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Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT By Juan Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/obama_report_card/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/obama_report_card/index.html?source=rss You'd never know it from the MSM, but he deserves high grades for his work so far in Iran, Iraq and Pakistan Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/05/21/gitmo_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/05/21/gitmo_speech/index.html?source=rss President Obama gives a speech on Guantanamo Bay, torture and national security By Laura Miller Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/11/kilcullen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/11/kilcullen/index.html?source=rss 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 Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/22/ahmed_rashid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/22/ahmed_rashid/index.html?source=rss William Dalrymple's review of Ahmed Rashid's "Descent into Chaos" tells a tale of neocon-concocted utter disaster By Stacy Sullivan Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/23/vandeveld/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/23/vandeveld/index.html?source=rss The inside story of a military lawyer who discovered stunning injustice at the heart of the Bush administration's military commissions. By Jennifer Daskal Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/01/africa_renditions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/01/africa_renditions/index.html?source=rss 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 Joanne Mariner Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/29/gitmo_highvalue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/29/gitmo_highvalue/index.html?source=rss 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 Michael Smerconish Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/11/hunting_binladen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/11/hunting_binladen/index.html?source=rss The party of Bush and McCain outsourced the hunt for bin Laden, failing to accomplish a vital mission since 9/11. By Jo Becker Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/20/gitmo_jawad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/20/gitmo_jawad/index.html?source=rss Was one of the youngest prisoners at Guantánamo rushed to court by the Bush administration for political reasons? By Juan Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/19/musharraf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/19/musharraf/index.html?source=rss 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 Stacy Sullivan Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/07/hamdan_verdict/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/07/hamdan_verdict/index.html?source=rss 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 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/15/gitmo_rejectingcounsel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/15/gitmo_rejectingcounsel/index.html?source=rss How the 9/11 suspects are trying to exploit the major flaws in the military commissions implemented by the Bush administration. By Walter Mayr Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/08/pakistan_taliban/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/08/pakistan_taliban/index.html?source=rss Beheadings, martial law, kidnappings: The Taliban is making its presence felt at the gates of one of Pakistan's biggest cities. By Mark Benjamin Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/18/interrogation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/18/interrogation/index.html?source=rss Newly public evidence sheds greater light on Bush officials' efforts to develop brutal interrogation techniques for the war on terror. By Joanne Mariner Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/07/gitmo_ksm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/07/gitmo_ksm/index.html?source=rss Hearings for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others here were marred by intimidation, partial censorship and a ruling that left justice in doubt. By Arnon Grunberg Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/03/iraq_dispatch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/03/iraq_dispatch/index.html?source=rss Winning "hearts and minds" is in some sense like a seduction. But what happens if American largesse here runs out? By Carol Chodroff Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/29/gitmo_phonecall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/29/gitmo_phonecall/index.html?source=rss After years spent here, one prisoner pins his hope on a single phone call from the outside world -- if it ever comes. By Stacy Sullivan Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/27/gitmo_jawad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/27/gitmo_jawad/index.html?source=rss 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 Carol Chodroff Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/24/gitmo_kamin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/24/gitmo_kamin/index.html?source=rss A bruised-up detainee rejects the proceedings, and his lawyer discovers that military officials withheld records about his client's mental health. By James Martin Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/14/militants/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/14/militants/index.html?source=rss 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 Mark Benjamin Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/09/petraeus_crocker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/09/petraeus_crocker/index.html?source=rss The top U.S. general gave Congress an upbeat assessment of the war Tuesday. Here's the reality behind the rhetoric. By H. Candace Gorman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/14/sick_in_guantanamo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/14/sick_in_guantanamo/index.html?source=rss A gravely ill detainee I represent, never charged with a crime, has been neglected by military doctors. Will he be the next to die inside the notorious prison? By Matthew Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/10/taliban/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/10/taliban/index.html?source=rss In a secret meeting with a Taliban commander, I learned how Bush administration aid to Pakistan helps fund insurgents who kill U.S. troops. By Mark Benjamin Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/06/commander_in_chief/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/06/commander_in_chief/index.html?source=rss Not John McCain, say some military leaders: "I think his knee-jerk response factor is a little scary." By Juan Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/25/avatars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/25/avatars/index.html?source=rss In virtual worlds, does it take two terrorists to tango? And how much should we worry about those secret stockpiles of cartoon weapons?