Why the U.S. military is ignoring its own regulations and permitting white supremacists to join its ranks.
By Matt Kennard Jun 15, 2009
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Dick Cheney's former company spun off KBR in 2007 -- yet paid a huge fine for the military contractor 3 months ago.
By Pratap Chatterjee
June 3, 2009
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Nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei talks about being wiretapped by the Bush administration, whose "arrogance and ignorance" turned the Middle East into "a giant mess."
By Dieter Bednarz and Erich Follath
May 20, 2009
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Bush's embrace of torture was horrific, but it was hardly the first time Americans have acted like terrorists.
By Noam Chomsky
May 19, 2009
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In a return appearance on "The Rachel Maddow Show," openly gay 1st Lt. Dan Choi talks about being booted by the military -- but accepted by his unit.
By Katie Rolnick
May 8, 2009
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The military has ousted another Arabic linguist for coming out as gay, but the president has assured a discharged officer that he will end the policy.
By Alex Koppelman
May 8, 2009
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Prior to his meeting with Obama, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari discusses his country's nuclear arsenal, failed peace talks with the Taliban and the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden.
By Susanne Koelbl
May 6, 2009
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A veterans organization and a government watchdog group have asked the House Armed Services Committee to investigate a veterans healthcare scandal exposed by Salon.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
May 5, 2009
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President Obama must fight back against the former vice president by launching investigations into the Bush administration's interrogation policies.
By Gene Lyons
April 30, 2009
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Bloggers, activists, economists and writers grade the president's performance so far. Featuring Sen. Russ Feingold, Dan Savage, Markos, Michael Pollan, Gloria Feldt and many others.
By Vincent Rossmeier, Mark Schone and Gabriel Winant
April 29, 2009
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Those teenage high-seas renegades are not about to team up with terrorists, so why is the U.S. military devoting so much attention to them?
By John Feffer
April 24, 2009
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Why is the Army sending sick troops back into combat? You won't learn the answer from a new internal report.
By Mark Benjamin
April 23, 2009
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Would a petite, left-leaning professorial type be taken seriously on the streets?
By Cary Tennis
April 15, 2009
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After a soldier taped a psychologist saying he'd been pressured not to diagnose PTSD, the Army launched an investigation. Read the details of how the Army declared itself innocent.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
April 9, 2009
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Rival Islamic militant groups are joining forces to make Pakistan into a stronghold -- and are receiving support from Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency.
By Susanne Koelbl and Britta Sandberg
April 9, 2009
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A summary of an Army investigation says some soldiers with PTSD may not get the diagnoses they deserve -- but nobody in the Army did anything wrong.
April 9, 2009
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A secret recording reveals the Army may be pushing its medical staff not to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army and Senate have ignored the implications.
By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
April 8, 2009
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An administration white paper argues that the core goal of the U.S. must be to uproot al-Qaida from its safe havens in Pakistan.
March 27, 2009
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Friendless, estranged from siblings, on a fixed income: Is this how I end up?
By Cary Tennis
March 23, 2009
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One general tells reporters that soldiers develop "a certain resiliency" after being deployed multiple times.
By Christopher M. Matthews
March 5, 2009
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I've been planning all my life for an academic career, but now I'm afraid of all the debt.
By Cary Tennis
February 24, 2009
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In the final article in Salon's series, we ask what President Obama will do about the rise of suicide and murder among U.S. soldiers returning from combat.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 14, 2009
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Kenneth Eastridge had PTSD before he ever donned a uniform or did two tours of duty in Iraq. Now he's in prison for his part in the murder of a fellow soldier.
By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
February 13, 2009
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John Needham returned from Iraq, suffering from combat stress. If he had received proper care, would he be standing trial for murder?
By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
February 12, 2009
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Pfc. Ryan Alderman, now deceased, sought medical help from the Army. He got a fistful of powerful drugs instead.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 10, 2009
Neo-Nazis are in the Army now
Bush is gone, but Halliburton rolls on
"The world has ignored our warnings"
Our unending war of terror
Fighting "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
How committed is Obama to ending DADT?
"Nuclear weapons are not Kalashnikovs"
Two groups call for probe following Salon exposé
Cheney's painful war for torture
Obama's 100-day report card
Our misguided fight against Somali pirates
I'm an academic woman but I want to be a cop
Tale of the secret Army tape
The leader of the Pakistani Taliban vows to strike America
"I am under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD"
Coming home: The conclusion
"That young man never should have come into the Army"
"You're a pussy and a scared little kid"
"Kill yourself. Save us the paperwork"
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