The full text of President Obama's Dec. 1 speech about his plan to send 30,000 additional U.S. troops to the war
Dec 1, 2009
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Britain formally investigates whether their actions were criminal, while we look away ever more steadfastly
By Glenn Greenwald
January 29, 2010
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A new Senate report says that American military leadership refused reinforcements to block al-Qaida leader's path
By Gabriel Winant
November 30, 2009
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Neoconservative contempt for the Constitution is not only un-American; it is al-Qaida's greatest ally
By Glenn Greenwald
November 18, 2009
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You'd never know it from the MSM, but he deserves high grades for his work so far in Iran, Iraq and Pakistan
By Juan Cole
October 26, 2009
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President Obama gives a speech on Guantanamo Bay, torture and national security
May 21, 2009
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Ex-Petraeus advisor David Kilcullen warns that if Western forces aren't willing to stick around in Iraq and Afghanistan, extremists will continue turning the locals into weapons.
By Laura Miller
March 11, 2009
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William Dalrymple's review of Ahmed Rashid's "Descent into Chaos" tells a tale of neocon-concocted utter disaster
By Andrew Leonard
January 22, 2009
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The inside story of a military lawyer who discovered stunning injustice at the heart of the Bush administration's military commissions.
By Stacy Sullivan
October 23, 2008
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The U.S.-backed Ethiopian military has secreted away scores of "suspects" -- including pregnant women and children -- and fueled anti-American rancor in Africa.
By Jennifer Daskal
October 1, 2008
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At Guantánamo, bizarre proceedings with the 9/11 suspects raise questions about a prisoner's psychiatric evaluation and the murky role of the CIA.
By Joanne Mariner
September 29, 2008
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The party of Bush and McCain outsourced the hunt for bin Laden, failing to accomplish a vital mission since 9/11.
By Michael Smerconish
September 11, 2008
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Was one of the youngest prisoners at Guantánamo rushed to court by the Bush administration for political reasons?
By Jo Becker
August 20, 2008
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Despite Pervez Musharraf's despotism and double-dealing with U.S. enemies, George W. Bush, John McCain and the GOP embraced him to the bitter end.
By Juan Cole
August 19, 2008
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Osama bin Laden's driver has been tried and convicted. But what's the verdict for the Bush administration's tactics in the war on terror?
By Stacy Sullivan
August 7, 2008
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How the 9/11 suspects are trying to exploit the major flaws in the military commissions implemented by the Bush administration.
By Stacy Sullivan
July 15, 2008
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Beheadings, martial law, kidnappings: The Taliban is making its presence felt at the gates of one of Pakistan's biggest cities.
By Walter Mayr
July 8, 2008
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Newly public evidence sheds greater light on Bush officials' efforts to develop brutal interrogation techniques for the war on terror.
By Mark Benjamin
June 18, 2008
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Hearings for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others here were marred by intimidation, partial censorship and a ruling that left justice in doubt.
By Joanne Mariner
June 7, 2008
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Winning "hearts and minds" is in some sense like a seduction. But what happens if American largesse here runs out?
By Arnon Grunberg
June 3, 2008
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After years spent here, one prisoner pins his hope on a single phone call from the outside world -- if it ever comes.
By Carol Chodroff
May 29, 2008
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A teenager captured in Afghanistan and shipped to the U.S. prison remained unknown to the world for five years. Now he's being tried as an adult.
By Stacy Sullivan
May 27, 2008
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A bruised-up detainee rejects the proceedings, and his lawyer discovers that military officials withheld records about his client's mental health.
By Carol Chodroff
May 24, 2008
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As experts long warned, Islamic militants steeped in urban warfare against U.S. troops in Iraq have expanded their violent campaign beyond Iraq's borders.
By James Martin
April 14, 2008
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The top U.S. general gave Congress an upbeat assessment of the war Tuesday. Here's the reality behind the rhetoric.
By Mark Benjamin
April 9, 2008