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McCain's Vietnam obsession
The former POW's Senate career has been marked by his outspoken determination never to repeat Vietnam mistakes. So why does he support the Iraq war?
By Mark Benjamin Apr 1, 2008
Will American war crimes be revealed?
Like Vietnam vets did decades ago, a group of soldiers are poised to speak out about atrocities they say the U.S. committed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
By Mark Benjamin Mar 13, 2008
How is John McCain like John Kerry?
Hint: Members of the POW community -- ex-prisoners, their families and the families of those still unaccounted for -- have issues with him.
By Mark Benjamin Jan 29, 2008
Salon Book Awards 2007
From an imaginary history of Alaskan Jews to a compelling glimpse of the CIA, we pick the 10 most pleasurable reading experiences of the year.
By Laura Miller Dec 12, 2007
Different general, different war, same words: Westmoreland on Vietnam, Petraeus on Iraq
The full transcript of Gen. William Westmoreland's Nov. 19, 1967, appearance on "Meet the Press" to discuss progress in Vietnam.
Sep 13, 2007
Bush on the lesson of Vietnam: Stay longer
The president's "new defense" of the war in Iraq.
Tim Grieve Aug 22, 2007
Giuliani's dangerous bluster
Reading Giuliani's pompous foreign policy rhetoric and imagining he might somehow become president induces a deep sense of gloom.
By Joe Conason Aug 17, 2007
It's easy for soldiers to score heroin in Afghanistan
Simultaneously stressed and bored, U.S. soldiers are turning to the widely available drug for a quick escape.
By Shaun McCanna Aug 7, 2007
Ask the Pilot
I take the "flight of a lifetime" on an F-4 Phantom fighter jet and am scared witless. But I'd do it again just to experience six G's.
By Patrick Smith Jun 29, 2007
Offshoring -- where it stops, nobody knows
Production moving overseas, good jobs disappearing, national angst upwelling... South Korea sings the grownup globalization blues
May 16, 2007
Northern exposure
American soldiers are fleeing the Iraq war for Canada -- and U.S. officials may be on their trail. North of the border is no longer the safe haven it was during the Vietnam era.
By Gregory Levey May 3, 2007
The private war of Chuck and Tom Hagel
After saving each other's lives in combat, Chuck Hagel, the future Republican senator of Nebraska, and his brother Tom fought about Vietnam and Iraq -- until they finally saw eye to eye.
By Myra MacPherson Apr 30, 2007
A time for the Senate to lead
Why I back the Warner-Levin compromise as a first step to changing direction in Iraq.
By Sen. Jim Webb Feb 7, 2007
Kerry: Pass on '08
The senator wants to work on avoiding "catastrophe."
By David Puner Jan 25, 2007
George W. Bush on the lessons of Vietnam
We'll win in Iraq unless we quit.
Tim Grieve Nov 17, 2006
WTO follies
The House surprises Bush on Vietnam. Meanwhile, in Russia, the allofmp3.com deathwatch begins
Andrew Leonard Nov 14, 2006
Living on hope
An influx of inspired Democrats and a smart, well-spoken woman for speaker could be just what the doctor ordered.
By Garrison Keillor Nov 8, 2006
The antiwar GIs
A new protest movement inside the military -- including active-duty soldiers back from Iraq -- is calling on Congress to end the war immediately.
By Mark Benjamin Nov 2, 2006
Pregnant on death row
A Vietnamese inmate gets pregnant while in solitary confinement. Will she still die by firing squad, or will her pregnancy save her life?
Adrienne So Oct 13, 2006
Good morning, Baghdad!
Dave Rabbit was a renegade pirate DJ in Vietnam who railed against LBJ to the sound of Jimi Hendrix. Now the garrulous Texan granddad is packing up his old persona, minus the psychedelics, and heading to Iraq.
By Christian Parenti Sep 23, 2006
Destination: Vietnam
Untangle this jungly nation with the best histories of its war-torn past, a terrifying novel about a North Vietnamese soldier, and an affecting memoir of contemporary Hanoi.
By Tom Bissell Jun 15, 2006
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.
By Joe Conason Apr 21, 2006
"I've been in combat too long"
Former Sen. Max Cleland blasts the "total folly" of Iraq -- and says he still hasn't gotten over the GOP smears that ended his political career.
By Bill Katovsky Apr 3, 2006
Only the GOP can save us
It's time for honorable Republicans to save us all from George W. Bush, a man who does not represent the best that is our country.
By Garrison Keillor Mar 15, 2006
The ominous truth about Iraq
"Ghost soldiers," a new breed of better-trained terrorists, and an insurgent support network nearly a half million strong: These are the faces of America's increasingly dire Iraq problem.
Mark Follman Jun 22, 2005
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