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  • Fighting "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

    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

  • How committed is Obama to ending DADT?

    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

  • "Nuclear weapons are not Kalashnikovs"

    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

  • Two groups call for probe following Salon exposé

    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

  • Cheney's painful war for torture

    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

  • Obama's 100-day report card

    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

  • Our misguided fight against Somali pirates

    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

  • The Army investigates itself again

    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

  • I'm an academic woman but I want to be a cop

    Would a petite, left-leaning professorial type be taken seriously on the streets?
    By Cary Tennis April 15, 2009

  • Tale of the secret Army tape

    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

  • The leader of the Pakistani Taliban vows to strike America

    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

  • "This report does not find pressure to change clinical diagnoses"

    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

  • "I am under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD"

    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

  • Obama's new way forward in Pakistan and Afghanistan

    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

  • After a long, amazing life, I'm alone and confused

    Friendless, estranged from siblings, on a fixed income: Is this how I end up?
    By Cary Tennis March 23, 2009

  • Army says deployments not linked to suicides

    One general tells reporters that soldiers develop "a certain resiliency" after being deployed multiple times.
    By Christopher M. Matthews March 5, 2009

  • Should I go to grad school or join the military?

    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

  • Coming home: The conclusion

    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

  • "That young man never should have come into the Army"

    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

  • "You're a pussy and a scared little kid"

    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 11, 2009

  • "Kill yourself. Save us the paperwork"

    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

  • Mark Waltz, Kenneth Lehman, Chad Barrett

    The details of three more deaths that might have been prevented among Fort Carson-based soldiers.
    By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin February 10, 2009

  • Death in the USA: The Army's fatal neglect

    Returning U.S. combat soldiers are committing suicide and murder in alarming numbers. In a special series, Salon uncovers the habitual mistreatment behind the preventable deaths.
    By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna February 9, 2009

  • "The Death Dealers took my life!"

    Adam Lieberman tried to kill himself when he returned from Iraq. Only then did the Army take his mental health seriously.
    By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna February 9, 2009

  • Gently Used iPod for Sale, Comes Complete With Military Secrets

    By Darrell Etherington January 27, 2009
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