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The Obama administration's quiet reponse to a 2010 bombing in Georgia contrasts with the macho foreign policy vision Mitt demonstrated with his response to riots in the Arab world ...
Sep 13, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Romney’s Fatal Libya Blunder Romney’s Fatal Libya Blunder
Can you imagine this man in the White House?
Sep 13, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Priebus Posturing: RNC Chair Crosses the Last Line of Political Propriety Priebus Posturing: RNC Chair Crosses the Last Line of Political Propriety
Republicans should call their chairman out for intentionally creating a false impression after the death of the US ambassador to Libya.
Sep 12, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Romney’s Libya Comments Kowtow to Anti-Muslim Bigots Romney’s Libya Comments Kowtow to Anti-Muslim Bigots
Romney’s shocking remarks ought to disqualify him from the Oval Office.
Sep 12, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Protecting Torturers, Prosecuting Whistleblowers Protecting Torturers, Prosecuting Whistleblowers
While CIA agents that tortured and killed prisoners go unpunished, whistleblower John Kiriakou faces up to forty-five years in prison.
Sep 11, 2012 / Peter Van Buren
Dumb and Dumber Dumb and Dumber
Obama’s “Smart Power’ foreign policy not smart at all.
Sep 6, 2012 / John Feffer
Will Lebanon Be Sucked Into the Syrian Vortex? Will Lebanon Be Sucked Into the Syrian Vortex?
There have been some clashes, but so far, the Lebanese—especially Hezbollah—have shown remarkable restraint.
Sep 5, 2012 / Editorial / Graham Usher
Afghanistan’s Base Bonanza Afghanistan’s Base Bonanza
Total tops Iraq at that war’s height.
Sep 4, 2012 / Nick Turse
Pariahs’ Progress: On Isolationism Pariahs’ Progress: On Isolationism
For Christopher McKnight Nichols, isolationists were cultural cosmopolitans who distrusted the impact of empire.
Aug 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jackson Lears
The Best Laid Plans The Best Laid Plans
How quickly will the United States leave Afghanistan?
Aug 27, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt