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McChrystal Interviewed By Al Jazeera

The Atlantic | By Marc Ambinder | Posted 12.11.2009 | Media

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The day after his first round of testimony to Congress, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, was on a press ...

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Rumsfeld Rebuffed By Admiral Mullen, Teased By Gibbs After Disputing Obama Speech (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Adam J. Rose | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rummy, Politico, Troops, Michael Mullen, Bush, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Obama, Barack Obama, Don Rumsfeld, Politics News

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's response to a line in President Obama's speech on Aghanistan is drawing a sharp response from both the Whit...

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Senate Report: Bin Laden Was 'Within Our Grasp' In 2001

AP | CALVIN WOODWARD | Posted 11.29.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan War, Bush, Rumsfeld, US Military, Afghanistan, Troop Levels, Pakistan, 9/11, Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Afghan War, John Kerry, Military, George W. Bush, 2001, Donald Rumsfeld, Tora Bora, World News

WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made th...

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Justice American Style

Kristen Breitweiser | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ksm, Constitution, Bush Administration, Donald Rumsfeld, 9/11, Alberto Gonzales, Al Jazeera, Twin Towers, 9/11 Victims, Islamist Extremism, 9/11 Widow, Politics News
Kristen Breitweiser

Now more than ever, Americans need to trust our own judicial system to fully and openly prosecute the mass murderers of 9/11 while the rest of the world bears witness.

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GOP Is Withering About His Dithering

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Obama and Afghanistan, Obama and Republicans, John Boehner, George W. Bush, Dithering, War of Choice, Donald Rumsfeld, Iraq, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Dick Cheney, Cheney and Dithering, Obama and Gop, Fox News, War of Necessity, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

If you look before you leap / And worry that you're in too deep / If flag-draped coffins cost you sleep / You're "dithering."

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Afghan War: 8th Anniversary Photo Retrospective

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

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Wednesday marks the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. The notable date comes as the United States fiercely debates the future of...

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How To Create Your Own Pandemic: Infectious Creativity Used By Big Pharma

Dana Ullman | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Marcia Angell, Infectious Diseases, H1N1 Virus, Tom Jefferson, Donald Rumsfeld, H1N1 Influenza, H1N1 Vaccine, Cochrane Collaboration, Tamiflu, H1n1, George Schultz, Health, Wellness, Comedbig Pharma, Comedy, Living News
Dana Ullman

Big Pharma is wonderfully creative in marketing this pandemic. But fret not, with a little instruction, you too can learn to create your own pandemic...

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Brutal Destruction Of Iraq's Archaeological Sites Continues (SLIDESHOW)

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: Thomas E. Ricks, Pentagon, Major James Cogbill, Camp Alpha, Donald Rumsfeld, National Museum in Baghdad, Diane Tucker, State Department, War Crimes, Maryam Mussa, Iraq War, Clemens Reichel, Middle East, Great Mosque of Samarra, Department of Defense, Rumsfeld Doctrine, Ebay, Looted-Iraq-Artifacts, Iraq, Malwiya Tower, Babylon, Plundered Antiquities, Antiquity Thefts, Mesopotamia, Cradle of Civilization Looted, Ancient Sites Damaged, Hague Convention, National Gallery of Art, Obama Foreign Policy, Iraqi Refugees, Sumeria, Foreign Policy, Iraq Museum Database Project, Slideshow, Archaeology, War Wire, Iraq Archaeology, Diane Tucker Iraq, Archaeologist, United Nations, World News
Diane Tucker

A brutal plundering of this rich cultural heritage has been taking place in broad daylight ever since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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Glenn Beck Awarded Honorary Doctorate From University Of I Don't Remember

Lee Stranahan | Posted 11.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Unicorn, Education, Sarah Palin, Donald Rumsfeld, Michael Savage, Glenn Beck, 9/12 Tea Party March, 9/12 March on Washington, Comedy News
Lee Stranahan

Not much was known about the University. What is clear is that the University is responsible for much of the research data that the modern Republican party user.

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9/11 + 8: Where We've Been, Where We're Going

William Bradley | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Abdullah Abdullah, Britain, Turkey, France, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mossad, Iran, Hamid Karzai, Osama Bin Laden, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Cairo, Barack Obama, Germany, Egypt, Al Qaeda, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Northern Alliance, Tehran, Iraq, Israel, Donald Rumsfeld, 9/11, Torture, Video, World News
William Bradley

Eight years since 9/11. It feels like 18 years, if not 80. So much has changed since then, yet so much is still the same.

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ReThinking The Battle of Algiers: A Movie the Pentagon, the Black Panthers and the IRA Can Agree On

Jonathan Kim | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Battle of Algiers, Gillo Pontecorvo, Afghanistan, Donald Rumsfeld, The Black Panthers, Insurgency, Counterterrorism, Iraq, Counterinsurgency, Asymmetrical Warfare, Ira, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

Why were the Black Panthers and the IRA such fans of The Battle of Algiers? Some credit the Algerian uprising with providing the blueprint for how modern insurgencies can win wars against militarily superior foes.

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Weeping for the Kennedys

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: President John F. Kennedy, Ayatollah, Boss Hague, Ronald Reagan, Chappaquiddick, Dick Cheny, Donald Rumsfeld, Teddy Kennedy, Iran, Democrats, Tammany Hall, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Honey Fitz, Senator Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Al Smith, Lyndon Johnson, Nikita Krushchev, Berlin Wall, Jfk, Sam Leibowitz, Bobby Kennedy, Republicans, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

The Kennedys knew how to strive for noble causes, step by step. They would make deals, but only to benefit the best causes.

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Ridge: Take That Untrustworthy Jacket Off My Trustworthy Book!

Talking Points Memo | Ben Frumin | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2004 Election, Donald Rumsfeld, John Ashcroft, Tom Ridge, Chris Matthews Hardball, Homeland Security, Politics News

Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge's backpedaling book tour continues! As we've reported, Ridge's new book, The Test of Our Times: America ...

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Torture Trading Cards Feature Bush, Cheney, Et Al

Mother Jones | Michael Mechanic | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Center for Constitutional Rights, Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Guantanamo Bay, Trading Cards, Torture, Dick Cheney, Politics News

It was only a matter of time. Remember those Operation Enduring Freedom trading cards that Topps put out in 2001? And who could forget those Iraq's Mo...

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Johnny, Tommy, Rummy, and Ash

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Donald Rumsfeld, John Ashcroft, John McCain, Keith Olbermann, Tom Ridge, Rachel Maddow, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News
Maggie Van Ostrand

It seems every politician with a book and a real or imagined hot topic is hawking his or her too-little-too-late book on cable and network news shows.

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Excerpts from Dick Cheney's Upcoming Book

Beth Armogida | Posted 09.24.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Vice President, Book Excerpt, Condoleezza Rice, Halliburton, Dick Cheney's Memoirs, Donald Rumsfeld, Memoir, Alberto Gonzales, President Bush, Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney, Comedy News
Beth Armogida

I was hatched on a cold, Nebraska day, January 30, 1941. It was the first of two fateful events for our country that year. The second took place in December.

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Ridge Says Bushies Exploited Terror Threats for Political Purposes. No S**t, Sherlock

Andy Ostroy | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Ashcroft, Tom Ridge, Terror Threat, 9-11 Attacks, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, Andy Card, Alberto Gonzales, Frances Townsend, President George W. Bush, Osama Bin Laden, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

The Ridge revelation is a huge story, but not a surprising one. Anyone with half a brain knew that the Bushies waged their own terror campaign for political advantage leading up to the 2004 election.

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Bagram Isn't The New Guantanamo, It's The Old Guantanamo

Andy Worthington | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Geneva Conventions, Aclu, Military Tribunals, Department of Defense, World, War on Terror, Terrorism, President Obama, Guantanamo Detainees, Donald Rumsfeld, Guantanamo, Freedom of Information Act, International Justice Network, Boumediene v. Bush, Barack Obama, Judge John D. Bates, World News, Rendition, Habeas Corpus, Politics News, Bagram Detainees Us Courts, Bagram, Bagram Detainees, Cia, Guantanamo Bay, Bagram Habeas Corpus, The Guantanamo Files, Judge Gladys Kessler, Obama Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Politics News
Andy Worthington

From what I have been able to gather about the workings of Bagram, I have no reason to conclude that the prison is now being run according to the Geneva Conventions.

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Biking Out of Iraq

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Donald Rumsfeld, George Bush Iraq, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, Iraq, Iraq-Withrawal-Plan, Politics News
Tom Engelhardt

Why are we in Iraq? Because we're there. Because the Iraqis need us. Because something terrible would happen if we left precipitously. So we still occupy Iraq and no one even asks why.

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Top 10 Status Updates on the New Social Networking Site for Former Bush Staffers

Mark Morford | Posted 09.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Bush Staff, Political Satire, Conservatives, Facebook, Condoleezza Rice, Social Networking, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Karl Rove, Donald Rumsfeld, Comedy News
Mark Morford

Donald Rumsfeld is U R all dead to me. Reject my friend requests, oh yeah? I'll kill you all in your sleep. Kidding. OK, so not kidding.

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Emily Dickinson and the Buddha vs. the WWF

Dean Sluyter | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Advertisements for Myself, Zen, Poetry, Franny and Zooey, Meditation, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Anatta, Nirvana, Donald Rumsfeld, World Wrestling Federation, Self-Inquiry, New York Review of Books, Gospel of Thomas, Norman Mailer, Buddha, Thich Nhat Hanh, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Advaita, J.D. Salinger, Wwf, Mohandas Gandhi, Jesus Christ, Eastern Wisdom, Emily Dickinson, Buddhism, Transcendentalists, Amherst, Dzogchen, Living News
Dean Sluyter

When the dream of self dissolves, we awake and see that the true church is wherever we are.

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Pitchforks, Torches and Tivos (A Conniption Over Harsh Words About A Captive U.S. Soldier)

David Quigg | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Msnbc, Bowe Bergdahl, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Donald Rumsfeld, Guantanamo, Prisoner of War, Taliban, Ralph Peters, Daily Kos, Afghanistan War, Cnn, Jonathan Turley, Army, Military, Anti-War Movement, Activism, Fox News, Torture, Politics News
David Quigg

However bizarre, however stupefyingly premature the Fox pundit's words are, they are something other than what they have become in the re-telling.

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Three Updates and an Addendum

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Walter Cronkite, Al-Shabab, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, United Nations, Donald Rumsfeld, Somalia, Ieds, News, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, T. Michael Moseley, Al Qaeda, Media News
Reese Schonfeld

Every time Dan Rather was on camera, there was an elephant in the room --there is no question that it was Dan Rather who pushed Walter Cronkite out at least a year before he wanted to go.

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Donald Rumsfeld: Dickipedia

Dickipedia/HuffPost Comedy | Posted 10.19.2009 | Comedy

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Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is a businessman-politician, politican-businessman, the 13th Secretary of Defense, the 21st Secretary of Def...

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