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Pressure On Darfur by Jill Savitt, | May 5, 2006
The U.N. must appoint an envoy to ensure that the peace process in Sudan continues. read more »George And Mahmoud Play Chicken by Edward S. Walker Jr., | May 5, 2006
Two crazy messianic leaders face off. Does anyone think this is really about some centrifuges? read more »Slouching Towards Tehran by Elizabeth Spiro Clark, | May 4, 2006
Attacking Iran is not a "messy" or a "poor" option. It is not an option. read more »Time To Cut And Run by Lt. Gen. William E. Odom, foreignpolicy.com | May 2, 2006
Getting out now may be our only chance to set things right in Iraq. read more »Gimme That Old-Time Geopolitics by Jim Lobe, | May 2, 2006
Across the globe, the Bush administration has pretty much dropped its democratic pretences in favor of stability. read more »A Galbraith Revival by James K. Galbraith, | May 1, 2006
Illegal war. Unsustainable deficits. What would John Kenneth Galbraith do? read more »Iran Intelligence War by Robert Parry , | May 1, 2006
Neocons are upset with intel czar John Negroponte for refusing—so far—to help the White House hype Iran's nuclear threat. read more »Bin Laden v. The Brotherhood by Rami G. Khouri, | April 28, 2006
Viewing Islamists as a monolith risks closing the gap between those who preach violence and those who preach politics. read more »Dictating Justice by Nii Akuetteh, | April 27, 2006
Does the trial of Charles Taylor signal a new era of accountability in Africa? read more »Iraq: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems by Erik Leaver, | April 26, 2006
Before approving more money for Iraq, Congress should demand answers from President Bush about what we're doing there. read more »
The Latest
Gates Proposal Would Cut Thousands of Defense Jobs, mcclatchydc.com | August 10, 2010
Defense Secretary Gates Targets Jobs , USA Today | August 10, 2010
More Spending Is Needed on Weapons Systems, Panel Says, The New York Times | July 30, 2010
Even as political pressure grows to reduce the federal budget deficit, a blue-ribbon board led by former top national security officials called on Thursday for more spending on weapons systems. read more »
Panel Seen Approving F-35 Engine, Risking Veto, The New York Times | July 27, 2010
Despite increasing calls from lawmakers for deficit reduction, one military program opposed by the White House and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates — an alternate engine for the joint strike fighter — so far refuses to die. read more »
Education Funds Out of Senate War Bill, Politico | July 23, 2010
The Senate sent back to the House Thursday night a stripped-down $59 billion war funding bill, after striking all of the added education assistance which Democrats had wanted to avert threatened teacher layoffs in the fall. read more »
Defense Contractor: It’s ‘Important’ That Taxpayers Keep Wasting Money On Weapons System Nobody Wants , wonkroom.thinkprogress.org | July 8, 2010
Last month, the House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2011 defense authorization, including funding for a second engine for the F-35 fighter jet that the Department of Defense has repeatedly said it doesn’t want. read more »
U.S. Ramps Up Withdrawal From Iraq, USA Today | August 31, 2009
The U.S. military is packing up to leave Iraq in what has been deemed the largest movement of manpower and equipment in modern military history — shipping out more than 1.5 million pieces of equipment from tanks to antennas along with a force the size of a small city. The massive operation already underway a year ahead of the Aug. 31, 2010 deadline to remove all U.S. read more »
Senate Rejects Additional F-22 Fqunding, CNN | July 22, 2009
The Senate voted block expansion of one of the country's most controversial and expensive defense programs, the F-22 fighter jet program. The vote gave the White House and Pentagon a key victory over congressional supporters of the F-22, many of whom represent states and districts where jobs are tied to the production of the jet. read more »
Deaths of U.S. Troops Exceed 5,000 In Wars, USA Today | July 21, 2009
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan reached two solemn milestones Monday: July has become the deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and the combined death toll surpassed 5,000. Four Americans were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, U.S. military spokesman Lt. Robert Carr said. That brings the number of U.S. servicemembers killed so far this month to at least 30. read more »
U.S. Report On Terrorism Detainees Delayed 6 Months, Reuters | July 21, 2009
A key report ordered by U.S. President Barack Obama as part of his effort to close the internationally condemned Guantanamo prison will be delayed six months, but officials insisted they were still on track to shut it down by January. read more »
