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If public schools or Medicare providers were held to the same standards as military contractors, they'd never have to beg for cash.

Soldiers involved in the "Collateral Murder" video have come forward to tell their story.

WikiLeaks' release of 92,000 classified military documents reveals that the war in Afghanistan is in even worse shape than we suspected.

The United States, Israel and the failure of the Western way of war.

The House approved $33 billion for a 30,000-troop escalation in Afghanistan this week and in doing so took money away from other places it was desperately needed.

House approves "emergency" Afghan war funding, but 114 members vote "no" in one of the strongest shows of antiwar sentiment since the Vietnam era.

While Congress is throwing another $33 billion into the Afghanistan sinkhole, WikiLeaks takes on the oversight duties the lawmakers ought to perform.

The futility and frustration illustrated in the WikiLeaks documents should provide a wide opening for a much-needed discussion on the human and financial costs of war in Afghanistan that far outstrip any conceivable security benefits.

The nuclear abolition documentary Countdown to Zero is not just a howl of alarm or a historical primer. It's a shocking but completely reliable account of the issue of nuclear weapons as it exists today.

The House will vote on whether to continue funding the occupation of Afghanistan—and on whether to get US troops out of Pakistan.

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If public schools or Medicare providers were held to the same standards as military contractors, they'd never have to beg for cash.

The House approved $33 billion for a 30,000-troop escalation in Afghanistan this week and in doing so took money away from other places it was desperately needed.

House approves "emergency" Afghan war funding, but 114 members vote "no" in one of the strongest shows of antiwar sentiment since the Vietnam era.

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The futility and frustration illustrated in the WikiLeaks documents should provide a wide opening for a much-needed discussion on the human and financial costs of war in Afghanistan that far outstrip any conceivable security benefits.

The House will vote on whether to continue funding the occupation of Afghanistan—and on whether to get US troops out of Pakistan.

The ISI's support of the Taliban has been widely known and reported for years, but the WikiLeaks documents dramatically reinforce that fact.

On Sunday, WikiLeaks released more than 90,000 documents raising new questions about the war in Afghanistan. Here's extensive analysis of the fallout.

Why resuming ties with Indonesia's special forces, Kopassus, ain't such a hot idea.

Is the United States supporting President Karzai's efforts to strike a deal with the Taliban, with Pakistan's help, or not?

Talk about a Race to the Top. While deficit hawks obsess over spending for some, private security companies, private spies, and private armies have gotten there.