Military - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/military/?source=rss&aim=military en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT What the U.S. military can't do By Nick Turse Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/25/military/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/25/military/index.html?source=rss Obama's choice: Failed war president, or the prince of peace What the media got wrong about the Fort Hood shooting By Alex Koppelman Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/05/army_presser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/05/army_presser/index.html?source=rss Much of what was initially reported about the mass murder at an Army post turns out to have been inaccurate What's motive behind Fort Hood shooting? By Mark Benjamin Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/05/ft_hood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/05/ft_hood/index.html?source=rss The Army says 12 are dead, possibly including alleged shooter, and 31 wounded. Updated Who are "the deciders"? By David Sirota Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/03/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/03/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss It's upside-down for political leaders to defer to military decisions Fighting against ourselves in Afghanistan By Ann Jones Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/23/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/23/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss The U.S. trains forces in Afghanistan that then go to work for the Taliban Lobbyists still run Washington By Andy Kroll Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/17/kroll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/17/kroll/index.html?source=rss It was supposed to change when Obama took office. But D.C.'s influence machine is going strong. Just ask Max Baucus Bin Laden: U.S. support of Israel led to 9/11 By Juan Cole Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT 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. Afghanistan by the numbers By Tom Engelhardt Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/14/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/14/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss Is the war worth it? The cost in dollars, years, public opinion and lives What ever happened to Gary Cooper? By William Astore Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/04/military/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/04/military/index.html?source=rss A seven-step program to return America to a quieter, less muscular, patriotism The U.S. is spread dangerously thin in Afghanistan By Juan Cole Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/03/cole/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/03/cole/index.html?source=rss Taliban tactics are finding traction War is not a video game By David Sirota Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/29/military_marketing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/29/military_marketing/index.html?source=rss The military's marketing machine gives potential recruits science fiction instead of the bloody reality of war The media can't handle the truth By Gene Lyons Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/27/lyons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/27/lyons/index.html?source=rss Media sheep facing truth-hungry Internet wolves Iraq: Afghanistan's model for success By Susanne Koelbl Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/army_tactics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/25/army_tactics/index.html?source=rss The U.S. Army is trying out a radical change of course in Afghanistan -- but will it work? "It is pointless to talk to al-Qaida" By Gabor Steingart and Gregor Peter Schmitz Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT 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 Judge grants habeas writ for Guantanamo detainee By Gabriel Winant Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/30/jawad_habeas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/30/jawad_habeas/index.html?source=rss U.S. may release Mohammed Jawad, who says he confessed under torture to attacking Americans Did U.S. forces watch Afghan massacre? By Mark Benjamin Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/22/mass_graves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/22/mass_graves/index.html?source=rss Afghan detainees allege that Americans witnessed a mass killing -- a charge the New York Times chose not to report "One big, tall Caucasian American" By Mark Benjamin Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/07/22/mass_graves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/07/22/mass_graves/index.html?source=rss A detainee who survived a massacre of Taliban prisoners is among those who claim there were American witnesses Red State Update: No smoking on the battlefield! Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/07/17/rsu_militarysmokingban/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/07/17/rsu_militarysmokingban/index.html?source=rss Jackie and Dunlap take on a recent Pentagon study that recommends a smoking ban for all U.S. soldiers The Army denies that combat stress causes homicide By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/07/16/fort_carson_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/07/16/fort_carson_report/index.html?source=rss An Army report seems to confirm a Salon investigation linking battle stress to murder. But the Army begs to differ Michael Jackson's death means little to me By Thomas M. Engelhardt Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/08/afghan_weddings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/08/afghan_weddings/index.html?source=rss Who's mourning the dead in Afghanistan? Our hearts should go out to the innocent victims of our wars Neo-Nazis are in the Army now By Matt Kennard Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/06/15/neo_nazis_army/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/06/15/neo_nazis_army/index.html?source=rss Why the U.S. military is ignoring its own regulations and permitting white supremacists to join its ranks. Bush is gone, but Halliburton rolls on By Pratap Chatterjee Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/03/chatterjee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/03/chatterjee/index.html?source=rss Dick Cheney's former company spun off KBR in 2007 -- yet paid a huge fine for the military contractor 3 months ago. "The world has ignored our warnings" By Dieter Bednarz and Erich Follath Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/20/elbaradei/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/20/elbaradei/index.html?source=rss Nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei talks about being wiretapped by the Bush administration, whose "arrogance and ignorance" turned the Middle East into "a giant mess." Our unending war of terror By Noam Chomsky Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/19/chomsky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/19/chomsky/index.html?source=rss Bush's embrace of torture was horrific, but it was hardly the first time Americans have acted like terrorists. Fighting "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" By Katie Rolnick Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/08/dan_choi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/08/dan_choi/index.html?source=rss 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.