Pentagon - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/pentagon/?source=rss&aim=pentagon en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT Bush is gone, but Halliburton rolls on By Pratap Chatterjee Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 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. Is the end of "don't ask, don't tell"? in sight? By Gabriel Winant Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/01/dadt_military/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/01/dadt_military/index.html?source=rss Even the Pentagon appears to be losing interest in the controversial policy, and Harry Reid wants action Columbine questions we still haven't answered By David Sirota Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/18/columbine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/18/columbine/index.html?source=rss Isn't violence a predictable byproduct of our winner-take-all economy? SaladShooters and real bullets By Nick Turse Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/18/turse_recipe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/18/turse_recipe/index.html?source=rss Many makers of familiar products used to make weapons for the U.S. military. In tough times, the practice could be making a comeback. Awaiting Obama's top lieutenants By Walter Shapiro Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/14/obama_natsecleaders/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/14/obama_natsecleaders/index.html?source=rss Will it be Chuck Hagel, or even Hillary Clinton, for secretary of state? Will Bob Gates stay at the Pentagon? Obama's national security team remains mostly top secret. Pentagon will allow photos of war dead By Alex Koppelman Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/26/dover/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/26/dover/index.html?source=rss The Obama administration will reverse its predecessor's policy and permit the media to photograph soldiers' coffins as they arrive in the U.S. Not everything is peachy at Gates' Pentagon By Gabriel Winant Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/25/combat_disabilities/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/25/combat_disabilities/index.html?source=rss The DOD has redefined combat-related disabilities, and seriously wounded vets are losing benefits. Confessions of a former Guantánamo prosecutor By Stacy Sullivan Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/23/vandeveld/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/23/vandeveld/index.html?source=rss The inside story of a military lawyer who discovered stunning injustice at the heart of the Bush administration's military commissions. In the military we trust By William J. Astore Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/11/american_military/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/11/american_military/index.html?source=rss Progressives who want to disarm U.S. militarism must first understand the nation's faith in the military -- one of our least elitist, most diverse institutions. America's trinity of terrorism By Greg Grandin Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/14/unholy_trinity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/14/unholy_trinity/index.html?source=rss The network of U.S.-sponsored terrorism now on global display relies on death squads, disappearances and torture. Feeding off the Pentagon By Mark Benjamin Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/04/va_contract/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/04/va_contract/index.html?source=rss How did a former Bush official win an $800 million Department of Defense contract for his healthcare firm? That's what government watchdogs want to know. Guns, not roses, for Iraq By Mark Benjamin Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/18/weapons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/18/weapons/index.html?source=rss The U.S. is selling billions in weapons to Iraq. Is the Pentagon's plan making the country secure or arming it to the teeth for civil war? Don't believe the surge hype By Joe Conason Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/09/07/iraq_surge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/09/07/iraq_surge/index.html?source=rss The Petraeus road show will roll into Washington with dubious claims that troop increases have reduced violence. Bush's new friends: The Sunnis By Mark Benjamin Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/05/reconciliation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/05/reconciliation/index.html?source=rss As plans to stabilize Iraqi politics go nowhere fast, experts warn that the latest U.S. tactics could lead to greater civil war. U.S. military routinely hacks into Chinese networks By Andrew Leonard Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/04/chinese_military_hackers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/04/chinese_military_hackers/index.html?source=rss Why wasn't that the headline on a "scoop" detailing Chinese infiltration of Pentagon computers? Bush's non-exit exit strategy By Joe Conason Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/08/03/iraq_mullen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/08/03/iraq_mullen/index.html?source=rss Not only is the "surge" not working, it's destabilizing Iraq. Yet military leaders say troops should stay for the long term. Operation Iraq betrayal By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/07/26/cheney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/07/26/cheney/index.html?source=rss In the absence of anything remotely resembling victory in Iraq, Bush and Cheney play the blame game -- including in a new, authorized biography of the vice president. Hillary strikes back By Julia Dahl Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/23/clinton_pentagon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/23/clinton_pentagon/index.html?source=rss After being dressed down by the Pentagon, Clinton leads a call for hearings on redeployment. Shot across the bow By Digby Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/19/clinton_pentagon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/19/clinton_pentagon/index.html?source=rss Telling Mrs. Clinton to mind her business. One U.S. soldier who must be counted By L. Okey Onyejekwe Jr. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/22/iraq_casualty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/22/iraq_casualty/index.html?source=rss Veterans of the Iraq war, including heroic Army Cpl. Frank Sandoval, are dying here in America too. A whole new kind of missile defense test failure By Alex Koppelman Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/25/missile_defense/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/25/missile_defense/index.html?source=rss This time, they couldn't even get the target "missile" to launch correctly. George Tenet cashes in on Iraq By Tim Shorrock Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/07/tenet_money/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/07/tenet_money/index.html?source=rss The former CIA chief is earning big money from corporations profiting off the war -- a fact not mentioned in his combative new book or heard on his publicity blitz. The Pentagon's chronic neglect of Iraq vets By Mark Benjamin Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/25/walter_reed_groups/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/25/walter_reed_groups/index.html?source=rss Military officials knew long ago about the failure to take care of America's war wounded at the beleaguered Walter Reed hospital. Injured troops shipped back into battle By Mark Benjamin Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/09/injured_soldiers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/09/injured_soldiers/index.html?source=rss 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 By Mark Benjamin Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/23/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/23/walter_reed/index.html?source=rss Despite military officials' "surprise" at recent coverage, Salon exposed inadequate care and an overwhelmed system unfriendly to vets beginning two years ago.