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Summer of discontent Summer of discontent
From Social Security to the war, the polls continue to plunge on President Bush and the Republican-led Congress.
Putting Deep Throat in perspective Putting Deep Throat in perspective
Leading media lights Pat Buchanan and Rush Limbaugh explain that Nixon's enemies were responsible for losing the Vietnam War, and for genocide in Cambodia.
Unofficially worried about a quagmire Unofficially worried about a quagmire
Why U.S. troops may not be headed for home any time soon.
The Associated Press "insurgency" The Associated Press "insurgency"
Conservative bloggers tar an AP photojournalist with complicity in Sunday's street execution in Baghdad -- another cheap shot at the "left-wing" media.
Why the U.S. must withdraw from Iraq
Vietnam proved that offensive occupations are doomed. In his arrogance, Bush is repeating the same blunder.
They knew how to win. Does John Kerry? They knew how to win. Does John Kerry?
The Bush machine is running one of the dirtiest -- and most effective -- campaigns in modern history. The Democrats need to get back in the fight.
"I'm very ashamed" "I'm very ashamed"
The former Texas official who got George Bush into the National Guard apologizes for making sure that young men with important "family names" did not have to fight in Vietnam.
"That flag is our flag"
Veterans, led by war heroes Wesley Clark and Max Cleland, charge out of the trenches in Boston for John Kerry.
John Kerry, the man who uncovered Iran-Contra John Kerry, the man who uncovered Iran-Contra
The Democratic nominee has a long record of fearlessly exposing abuses of power -- including launching the investigation that unraveled the worst scandal since Watergate.
Aiming for John Kerry's Purple Heart Aiming for John Kerry's Purple Heart
How low will the Swift Boat Veterans sink to defame the presidential candidate's Vietnam record?
At the breaking point At the breaking point
The Bush administration's unrealistic war planning has increased the dangers facing the men and women on the ground in Iraq.
Can the U.S. avoid a worst-case scenario in Iraq? Can the U.S. avoid a worst-case scenario in Iraq?
Perhaps -- by increasing troop strength and raising taxes. An interview with "Dark Victory" author Jeffrey Record.
The GOP's not-so-impartial hit man The GOP's not-so-impartial hit man
Desperate to denigrate John Kerry's war record, Republicans have trotted out a "nonpartisan" Navy Vietnam vet -- who was a protege of Nixon dirty trickster Charles Colson and whose law firm is closely tied to the Bush White House.
Letters
A Vietnam vet warns Bush backers are "playing a dangerous, self-destructive game" by trashing John Kerry's Purple Heart. Plus: Readers respond to P.W. Singer's two-part story, "Outsourcing the War."
John Kerry:  The video game John Kerry: The video game
In "Battlefield Vietnam," a new version of one of the most popular games in the U.S., you too can try to win a Silver Star saving your buddies in the jungle.
Joe Conason Joe Conason
Even worse than Ann Coulter's smearing of decorated war veteran Max Cleland last week are the fawning right-wingers now trumpeting her lies.
Letters
Readers respond to "Kerry vs. the Chicken Hawks," by Robert Poe, and "Howard's End," by Joan Walsh.
The Salon Interview: Daniel Ellsberg The Salon Interview: Daniel Ellsberg
Like John Kerry, he returned from the Vietnam War to become one of its most famous opponents. Now the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers blasts the Bush camp's "obscene" attack on Kerry's patriotism.
Right Hook Right Hook
Limbaugh says Americans don't care about Bush's National Guard problem because they love him; Lowry says Kerry smeared Vietnam vets, Coulter shrieks that he stalks lonely heiresses. Plus: Dissenting thoughts on same-sex marriage.
The lies that bind
If a democratic Iraq was the goal all along, why didn't Wolfowitz and Bush tell the American people before they sacrificed their sons and daughters?
"The Fog of War" "The Fog of War"
Errol Morris tries to pin down Vietnam War chess-master Robert McNamara, and the results are fascinating -- also troubling, deeply confusing and way too artistically precious.
Letter from an Army vet
A disabled Vietnam-era vet visits a Minneapolis V.A. hospital and discovers that many fellow vets oppose the Bush administration's war in Iraq.
Letters
Readers respond to "'Welcome to Vietnam, Mr. President'," by Jessica Kowal, and "Why the Antiwar Left Must Confront Terrorism," by Mark Follman.
Right Hook Right Hook
The New York Post dismisses the rising U.S. body count; Oliver North says let the CIA play dirty. Plus: David Brooks says kill the evil scum; Canadian pundit Barbara Amiel gushes over Bush's "stern cowboy looks."
Oiling up the draft machine? Oiling up the draft machine?
The Pentagon is quietly moving to fill draft board vacancies nationwide. While officials say there's no cause to worry, some experts aren't so sure.
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