Bombing

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Inside a secret high-tech control center the U.S. Air Force targets enemies in Iraq and Afghanistan. But can they bomb them legally, and without killing innocents? A Salon exclusive.
By Mark Benjamin Feb 15, 2008

  • The "hiding among civilians" myth

    Israel claims it's justified in bombing civilians because Hezbollah mingles with them. In fact, the militant group doesn't trust its civilians and stays as far away from them as possible.
    By Mitch Prothero July 28, 2006

  • Lebanon pays for Hezbollah's sins

    A report from Lebanon's south, ravaged by retaliatory Israeli strikes.
    By Mitchell Prothero July 14, 2006

  • Not in our name

    As a veteran of the conflict can testify, the train blasts weren't the only Kashmir-related violence in India on Tuesday.
    By Basharat Peer July 12, 2006

  • Riding the train in Bombay

    A New Yorker explains why he loves riding the rails in the Indian city, and why they're so vulnerable to attack.
    By Manish Vij July 12, 2006

  • Rain, blood and sirens

    On foot and by rickshaw, from train station to hospital, a Bombay writer surveys the aftermath of the bombings.
    By Dilip D'Souza July 12, 2006

  • Iraq's worst week -- and Bush's

    As Americans finally begin to grasp the magnitude of the Iraq catastrophe, Bush's popularity hits a new low.
    By Juan Cole March 1, 2006

  • Platitudes and patriotism

    What's a hero? A patriot? TTers weigh in this week.
    July 15, 2005

  • Day of infamy

    TTers from London and around the world weigh in with their reactions to the terrorist attack.
    July 8, 2005

  • Spanish bombs

    A top Clinton-era expert on Europe and security warns that if the deadly Madrid bombings prove to be the work of al-Qaida, it could transform politics throughout Europe.
    By Mark Follman March 13, 2004

  • "Dresden: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1945" by Frederick Taylor

    So the Allies ruthlessly -- and unjustifiably -- firebombed Germany's most beautiful city and murdered hundreds of thousands of people, right? Not quite, says a prominent British historian.
    By Laura Miller March 1, 2004

  • Waiting for the bombs

    On the streets of Baghdad, Iraqis fear that neither Osama bin Laden nor the pope will be able to help them now.
    By Ferry Biedermann February 13, 2003

  • Waiting desperately for a plan

    In the aftermath of new Middle East violence, tensions have risen and hopes have all but collapsed. Now both Israelis and Palestinians are looking to Washington for answers.
    By Ferry Biedermann June 21, 2002

  • The sorrow of war

    With every heartbreaking picture of innocent victims, more of the world turns against the U.S. bombing. But the American military has taken more care to minimize civilian casualties than any other armed force in the world.
    By Damien Cave and Max Garrone October 31, 2001

  • Love-bombing bin Laden

    The peace-loving people of Berkeley believe that fighting evil makes one evil.
    By David Rieff October 19, 2001

  • Nader attacks U.S. bombing campaign

    "When are we going to learn from history?" he asks a cheering San Francisco audience. "When are we going to learn that we can't bomb our way to justice?"
    By Damien Cave October 12, 2001

  • Can we rebuild Afghanistan?

    There is no Marshall Plan for this tattered nation, and the lessons of trying to fix Cambodia, Bosnia and Somalia aren't inspiring.
    By Damien Cave October 11, 2001

  • Gore Vidal joins the black-helicopter crowd

    With his defense of Timothy McVeigh as a heroic freedom fighter in this month's Vanity Fair, the contrarian goes postal on us once and for all.
    By Gary Kamiya August 9, 2001

  • One last conspiracy

    The FBI's bizarre foul-up on the McVeigh case gives leaders of the dying militia movement a reason to revisit their glory days.
    By Kerry Lauerman May 12, 2001

  • Lockerbie families vow to pursue Gadhafi

    The split decision in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing has relatives looking to Libya for restitution.
    By Michael Standaert January 31, 2001

  • Radioactive fallout

    Did exposure to American depleted-uranium-tipped weapons cause the cancer deaths of some European peacekeepers who served in the Balkans?
    By Laura Rozen January 12, 2001

  • A "boneheaded" bombing

    A former Army intelligence officer claims he knows what the CIA meant to hit when it hit the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade.
    By Laura Rozen February 10, 2000

  • Caught in the crossfire

    Is Beirut ready for tourism? Two journalists hit the ground in Lebanon to find out.
    By Jessie Deeter and Anne Senghs September 1, 1999

  • Getting to yes: Why Milosevic is balking at peace

    As diplomats wrangle, Serbian forces reportedly loot Kosovo cities.
    By Laura Rozen June 8, 1999

  • NATO in denial

    The conflict in Yugoslavia is a war that NATO cannot win, and should not be fighting.
    By Tom Hayden May 27, 1999
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