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  • Injured troops shipped back into battle

    Salon has uncovered further evidence that the military sent soldiers with acute post-traumatic stress disorder, severe back injuries and other serious war wounds back to Iraq.
  • The long-term wounds of Walter Reed

    Despite military officials' "surprise" at recent coverage, Salon exposed inadequate care and an overwhelmed system unfriendly to vets beginning two years ago.
  • The Pentagon's not-so-little secret

    As the president and Republicans continue to hype the surge -- and stifle debate about it -- Bush's own war planners are preparing for failure in Iraq.
  • The spy who came in from the boardroom

    Why John Michael McConnell, a top executive at a private defense contractor, should not be allowed to run our nation's intelligence agencies.
  • Pentagon still juking the stats

    Former CNN head Eason Jordan says that the Pentagon is still underreporting the number of attacks in Iraq.
  • Dear Mr. President: Al-Qaida isn't the problem in Iraq

    A new Pentagon report says that the army of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is the biggest threat in Iraq.
  • Pentagon reports Iraq violence at highest level

    The weekly average of attacks in Iraq over the past four months is worse than at any point since the transfer of sovereignty, Congress was told today.
  • New Flight 77 video released

    FBI response to FOIA lawsuit.
  • A vote for more cooked intelligence?

    Little-known documents link Rumsfeld replacement Robert Gates with the kind of trumped-up reports that unleashed the Iraq war.
  • Bush's presidential quagmire

    Donald Rumsfeld's discharge continues a shake-up begun months ago -- and marks a major power shift in the White House. But is it too late for Bush to salvage his presidency?
  • U.S. generals call for Democratic takeover

    Disgusted with the leadership of the Iraq war, two retired generals say the GOP must go. Plus: More than 100 current military personnel join a campaign to get the U.S. out of Iraq -- now.
  • What else we're reading

    Marriages arranged posthumously, Gaultier spoofs skinny chic and more!
  • The road to 9/11 and beyond

    In a riveting new book that ranges from ancient Mecca to the corridors of the FBI, Lawrence Wright brings to life the fanatics behind 9/11 -- and the turf wars that caused U.S. intelligence to miss it.
  • Pentagon: No centralized support for military sexual assault victims

    Reports are increasing, but resources for complainants are not improving.
  • U.S. accused of kidnappings in Iraq

    Congress demands that the Pentagon release documents that could show U.S. forces kidnapped family members of terror suspects.
  • Killing the CIA

    In Goss, Bush found the perfect hatchet man to take vengeance on a despised agency. Now Goss is gone, scandal looms -- and the CIA is ruined.
  • Addicted to war

    "House of War" author James Carroll says the Pentagon is out of control, the Cold War was unnecessary -- and it's good that we're failing in Iraq.
  • The Galbraith I knew

    His biographer recalls how the late economist warned JFK about Vietnam -- and faulted conservative policies for worsening inequality in America.
  • More top brass blast Rumsfeld

    Two retired generals and an admiral denounce his leadership -- and say he's protected by a handpicked ring of high-ranking yes men.
  • Attacking Iran: Are they nuts?

    If the U.S. attacked Iran, the consequences would be catastrophic -- including a possible American retreat under fire in Iraq.
  • "I'm the decider"

    Clinging to Rumsfeld as generals lead an unprecedented revolt, Bush reveals his weakness and his disdain for the lessons of history.
  • Bush's bluster

    What good are U.S. threats against Iran when the whole world has lost its trust in our government?
  • Investigations and other resources

    A look at investigations into Abu Ghraib; plus, other reports, legal documents and further reading about prisoner abuse and torture.
  • Shark and awe

    The Pentagon plans to put neural implants in sharks to have them serve as underwater spies -- another example of a defense budget gone mad.
  • Out of jail, into the Army

    Facing an enlistment crisis, the Army is granting "waivers" to an increasingly high percentage of recruits with criminal records -- and trying to hide it.
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