Digging a Deeper Hole
A surge is really a counterinsurgency? That argument isn't going to fly, McCain.
War
DRC Congo: Killing of Civilians Continues Despite Cease Fire Agreement
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 07.24.2008 | Media
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In the Congo, there have been more than 200 killings of civilians documented, as well as rape of hundreds of women and girls since January by all armed groups, including Congolese army soldiers.
Open Letter to Barack Obama -- Changing The Mindset Which Leads Us to War
Dan Kovalik | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
It stands to reason that an increase in the size of the military is not a means of changing our mindset -- it is a recipe for more war.
My Conversation with Senator Jim Webb
Charlie Rose | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics
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I spoke with Webb about how he sees the challenges facing America and the future of the Democratic party.
Bush's Afghan Troop Plan Didn't Work, Neither Will Obama's
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics
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Obama's Afghan appearance won't stop the criticism from foes that he doesn't know enough about fighting and winning a war, and that his credential as a tough guy on the war against terrorism is suspect.
Friday Talking Points [39] -- Republican Elitism Edition
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics
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For only the fourth (or fifth, depending on how you count) time in his presidency, George W. Bush had a veto overridden by both houses of Congress thi...
Photog Back Home After Getting Kicked Out of Iraq -- For Showing the Real War
Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics
A freelance war photographer was kicked out of his embed after he published on his blog a photo of a dead U.S. Marine, among other strong images. The military says this violated embed rules.
Stigmatizing War
Robert Koehler | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
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The moral center of humanity slowly asserts itself. Only the most powerful are too afraid to join. You may have missed the news: At the end of May, 1...
War Is Over (If Maliki Wants It)
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
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Without a microscopic examination of the seething cauldron of Iraqi partisan politics, it's safe to say that Maliki knows which way the wind is blowing. The Iraqi people want to know -- "when is the U.S. leaving?"
Obama Frames Iraq Right, Bush And McCain Slow To React
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics
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McCain's going to have to come up with some new spin to explain why Obama and Maliki are now singing from the same songbook on timetables for withdrawal.
Is Our Long National Obsession With Cars Finally Ebbing?
Sean-Paul Kelley | Posted 07.13.2008 | Green
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One thing I have never understood about Americans is their love of cars, and I am from Texas. To me, a car is like a prison sentence.
KBR Charged With 'Homicide'-- By Mother of Electrocuted Soldier
Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics
I've written often here about my friend Cheryl Harris, whose son Ryan Maseth was electrocuted and died in Iraq. She finally testified before Democrats in Congress yesterday.
Iran Tests Missiles, Oil Prices Surge Again
AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 07.09.2008 | Business
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NEW YORK — Oil prices finished about where they began Wednesday after jumping more than $2 earlier on reports of lower U.S. oil stockpiles and a...
Hey Pentagon, How Are Nuclear Weapons Working Out for You?
Russ Wellen | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics
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While for many of us, nuclear weapons conjure up images of burning flesh, moral appeals are lost on the Pentagon. Its only concern is winning wars.
New War Powers Legislation Called For By Panel
AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — The next time the president goes to war, Congress should be consulted and vote on whether it agrees, according to a bipartisan stud...
Reading Solana in Tehran
Trita Parsi | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics
Tehran is either putting on a nicer face to win time or it has recognized the dangers of an Israeli attack and is showing greater flexibility as a direct result of the Jewish state's muscle flexing.
A July 4 Tragedy: Wounded Marine, Who Helped Other Iraq Vets, a Likely Suicide
Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics
On June 23, Sean Webster's body was found in an isolated part of his base. The Naval Criminal Investigate Service is probing the death as a "probable" suicide.
Was Gay Soldier Murdered in Afghanistan?
Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics
The military has finally, after nine months, announced the results of its probe into the death by gunshot of a gay soldier in Afghanistan.
Precedent George Bush
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics
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Bush's term in office will be remembered for the precedents it set, particularly in relation to the presidential power, and the separation of powers between the three branches of U.S. government.
Climate Change Could Cause Wars, US Spies Warn
Wired | Noah Shachtman | Posted 06.23.2008 | Green
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Environmental groups have been warning for years that global climate change could make already-tense parts of the world even worse, and even spark who...
Iran Attack Not a Problem, Say War Wonks
Russ Wellen | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics
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For better or worse, we're constitutionally incapable of summoning up sufficient cynicism to imagine the moral depravity required to start another war.
'Soldier Suicide' Epidemic Continues in Iraq -- This One Was Still a Teen
Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics
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Another young U.S. soldier, this one age 19, has apparently killed himself in Iraq, and at least two other reports of "noncombat" deaths in the past week may fall in the same category.
It's Isolation Stupid! Why Pre-Election Plans to Attack Iran Will Only Backfire
Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics
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Conditions that Iran cease its uranium enrichment, as well as America's overt talk of bombing, only paint the Islamic Republic into a corner from which it can hardly get out, given its structure.
Exposed: Military Lied About Murder of U.S. Soldier in Iraq
Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics
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A horrible truth has emerged: It turns out that Spc. Kamisha Block was actually murdered, and the killer, another soldier, Staff Sgt. Brandon Norris, then turned the gun on himself.
NATO and the New Cold War
Conn Hallinan | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics
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Military alliances are always sold as things that produce security. In practice they tend to do the opposite -- NATO is an alliance in trouble.
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