Gays, Lesbians Can Openly Slaughter Afghans: Quote of the Day Gays, Lesbians Can Openly Slaughter Afghans: Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: “As one special operations warfighter said during the Pentagon’s review—this was one of my favorites… “We have a gay guy in the unit. He’s big, he’s mean, he kills lots of bad guys.” —President Obama, speaking at the signing ceremony for the law repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Obama cited gay military heroism from the past, though he didn’t mention if there were any gays or lesbian American soldiers at My Lai or the fire-bombing of Dresden. However, if the United States decides to bomb the living daylights out of Iran, it’s entirely possible that gay and lesbian American air force pilots can openly take part in it. Like this Blog Post? Read it on get the Nation's free iPhone App, NationNow.
Dec 22, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Senate Ratifies New START Treaty Senate Ratifies New START Treaty
By a vote of 71-26 this afternoon, the Senate passed the nuclear arms control agreement between the US and Russia, securing another major victory for Democrats in the lame duc...
Dec 22, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Stephen Cohen: What the START Treaty Means for Russian-American Relations Stephen Cohen: What the START Treaty Means for Russian-American Relations
After yesterday's Senate movement in support of the New START nuclear arms treaty between the US and Russia, the Senate is expected to vote on final ratification of the tr...
Speaking Ill of ‘The Best and the Brightest’ Speaking Ill of ‘The Best and the Brightest’
One of “the best and the brightest” died last week, and in Richard Holbrooke we had a perfect example of the dark mischief to which David Halberstam referred when he au...
Dec 22, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Nelson Mandela: Conversations With a Myth Nelson Mandela: Conversations With a Myth
In his new memoir the South African leader struggles to overcome his image as a saint.
Dec 22, 2010 / Feature / Ariel Dorfman
Ask, Tell, Don’t Kill Ask, Tell, Don’t Kill
Seventeen years after Bill Clinton's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" compromise, the institutionalized closet in the military should soon be gone. With the Senate vote to repeal, ...
Dec 21, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Senate Majority Supports the New START Treaty Senate Majority Supports the New START Treaty
With a bipartisan 67 to 28 vote in favor of the US-Russia nuclear arms agreement, the New START treaty now moves on to a final vote tomorrow.
Dec 21, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Quote of the Day: CENTCOM’s “Master Plan” Quote of the Day: CENTCOM’s “Master Plan”
Quote of the Day The US air force base at Bagram, Afghanistan, is “the centerpiece for the CENTCOM Master Plan for future access to and operations in Central Asia.” --Admiral Mike Mullen, testifying last year on Afghanistan, quoted today in the Washington Post by Walter Pincus, who writes of the multi-billion dollar cost of the war, including an estimated $6 billion a year for decades to sustain Afghanistan’s army and police. Once they exist. (Did you know CENTCOM had a “Master Plan?”) Like this Blog Post? Read it on get the Nation's free iPhone App, NationNow.
Dec 21, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Jonathan Schell: What Will Happen if the Senate Fails to Pass the New START Treaty? Jonathan Schell: What Will Happen if the Senate Fails to Pass the New START Treaty?
What will the consequences be if the Senate doesn't pass the START treaty today?
Dec 21, 2010 / Video / Democracy Now!
Invading Pakistan? The Worst Idea Yet Invading Pakistan? The Worst Idea Yet
From dumb to dumber in Afghanistan: the US military wants to use Special Forces to invade Pakistan.
Dec 21, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss