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Afghanistan
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The Real Villains of the Bergdahl Tale
The right-wing media is denouncing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl as a “deserter” who wasn't worth ransoming from the Taliban, but the real villains are the architects of the disastrous Iraq …
13 “Other” Things You Need to Know About POW Bergdahl
How simplistic it is to also exchange Berghdalu2019s “due process” for a guilty verdict, accusing him of deserting.
“There Were No Good Options”: Bergdahl Should Get Honorable Discharge, Says Lawyer for Deserters
Despite winning the freedom of the only known US prisoner of war, the deal has come under Republican attack amidst reports Bergdahl voluntarily left his base after growing opposed …
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Father of Freed US Soldier: “Nobody Can Relate to Guantánamo Prisoners More Than Our Family”
Bowe Bergdahl, the last known American prisoner of war in Afghanistan, has been freed in a prison swap with the Taliban five years after his capture.
Ex-Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke: Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld Committed War Crimes
Richard Clarke, the nation's former top counterterrorism official, says he believes President George W. Bush is guilty of war crimes for launching the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Former Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke: US Drone Program Under Obama “Got Out of Hand”
“The excessive secrecy is as counterproductive as some of the strikes are,” says Richard Clarke.
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The Tragedy Unfolding on the American Homefront
While a teenager recently fatally shot his veteran father in self-defense, the national conversation failed to register that although veterans must be held accountable.
Moral Robots for the Pentagon? Let’s Work on Pentagon Morality First
While the Navy figures out how to inject human morals into the computers of future fighting robots, it's clear the Department of Defense has major work to do instilling …
The Unreported Story of How the Haqqani Network Became America’s Greatest Enemy
In recent years, the US has waged an intense drone campaign against the Haqqanis in their North Waziristan stronghold. Today, the Haqqani network is a shadow of its former …
Fighting for Coveted Combat Badges and Patches
The problem with a professional military that is self-defined as “warriors.” is its members desire war: a chance, so they think, to test themselves in the crucible of combat.