http://dir.salon.com/topics/vietnam_war/?source=rss&aim=vietnam_war en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT 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 By William Astore Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/13/mailer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/13/mailer/index.html?source=rss On Afghanistan, Obama needs the input of freethinking outsiders, not generals. What if LBJ had listened to Mailer? By Alex Koppelman Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/06/mcnamara/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/06/mcnamara/index.html?source=rss McNamara, who served as defense secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, died Monday 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. By Michael Lind Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/05/best_and_the_brightest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/05/best_and_the_brightest/index.html?source=rss Some are arguing that if we prosecute Bush officials for torture, or reregulate the financial industry, talented people won't enter government or become bankers. No, they're not kidding. By Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/18/docu_oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/02/18/docu_oscars/index.html?source=rss An Oscar rarity -- at least three of the nominated documentaries are outstanding and deserve to win! Can the Academy find a way to snub them all? By Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/11/21/betrayal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/11/21/betrayal/index.html?source=rss Shot over 23 years, Ellen Kuras' haunting Oscar contender "The Betrayal" follows a Laotian immigrant family's agonizing American odyssey. By Tom Brune Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/29/admiral_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/29/admiral_mccain/index.html?source=rss When President Johnson asked that question about John McCain's father, Adm. Jack McCain, the answer he got was not flattering. But McCain got a promotion from LBJ anyway. By Tom Brune Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/10/29/admiral_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/10/29/admiral_mccain/index.html?source=rss A series of documents show the influential Illinois senator pushing LBJ hard for a promotion for John McCain's father, Adm. John "Jack" McCain Jr. By Joe Conason Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/04/mcain_vietnam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/04/mcain_vietnam/index.html?source=rss In spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the former POW insists we could have won. No wonder he talks of occupying Iraq for a century. By Joe Conason Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/23/lieberman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/23/lieberman/index.html?source=rss The senator's indictment of the Democratic Party is just as dishonest as his failure to discuss his own evolution as an ally of McCain's. By Gary Kamiya Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/09/sixties/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/09/sixties/index.html?source=rss A new book argues that the '60s counterculture achieved nothing of lasting importance. So why does the era continue to fascinate us? By Edward McClelland Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/08/hillary_1968/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/08/hillary_1968/index.html?source=rss The former Goldwater Girl became a member of the Democratic Party's new vanguard. But that's not how many liberals see her today. By Stephen M. Walt Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/16/realism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/16/realism/index.html?source=rss If the New York Times wants true diversity on its Op-Ed pages, it should hire foreign policy realists, not ideologues. By Laura Miller Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/09/17/denis_johnson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/09/17/denis_johnson/index.html?source=rss Best known for his tales of losers, thieves and addicts, Denis Johnson takes on the Vietnam War in his daring new novel, "Tree of Smoke." By Joe Conason Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/05/18/edwards_protest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/05/18/edwards_protest/index.html?source=rss While one can oppose the war and still support the troops, the presidential candidate's call for antiwar protests on Memorial Day is a bad idea. By Sidney Blumenthal Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/23/state_of_parties/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/23/state_of_parties/index.html?source=rss Unlike past presidents dealing with the consequences of war, Bush has walled himself off from the public and the Congress it elected. By Walter Shapiro Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/18/iraq_vietnam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/18/iraq_vietnam/index.html?source=rss As a young House candidate in 1972, I learned just how little Congress can do to pull the plug on a war started by a president. By Walter Shapiro Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/28/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/28/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss Although ultimately an ineffective leader, Gerald Ford was the right person for the presidency in the wake of the Watergate crisis. By Mark Benjamin Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/21/ptsd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/21/ptsd/index.html?source=rss Disillusionment with war is an overlooked psychological liability on the battlefield, experts say -- and could lead to higher rates of PTSD among U.S. soldiers in Iraq. By Joe Conason Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/12/08/iraq_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/12/08/iraq_mccain/index.html?source=rss The Iraq Study Group shot down Bush's failed war strategy. Yet John McCain stubbornly supports it -- calling for more troops and promising unattainable victory. By Joe Conason Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/10/06/i_f_stone_book/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/10/06/i_f_stone_book/index.html?source=rss Radical journalist I.F. Stone spent his career challenging government deception and press complicity. This new biography shows why his legacy matters. By Bill Frogameni Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/05/24/weiss/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/05/24/weiss/index.html?source=rss The Pulitzer-winning reporters who exposed the U.S. Tiger Force's atrocities in Vietnam discuss why the case was whitewashed -- and its scary parallels to Iraq. By Richard Parker Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/01/galbraith_appreciation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/01/galbraith_appreciation/index.html?source=rss His biographer recalls how the late economist warned JFK about Vietnam -- and faulted conservative policies for worsening inequality in America. By Sidney Blumenthal Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/04/19/rumsfeld_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/04/19/rumsfeld_bush/index.html?source=rss Clinging to Rumsfeld as generals lead an unprecedented revolt, Bush reveals his weakness and his disdain for the lessons of history.