Train Wrecks and Frankenstein’s Monsters
The Values Voter Summit, organized by the anti-gay and fundamentalist Christian extremist Family Research Council (FRC), may u201cPremier Conservative Event of 2012,u201d but more importantly, it is a chance …
Iran, the Left and the Non-Aligned Movement: A Guide for the Perplexed
The bafflement about Iran so widespread on the Left has a long history.
Military Pork Shield
Whitewashed: CIA’s Murder of Gul Rehman
Almost two and half years ago, I wrote about the murder of Abdul Manan Gul Rehman in a CIA black site facility known as the Salt Pit in Afghanistan. …