We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for October 11, 2012

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Autocratic forces are ascendant.

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Autocratic forces are ascendant in America. But truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against the unrestrained exercise of power. At a time when billionaire owners of corporate media are making accommodations to political leaders, our nonprofit newsroom cannot be bought or broken. Please stand with us.

A CH-47F Chinook helicopter takes off as soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, Task Force Storm, currently attached to the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, begin to hook up equipment used to set up a Jump Forward Arming and Refueling Point as part of an exercise in Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2012. Photo by Sgt. Daniel Schroeder.