Bush Hangs on to False Images in Farewell
When my country is threatened and someone tells me we can stop the threat by torturing people, maybe we ought to think a little bit before acting on our conscience's call to "protect the homeland!"
When my country is threatened and someone tells me we can stop the threat by torturing people, maybe we ought to think a little bit before acting on our conscience's call to "protect the homeland!"
Peter Henne | Posted 02.10.2009 | World
As we enter the last month of the Bush presidency, progressives around the country are increasing in giddiness. Given the president's legion mistakes ...
Bennet Kelley | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics
The one word Americans use most to describe President Bush is "incompetent." While no compliment, the word fails to convey the condemnation warranted by the last eight years.
Tom Engelhardt | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics
In a nutshell, the Pentagon's argument couldn't be simpler or more red-bloodedly American: We have too much stuff there to leave Iraq any time soon.
Media Matters | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics
Washington, DC - Media Matters for America today applauds the inclusion of language in the 2009 Defense Authorization Bill responding to criticism of ...
The Daily Telegraph | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
US-led coalition and paramilitary forces in Iraq were responsible for some 24,000 violent civilian deaths in 2007, according to an independent group m...
Associated Press | Lolita Baldor | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
As violence continues to decline in much of Iraq, efforts to shift responsibility to the Iraqi security forces are still lagging, dogged by corruption...
Washington Post | Ann Scott Tyson and Robin Wright | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
The United States is providing Turkey with real-time intelligence that has helped the Turkish military target a series of attacks this month against K...
Jonathan Diamond | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics