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Admin Aids French Bombing of Mali After US-Trained Forces Join Rebels in Uranium-Rich Region
France is in its fifth day of an offensive to oust rebels that have held much of Maliu2019s northern region since March, an area larger than Afghanistan.
Turtles and Tomahawk Missiles, Together at Last? War is Not the Answer to Climate Change
Accepting and perpetuating the narrative of climate security through a national security framework, opens new and dangerous doors for the national security state.
John Brennan vs. a Sixteen-Year-Old
If Obama thinks John Brennan is a good choice to head the CIA and secure America, he should contemplate the tragic deaths of victims like 16-year-old Tariq Aziz, and …
US Interference Spoiling Yemen’s Revolution
US influence is not responsible for all of Yemen's political dilemmas, but the sheer gravity of America's counterterrorism is warping Yemen's political and military reforms.
Obama to Accelerate Handover to Afghan Army
Washington may draw down its remaining 66,000-troop force in Afghanistan more quickly than previously planned.
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A Guantanamo Prisoner Is Buried as New Details About His Death Begin to Surface
The mystery of how Adnan Latif died alone in his cell remains locked in the files of Gitmo.
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US Could Refuse to Leave Any Troops in Afghanistan
The White House said for the first time Tuesday that it's possible that no US troops will be left in Afghanistan after 2014.
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Noam Chomsky: The Gravest Threat to World Peace
The 'Iranian threat' is overwhelmingly a Western obsession, shared by Arab dictators, though not Arab populations.
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Doing Hard Time for Peace
The question of whether a sacrifice has been worth the effort often remains an open question for a very long time.
The Larger Question of Chuck Hagel
The up-in-the-air nomination of Chuck Hagel to be Defense Secretary has become a test of whether the Israel Lobby can still shoot down an American public servant who is …