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The Hidden History of Waterboarding

Americans used the technique for decades. Only recently did we stop calling it torture.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 12:07 PM PST
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How the Military Repelled the GOP's Biofuel Attack

Inside the green/camo alliance that won the Pentagon's green-energy campaign.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST
Illustration: Tim O'Brien

My Heart-Stopping Ride Aboard the Navy's Great Green Fleet

With Washington frozen solid on climate, the Navy is breaking the ice.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST
Illustration: Frank Stockton

14 Weird Ways the US Military Is Going Green

Solar blankets, hybrid Humvees, and other green projects pushed by armed services—and the mad scientists of DARPA.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST

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Osama Bin Laden Was Killed at Least 6 Different Ways

Two years later there are multiple divergent accounts of the mission—even from Navy SEALs who helped take bin Laden down.

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| Fri Feb. 22, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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Former Obama Officials Call for Oversight Over Targeted Killing

Obama's former defense secretary says there should be "some check" on the president.

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| Thu Feb. 21, 2013 6:04 AM PST
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In the Context of "1,000 Years" of Warfare, Drones Are "More Humane"

Saying that US drones are "a lot more civilized" and more "humane" way of doing war-related business is technically true. But that's not really the point.

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| Mon Feb. 11, 2013 12:59 PM PST

US Quietly Ramps Up Security Along the Canadian Border

Drones, surveillance towers, and other markers of a security state are on the rise in the north.

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| Thu Feb. 7, 2013 3:13 PM PST

Corn on Hardball: Drones Under Scrutiny

With a leaked Justice Department memo giving legal justification for killing US citizens, drone strikes are getting increased scrutiny.

Wed Feb. 6, 2013 5:28 PM PST

Obama Targeted Killing Document: If We Do It, It's Not Illegal

A white paper explains when the US government can kill a US citizen.

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| Tue Feb. 5, 2013 9:55 AM PST

Corn on MSNBC: Does McCain Have a Grudge Against Chuck Hagel?
Thu Jan. 31, 2013 5:30 PM PST

Don't Expect Anyone to Ask Chuck Hagel About an Orphanage Massacre During Vietnam

The confirmation hearings won't seriously address the dark legacy of the war.

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| Thu Jan. 31, 2013 12:01 PM PST

On Hagel Day, We Recall His Half-Courageous Stand on the Iraq War

And half a courageous stand is better than none.

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| Thu Jan. 31, 2013 7:47 AM PST

Here Is a List of Extremists Who Agree With Chuck Hagel on Ending Nukes

You know, like Colin Powell and Henry Kissinger.

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| Tue Jan. 29, 2013 3:16 PM PST

America Lost in Afghanistan. What Happens Next?

Three lousy options for Afghanistan's future.

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| Mon Jan. 28, 2013 2:13 PM PST

The Silly Conservative Freak-Out Over Women in Combat

Right-wing pundits don't seem to know that women are already fighting and dying for their country.

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| Thu Jan. 24, 2013 9:57 AM PST

Defense Secretary Lifts Ban on Women in Combat

The move will open up more than 200,000 jobs for women in the military.

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| Wed Jan. 23, 2013 1:55 PM PST

Vets, PTSD, and Kids: A Google+ Hangout with Mac McClelland and Military Moms [VIDEO]

Mother Jones reporter Mac McClelland talks with the women she profiles in her piece about PTSD spreading to the families of returning vets.

Fri Jan. 18, 2013 2:35 PM PST

The 9/11 Trials Could Drag on for Years

A recent defense department decision raises the possibility that the 9/11 trials could be tied up in legal proceedings for years to come.

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| Fri Jan. 18, 2013 1:37 PM PST
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How Did the Gates of Hell Open in Vietnam?

There's still a lot Americans don't know about the Vietnam war.

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| Thu Jan. 17, 2013 1:08 PM PST