Foreign Policy

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Questions to Ask in the Dead of Night

We forget the killings in Afghanistan easily, since they don't seem to impinge on our lives. Perhaps that's one of the benefits of fighting a war on the periphery of empire.

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| Thu Apr. 23, 2009 9:37 AM PDT
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Fuzzy the Conciliation Caterpillar

Let the past be the past...now matter how naughty, illegal, or disgusting!

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| Wed Apr. 22, 2009 5:07 PM PDT
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If He's Not a Torturer, Why Is He Wearing a Mask?

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| Wed Apr. 22, 2009 10:01 AM PDT

Talking Harman, Gonzales, AIPAC, Wiretaps, and Cheney on "Hardball"

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| Tue Apr. 21, 2009 5:39 PM PDT

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Obama Confirms Door Is Open for Prosecution of Authors of Torture Memos

The President hasn't expressed objection to subjecting senior officials to investigation.

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| Tue Apr. 21, 2009 5:07 PM PDT
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The Piracy Problem

Unlike al-Qaeda, the Somali pirates don't want to bring down the United States and the entire Western world. The just want money.

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| Tue Apr. 21, 2009 1:22 PM PDT
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Harman's Wiretap Gambit

The embattled Dem demands the release of her NSA-taped conversations. It's a sly move.

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| Tue Apr. 21, 2009 10:09 AM PDT

Why Won't Gonzales Deny He Killed Harman-AIPAC Probe?

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| Tue Apr. 21, 2009 8:45 AM PDT

GOP Pundit Invents 1000s of Political Prisoners for Chavez

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| Mon Apr. 20, 2009 12:16 PM PDT

The Banality of Evil

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| Fri Apr. 17, 2009 12:25 PM PDT
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Déjà Vu All Over Again in Afghanistan

Seven lessons Obama could learn from Vietnam author Mary McCarthy

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| Fri Apr. 17, 2009 10:18 AM PDT
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Of Waterboarding and Insects

Newly released memos show how Bush officials justified torture.

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| Thu Apr. 16, 2009 2:06 PM PDT

The Case of the Denied NSA Wiretap: The System Worked?

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| Thu Apr. 16, 2009 8:15 AM PDT

Debating the Bush Six Case on "Hardball"

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| Tue Apr. 14, 2009 6:20 PM PDT

At the White House, Joking about a Torture Investigation?

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| Tue Apr. 14, 2009 12:58 PM PDT
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Obama in Latin America

Many are watching to see if Obama is ready to reverse course with Latin America—as Roosevelt did more than three-quarters of a century ago.

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| Tue Apr. 14, 2009 12:18 PM PDT

Somali Pirates=Environmental Avengers?

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| Tue Apr. 14, 2009 8:25 AM PDT
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Will Israel Attack Iran?

A message to Obama from an observer in Israel: Don't flash the yellow light—not even once.

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| Mon Apr. 13, 2009 9:52 AM PDT
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GWOT, R.I.P.

The death of Bush's Global War on Terror is one more reminder that under Obama, the glass—though usually half empty—is also half full.

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| Thu Apr. 9, 2009 10:01 AM PDT

How to Engage With Iran

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| Wed Apr. 8, 2009 7:49 AM PDT