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Pale Ridernew

Not only have the counterinsurgency techniques from Vietnam been reborn in the Middle East, they are being globalized.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Peter Byrne  |  03-31-2006  |  Commentary

Security Risknew

The track record of this administration in the fight against terrorism, and its frustratingly slow pace to act wisely in the face of obvious need, has hurt national security.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Editorial  |  03-24-2006  |  Commentary

How Many Have Died?new

Whichever death total you choose to accept, and whatever you think of the Iraq war, there's no getting around that the human cost of this war has been colossal.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  03-23-2006  |  Commentary

War Gamesnew

In the end, Bush's enemies will probably be forced to cooperatively arm themselves with nuclear bombs so as to cooperatively deter us from deterring them.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Peter Byrne  |  03-16-2006  |  Commentary

Music Piracy = The New Terrorism?new

Is the war on terror in Iraq or in your iPod?
Sacramento News & Review  |  Nicholas Miller  |  03-16-2006  |  Music

The Torture Judgenew

A federal court rules that our government can break international laws to keep us safe.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  03-14-2006  |  Civil Liberties

A Tale of Two Soldiersnew

Two Kansas City grunts who took bullets on the same day struggle with surviving the war.
The Pitch  |  Ben Paynter  |  03-07-2006  |  War

This Revolution Will Be Televisednew

The U.S. government has proposed spending millions to broadcast pro-democracy propaganda into Iran, but independent Iranian TV stations in California have been doing that for years.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Joe Piasecki  |  03-03-2006  |  Media

Was It Worth It?new

Joseph Maglione was 22 years old on April 1, 2003, when he was killed by non-combat weapon discharge in Kuwait.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Alexandra Zendrian  |  02-28-2006  |  War

Juan's Worldnew

Middle East scholar Juan Cole discusses the tightrope we're walking.
Metro Times  |  Curt Guyette and W. Kim Heron  |  02-27-2006  |  International

A War on Irannew

The Bush administration's hostility to negotiation and the possibility of its attack on Iran -- and the likely result -- must be widely publicized before it's too late.
Seattle Weekly  |  Geov Parrish  |  02-22-2006  |  Commentary

The War on Privacynew

Rumsfeld warns that the enemy can succeed in changing our way of life, but it already has.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  02-15-2006  |  Civil Liberties

'Peace Support' in a War Zone?new

Which is more disconcerting: Not knowing what Canadian troops are doing in Afghanistan, or that so few in the press have even bothered raising the question?
NOW Magazine  |  Mike Smith  |  02-07-2006  |  War

Anatomy of a Murdernew

When Bush speaks of human rights, it's not only our enemies around the world that scoff.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  02-07-2006  |  War

All Mixed Up on Irannew

Bush's Middle East policy has resulted in the ascendancy of a religious faction that the U.S. has long decreed to be our enemies -- they are at the heart of the radical fundamentalist Islam Bush attacked in his speech.
The Village Voice  |  James Ridgeway  |  02-02-2006  |  Politics

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