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Jeremy Scahill: Who Approves the Drones? [VIDEO] Jeremy Scahill: Who Approves the Drones? [VIDEO]
In the 1990s, targeted killing was highly controversial. Today, the practice is barely questioned. What happened in between?
Apr 16, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
Throwing Money at the Pentagon Throwing Money at the Pentagon
A lesson in Republican math and military spending.
Mar 20, 2012 / William D. Hartung
Kai Bird: Drone Technology Could Proliferate Quickly Kai Bird: Drone Technology Could Proliferate Quickly
Drone technology could proliferate quickly, and we who set the precedent may well become a target.
Feb 17, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
No Exit in the Persian Gulf? No Exit in the Persian Gulf?
Why closing the Strait of Hormuz could ignite a war and a global depression.
Jan 31, 2012 / Michael T. Klare
Accusing Wikileaks of Murder Accusing Wikileaks of Murder
Bradley Manning, Washington and the blood of civilians.
Jan 19, 2012 / Chase Madar
Obama’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment? Obama’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment?
A military-first policy on a destabilizing planet.
Jan 12, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Pentagon Drawdown Pentagon Drawdown
Those clamoring for big cuts shouldn’t expect much, if anything, to change this year.
Jan 11, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors
Noam Chomsky: How Can the World Confront Peak Oil? Noam Chomsky: How Can the World Confront Peak Oil?
What is the connection between US Pentagon expenditures and the market price of oil?
Jan 9, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Hawks Hysterical Over Pentagon Cuts Hawks Hysterical Over Pentagon Cuts
Obama's modest effort to slow Pentagon spending roils the military-industrial complex.
Jan 9, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama and the Indefinite Detention of US Citizens Obama and the Indefinite Detention of US Citizens
With the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act, the president has brought Guantánamo-style justice to the United States.
Jan 4, 2012 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn