Foreign Policy

Here's Why Arming the Syrian Rebels Is a Bad Idea

US intervention in civil wars in the Middle East hasn't gone well.

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| Thu Jun. 13, 2013 9:07 PM PDT

"Too Much Essential Information on Intelligence Surveillance Policy Has Been Withheld"

Steven Aftergood on how to restore the credibility the intelligence oversight system in the wake of the NSA leaks.

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| Mon Jun. 10, 2013 6:57 AM PDT

Justice Department Fights Release of Secret Court Opinion Finding Unconstitutional Surveillance

Government lawyers are trying to keep buried a classified court finding that a domestic spying program went too far.

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| Fri Jun. 7, 2013 10:38 AM PDT
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Samantha Power's Climate Silence

Obama's pick to be the next UN ambassador hasn't said much on climate change.

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| Fri Jun. 7, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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NSA Spying: An Obama Scandal?

If this disclosure of an extensive domestic surveillance program leads to a real controversy, the White House says Congress should share the blame.

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| Thu Jun. 6, 2013 6:10 AM PDT
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"Arrested Development" Was the Best TV Satire of the Bush Era

The beloved TV comedy is finally back—and its three seasons on Fox had some of the very best satirical jabs at George W. Bush and the Iraq War.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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The Obama Administration Finally Admits Killing 4 Americans

Thus surprising absolutely nobody.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 4:00 PM PDT
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Conviction of Genocidal Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Overturned by Guatemala's Highest Court

Here's a quick look back at some of the things Rios Montt did to Guatemala—with a helping hand from the US government.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 10:43 AM PDT
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Dick Cheney, Benghazi, and White House Lies

The former veep knows all about misleading the public.

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| Wed May. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

John Kerry Updates His Climate Change Creds at the Arctic Council

Kerry travels to Sweden to join a meeting of a once-obscure council as they prepare to sign an historic agreement on oil spill repsonse in the far north.

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| Tue May. 14, 2013 1:32 PM PDT
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What Would Happen if Israel Nuked Iran

A strike on Tehran could kill an estimated 5.6 million and injure 1.6 million.

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 10:58 AM PDT
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Boehner and the Benghazi Emails: Been There, Done That?

The House speaker demands the release of administration emails his investigators have already examined.

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 7:03 AM PDT
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Benghazi Isn't Watergate. But the White House Didn't Tell the Full Story.

Is it possible anymore to have a problem that's not a scandal?

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 1:45 PM PDT

The 7 Craziest Chinese Petitions Submitted to the White House

Chinese citizens, frustrated by censorship in their own country, are using the White House's petition site to complain.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 11:35 AM PDT

A (Very) Brief Benghazi Timeline Recap

Can't keep the conspiracy theories straight? Here's what actually happened in Benghazi.

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| Thu May. 9, 2013 9:08 AM PDT

Issa Tweets Story Saying Benghazi Testimony Will Yield No "Major Revelations"

While chairing a hearing on the deadly attack, Rep. Darrell Issa sent out a tweet undercutting the claim that the session would produce explosive new information.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 1:39 PM PDT
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HBO's "Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden": Way Cooler Than "Zero Dark Thirty"

The HBO documentary is an exciting, informative ride that highlights the CIA "sisterhood" that was obsessed with hunting Osama bin Laden in the '90s.

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| Wed May. 1, 2013 5:31 PM PDT
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How to Be a Good Neocon When It Comes to Syria

With Obama moving cautiously, some hawks are angling for a US invasion.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 11:12 AM PDT

Obama Is Right About Gitmo: It's Bad for Us All

Every day we fail to close the infamous prison is a day we admit defeat.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 9:34 AM PDT
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A Brief History of CIA "Ghost Money"

Afghan President Hamid Karzai isn't the first foreign leader the CIA has funneled cash to directly.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 7:24 AM PDT