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Anthony Gregory: Only One Way to End the Indecencies of War

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:11 +0000

The attempt to ascribe this indecency to a handful of soldiers or poor leadership is a distraction from the full indecency of war itself, much like the Abu Ghraib photos were used to deflect attention from questions of U.S. detention policy.

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Bob Kerrey: Iran Invasion Would Be a Disaster

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:11 +0000

There’s growing talk in Washington these days about invading Iran. It’s not front and center — yet. But there are folks in Washington building an under-the-radar case for an invasion right now, so I’m not waiting to speak out.

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Andrew Lubin: Sitting Judgment on Our Troops: Photo Controversies and the Media

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:11 +0000

But in today’s highly politicized world the newspapers can’t win: If they publish, they’re called anti-American defeatists, yet if they don’t publish they’re complicit in a cover-up and tools of the Pentagon.

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Afghanistan Whistleblower Says ‘Greater Than 75 Percent’ Chance Of Civil War

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:10 +0000

WASHINGTON — Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, the Army officer who accused Pentagon leaders earlier this year of lying to the public about the progress of the …

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Taliban Fighters Attack Police Post In Afghanistan, Killing 4

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:10 +0000

Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — A mortar fired during heavy fighting between NATO forces and the Taliban hit a house in eastern Afghanistan …

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Man In Afghan Uniform Kills NATO Service Member

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:10 +0000

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan soldier fatally shot an American service member and a local interpreter in southern Afghanistan, officials said T…

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William Bradley: Hillary for President? On the Other Side of the Gauntlet

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:09 +0000

It might just be President Hillary Clinton, after all. But what would that mean? Could she move the country forward after a tumultuous period of transition under Barack Obama?

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NATO Accused Of Misleading Reports On Afghanistan

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:09 +0000

KABUL, Afghanistan — A new report Wednesday by a Kabul-based think tank accuses international forces of misleading the public by calling military ope…

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4 Troops Killed In Afghanistan

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KABUL, Afghanistan — NATO says that two service members have been killed in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, while two others have died…

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Rubio Calls For Bipartisanship In Foreign Policy Speech

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:14:09 +0000

WASHINGTON — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) gave a major foreign policy address Wednesday at the Brookings Institution, the prominent liberal think tank, …

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