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The Cost of War: An Interview With Hawaii Congressional Candidate and Veteran Tulsi Gabbard
The former Honolulu city councilwoman, state legislator and combat veteran shares her views on Afghanistan, Iran, drones and military spending.

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Survival and Dignity in an Afghan Winter
Among Afghanistanu2019s ongoing burdens of destitution and war, of course temperatures are now dropping again.

Afghanistan: The Who Cares War? (Not Exactly, But It Fails the Real Definition of a Just War)
If there was a draft, the war would be over in a month - if not sooner.

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Romney’s Shape-Shifting Foreign Policy
In Monday nightu2019s global affairs debate, Romney exchanged his neocon garb for a new cloak of moderation.

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Dreaming of Duvets
Haroon has recurring dreams.

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A Festival of Gibberish
Americans who tuned in to watch are now exactly 0% more informed on a variety of life-and-death issues for having done so, and that counts as a loss for …

Sunrise and Sunset in Afghanistan
Young people in Afghanistan are not oblivious to the shortcomings of their government, or their educational and political systems. On the contrary, they are all-too aware of the corruption …

US War Against Afghanistan Just Entered Its Twelfth Year
The Afghan Peace Volunteers, a group of young people from Kabul who espouse nonviolence have recently called upon the whole world to join their campaign for the end to …

Romney’s $2-Trillion Defense Increase Won’t Buy More Defense, Just More Waste
Romney talks about building ships and subs and starting up the cancelled F-22 Raptor fighter line, but fails to explain how his plan would make us safer from the …

Will Blowback From Drone Warfare End Up Killing Americans?
Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse of TomDispatch.com expose this startling and ominous account of drone warfare in