http://dir.salon.com/topics/al_qaida/?source=rss&aim=al_qaida en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST By Gene Lyons Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/04/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/04/obama/index.html?source=rss Dick Cheney, David Brooks and others urge the president to man up. Why is foreign policy always about machismo? By Juan Cole Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST 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 By Gregor Peter Schmitz and Gabor Steingart Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/28/haass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/28/haass/index.html?source=rss Foreign relations expert Richard Haass says in an interview that Afghanistan is no longer a necessary war By Juan Cole Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/14/osama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/14/osama/index.html?source=rss Afghanistan's election mess could mean trouble for the U.S. By Juan Cole Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/18/cole/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/18/cole/index.html?source=rss Obama has to be more specific and systematic about his goals in Afghanistan before we can judge his strategy there By Gabor Steingart and Gregor Peter Schmitz Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/18/nye/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/18/nye/index.html?source=rss Joseph Nye talks about Obama's use of hard and soft power in Afghanistan, and what he learned from Henry Kissinger By Sheri Fink Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/28/torture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/28/torture/index.html?source=rss Documents obtained by the ACLU seem to show that medical personnel monitored the waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST 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 Joe Conason Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/05/14/cheney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/05/14/cheney/index.html?source=rss Dick Cheney keeps saying "enhanced interrogation" was used to stop imminent attacks, but evidence is mounting that the real reason was to invent evidence linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/14/torture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/14/torture/index.html?source=rss An FBI agent testifies that an al-Qaida prisoner provided useful intelligence until the CIA got rough -- and casts doubt on Bush's statements about the effectiveness of harsh interrogations. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/04/23/torture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/04/23/torture/index.html?source=rss The "ticking bomb" scenario only happens on TV. Those, like Dick Cheney, who cite it are leading society down a fatal slippery slope of abuse. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/22/benjamin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/22/benjamin/index.html?source=rss Bush officials said they only tortured terrorists after they wouldn't talk. New evidence shows they planned torture soon after 9/11 -- and used it to find links between al-Qaida and Saddam. By Mike Madden Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/22/madden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/22/madden/index.html?source=rss The secretary of defense began laying the groundwork for detainee abuse years before Abu Ghraib. By Juan Cole Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/30/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/30/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss The president sounds like he's channeling Cheney or McCain -- or a Cold War hawk afraid of international communism -- when he talks about the war in Afghanistan. By Letta Tayler Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/29/yemenis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/29/yemenis/index.html?source=rss What will Obama do with Guantanamo's single largest group of detainees? One hundred Yemenis wait to go home -- but those who've already returned to Yemen didn't find a warm welcome. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/27/obama_afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/27/obama_afghanistan/index.html?source=rss The president announces he's sending an additional 4,000 troops and trainers to what's now being dubbed "Obama's war." By Andrew Leonard Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST 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 Juan Cole Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/12/pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/12/pakistan/index.html?source=rss The president-elect wants to work with the Pakistani government to "stamp out" terror. It's not nearly that simple. By Mark Benjamin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/12/12/treatment_detainee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/12/12/treatment_detainee/index.html?source=rss After a two-year investigation, the Senate names names -- Bush, Tenet, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, Gonzales, Addington, Rice. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/19/zawahri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/19/zawahri/index.html?source=rss Ayman al-Zawhri says Barack Obama is "the direct opposite of honorable black Americans" like Malcolm X. By Joe Conason Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/08/08/suskind/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/08/08/suskind/index.html?source=rss What was an Iraqi politician doing at CIA headquarters just days before he distributed a fake memo incriminating Saddam Hussein in 9/11? By Joe Conason Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/16/mccain_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/16/mccain_iraq/index.html?source=rss The "straight talker" has trashed anyone who dared suggest a withdrawal date. Now he's floated one of his own. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/12/october_surprise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/12/october_surprise/index.html?source=rss Gabriel Schoenfeld suggests terrorists may try to help Barack Obama's electoral prospects this fall, but history doesn't support his take. By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/22/wilson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/22/wilson/index.html?source=rss The legendary Texas congressman talks about his secret 1980s Afghan war (and its blowback), the Obama campaign and being better-looking than Tom Hanks.