Afghanistan

Pollster: Bin Laden Death No Game-Changer for Obama in 2012

High unemployment and gas prices will still bog down Obama's approval ratings, a veteran pollster argues.

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| Tue May. 3, 2011 8:38 AM PDT

Bin Laden Op: Obama Bets the House

How the president gambled his presidency on a gutsy mission.

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| Tue May. 3, 2011 3:01 AM PDT

The Hunt for Bin Laden, in Numbers

21 stats about the financial and human costs of the most expensive manhunt in history.

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| Tue May. 3, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Bin Laden's Victory and Defeat in Front Pages

How 8 daily newspapers responded on 9/12—and the day after Osama was killed.

Slideshow by Michael Mechanic

 | Mon May. 2, 2011 12:15 PM PDT

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Osama bin Laden Killed: The White House Background Report

Here's what senior administration officials told reporters about the president's speech

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| Mon May. 2, 2011 5:05 AM PDT

"OK, He's Dead. Can We Go Home?"

Bin Laden's supporters (and the president's detractors) share their frustrations online, while active-duty soldiers rejoice.

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| Mon May. 2, 2011 2:00 AM PDT

Right-Wing Pundit: Petraeus Is a Slave to Shariah

Well...that's a novel criticism.

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| Thu Apr. 28, 2011 2:12 PM PDT

Embattled WI GOPer Sends Constituents to Adult Chat Line

More controversy from the Badger State.

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| Wed Apr. 20, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

(Part of the) DOD Clears McChrystal (Kinda)

"Bite me," "fucking gay," and a middle finger: Stuff happens, say the military's top inspectors.

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| Mon Apr. 18, 2011 10:36 AM PDT

Drone Wars in Afghanistan

Friendly fire, civilian casualties, and a holographic goggle boondoggle: MJ's military reporter discusses UAVs in Southwest Asia on The Alyona Show.

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| Tue Apr. 12, 2011 10:48 AM PDT

What To Read This Morning

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| Mon Apr. 11, 2011 7:35 AM PDT

The GOP's Phony Troop-Pay Ploy

Republicans blame Dems for members of the military and their families going unpaid during the shutdown. Oh, really?

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| Fri Apr. 8, 2011 12:14 AM PDT

KBR Named "Top Employer" for Women?! (Video)

The war contractor, famed for its mistreatment of female employees, gets kudos from a trade magazine. Face, meet palm.

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| Thu Apr. 7, 2011 4:18 PM PDT

How Drone Warfare Creates Terrorists

No matter how much anyone talks about "surgical" strikes and precision bombing, air power and civilian deaths are inextricably bound together.

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| Thu Mar. 17, 2011 12:53 PM PDT

What Our Secretaries of Defense Keep Getting Wrong

It doesn’t seem like the hardest lesson in human history to grasp, but it has been: don’t go in.

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| Tue Mar. 8, 2011 1:01 AM PST

Are GOPers Playing Politics With Military Gear?

The Army needs lifesaving gear, not Humvees. But the Humvee manufacturer lobbies an influential congressman.

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| Wed Mar. 2, 2011 4:31 PM PST

Five Ways to Be Tone Deaf in Washington

As the Middle East burns the Washington echo chamber is still incapable of reevaluating our disastrous Af/Pak war.

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| Thu Feb. 24, 2011 5:17 PM PST

Vodka Butt-Shot Contractor STILL Guarding the Kabul Embassy

ArmorGroup caused an international scandal and lost its State Department contract. Why's the company still protecting one of America's most dangerous diplomatic outposts?

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| Thu Feb. 17, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Army Gibberish: A Primer (Video)

Why haven't we found Bin Laden yet? Maybe because we haven't adequately operationalized the net-centric battlespace paradigm for optimal fires integration...

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| Sun Feb. 13, 2011 8:35 PM PST

Well-Spent Dollars in Afghanistan

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| Tue Feb. 8, 2011 9:00 AM PST