Foreign Policy

WATCH: Mission Accomplished-ish [Fiore Cartoon]

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| Thu Dec. 15, 2011 11:59 AM PST

Did the Pentagon Help Suppress the Arab Spring?

As the Arab Spring blossomed, the Pentagon was busy forging ever deeper ties with some of the most repressive regimes in the region.

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| Tue Dec. 13, 2011 11:39 AM PST
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Jon Huntsman Glosses Over Genocide In Bangladesh

When discussing Pakistan during his Lincoln-Douglas style debate with Newt Gingrich, the 2012 GOP back-runner left out an important part of the country's history.

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| Mon Dec. 12, 2011 4:50 PM PST
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GOP Candidates: Bibi First, America Second

How did two self-professed American exceptionalists end up dumping us for Israel's prime minister?

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| Mon Dec. 12, 2011 1:30 PM PST

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Euromess: The View From Germany

Move along, nothing to see here.

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| Mon Dec. 12, 2011 4:30 AM PST

Gingrich Flip-Flops on Clemency Toward "American Traitor"

Having once called convicted spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard a "traitor," Gingrich has a change of heart

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| Fri Dec. 9, 2011 9:47 AM PST

CIA Black Site in Romania: Hidden in Plain Sight

From the outside, the former top-secret prison in Bucharest looks like a rundown DMV.

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| Fri Dec. 9, 2011 7:08 AM PST

Our Remote Wars Are Hitting Home

America's wars may be fought in distant countries, but they've weakened our military, drained our treasury, and eroded our freedoms.

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| Thu Dec. 8, 2011 1:01 PM PST

Washington's New Focus: China

From now on, the primary focus of American military strategy will not be counterterrorism, but the containment of China.

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| Tue Dec. 6, 2011 2:20 PM PST
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Republicans Go After...Obama's Ambassador to Belgium?

Ambassador Harold Gutman becomes the latest right-wing example of President Obama "throwing Israel under the bus."

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| Mon Dec. 5, 2011 9:15 AM PST

Counting the Dead on Both Sides of Our War

Soldiers and civilians are still dying in a war opposed by 63 percent of Americans.

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| Thu Dec. 1, 2011 12:34 PM PST
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Bachmann Is Right About That Iran Embassy, Sorta

She said if elected, "We wouldn't have an American embassy in Iran." Um, about that...

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| Thu Dec. 1, 2011 9:14 AM PST
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Gitmo Law Could Someday Apply to American Citizens

A shift toward using the military to hold terror suspects means Americans could be subject to legal rules crafted for Gitmo detainees.

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| Wed Nov. 30, 2011 3:30 PM PST
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Florida Rep. Loses It Over Reporter's Chuckle

The following transcript is even better than most Abbott and Costello routines.

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| Wed Nov. 30, 2011 10:13 AM PST
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Romney: Indict Ahmadinejad for "Violating the Genocide Convention"

In Romney's mind, rhetoric=genocide.

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| Wed Nov. 23, 2011 1:35 PM PST
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Cain Thinks the Taliban Are Taking Over in Libya

Another day, another foreign policy gaffe for the GOP presidential candidate.

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| Fri Nov. 18, 2011 3:35 PM PST
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Henry Kissinger Vents About "Self-Serving" Jewish "Bastards"

The latest Kissinger revelation is really just more of the same.

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| Fri Nov. 18, 2011 11:55 AM PST

Rick Santorum Attacks Obama On Israel And Iran, Possibly Misquotes The Wire

Indeed, Mr. Santorum!

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| Tue Nov. 15, 2011 4:50 PM PST

Yet More on the GOP Clown Show

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| Mon Nov. 14, 2011 5:29 PM PST
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Memo to Mitt: There's No Insurgency in Iran

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| Mon Nov. 14, 2011 3:30 PM PST