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In the wake of the Mexican bribery scandal, liberals who had been wooed by the giant retailer are having second thoughts.

How Pakistan makes Washington pay for the Afghan war.

After supporters protested his “sham” trial, Abdulelah Haider Shaye would have been pardoned. Then Obama intervened.

For justice to be served, Attorney José Pertierra says that Posada Carriles ought to be extradited.

Unchecked by campaign finance regulation, unchallenged by a journalism sufficient to expose abuses, a nearly unbeatable force opposed progressives in 2010.

Bob Woodward's new book is essential reading for anyone seeking a map out of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Bob Woodward's Obama's Wars is essential reading for anyone seeking a map out of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The Obama Administration has authorized the killing of American-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. If the administration can kill US citizens without due process, where does the slippery slope end?

The secret war that lies behind the CIA's recent intelligence disaster in Afghanistan.

The mercenary firm has a long and dark history with the CIA. Were they Bush and Cheney's private hit men?