For all the ambiguity of his new policy, he is admitting that U.S. power has limits and priorities
By Gene Lyons Dec 9, 2009
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Tom Friedman explains the real problem: stupid Muslims think the U.S. is about war and aggression.
By Glenn Greenwald
November 29, 2009
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Violent protests and riots are breaking out everywhere as economies collapse and governments fail. War is bound to follow.
By Michael Klare
February 26, 2009
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The immense number of Palestinian civilian casualties suggests that the country violated international law. But do the laws of war really govern asymmetrical conflicts like this one?
By Thomas Darnstädt and Christoph Schult
January 27, 2009
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Rampant corruption by U.S. contractors has left the country in shambles.
By Ann Jones
January 15, 2009
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Endless war in Afghanistan is an absolute necessity. Health care for Americans is a luxury that can wait.
By Glenn Greenwald
October 24, 2009
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Corrupt government and the U.S.'s mismanaged "surge" strategy have led to the Taliban's powerful resurgence in Afghanistan.
By Anand Gopal
October 10, 2008
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The cinema icon talks about reshaping American mythology with his WWII epic, "Miracle at St. Anna," and what Hollywood would look like if he were in charge.
By James Hannaham
September 25, 2008
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When Russia and Georgia rolled out the tanks, Europe's effort to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions may have gotten blitzed
By Andrew Leonard
August 21, 2008
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How the U.S. wildly overestimated the use of military power in Bush's global war on terror.
By Andrew Bacevich
August 15, 2008
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As Russian planes and tanks clash with Georgian forces, Washington has even more to worry about in a crucial oil region.
By Der Spiegel staff
August 9, 2008
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The U.S. signed up legions of sketchy Iraqi fighters to help stop sectarian violence. Now, most may lose their security jobs -- but remain armed and angry.
By Anna Badkhen
August 6, 2008
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Welcome to Baghdad's post-decadent stronghold: Menacing Peruvian mercenaries, Chinese prostitutes, concealed beer and doughnuts -- and Iraqis eyeing a foreboding future.
By Arnon Grunberg
August 4, 2008
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A Salon investigation reveals that a shortage of skilled sergeants has led to dubious promotions for inexperienced soldiers -- even jeopardizing some operations in Iraq.
By Bill Sasser
July 30, 2008
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What's patriotism got to do with fat men with ponytails on Harleys?
By Garrison Keillor
May 28, 2008
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This year's presidential contest is shaping up as the 1964 campaign that never happened
By David Talbot
May 21, 2008
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On patrol with U.S. soldiers in Risala, sewage seeps through the dirt and pools underfoot.
By Anna Badkhen
May 17, 2008
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As the country turns 60, a novelist reconsiders Zionism amid revealing encounters with the Israeli military.
By Arnon Grunberg
May 15, 2008
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U.S. soldiers drink water, lots of it, in scorching hot Baghdad. Plus, patrolling the streets with a less than disciplined Iraqi army squad.
By Anna Badkhen
May 9, 2008
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Military travel is grueling, especially for a soldier with a hole in his face from a sniper bullet who's trying to get back home to Missouri.
By Anna Badkhen
May 7, 2008
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While clouds of destruction hang over Iraq, a set of new books sheds light on how America bungled the war, and on the hope that lingers in small Iraqi towns.
By Salon staff
March 21, 2008
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Please, I beg of you -- don't press that button! You have no idea of the heartbreak you will wreak
By Andrew Leonard
March 20, 2008
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The Iraq war and its toll on women, here and over there.
By Lynn Harris
March 19, 2008
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A haunting new alternative history imagines an invading German army living alongside the natives in rural Wales.
By Laura Miller
March 18, 2008
Obama gets real in Afghanistan
The crazy, irrational beliefs of Muslims
We're on the brink of disaster
Did Israel commit war crimes in Gaza?
Why the U.S. has already lost in Afghanistan
Why we're losing in Afghanistan
The miracle of Spike Lee
The new Cold War: Bad for a hot planet
Illusions of victory under Bush
War erupts in the Caucasus
"We were basically hiring terrorists"
Fear and loafing in the Green Zone
Strained by war, U.S. Army promotes unqualified soldiers
Playing soldier
Obama/Kennedy vs. McCain/Goldwater
Another day in paradise
On armies, war and an aging Israel
Guns and water coolers in Iraq
Helicopter travel in Iraq
Writing through the rubble
Five years and counting
Guerrillas rise up in Nazi-occupied Britain
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