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In Our Orbit: Tom Engelhardt's The American Way of War.

Oct 6, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Frederick Deknatel

United States, Iran Vie for Influence in Iraq United States, Iran Vie for Influence in Iraq

Seven months after Iraq's parliamentary election, there’s the first glimmer of a chance that an Iraqi government coalition might be within reach.

Oct 5, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Lieberman, Graham: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran Lieberman, Graham: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran

Lieberman gives Obama a deadline of the end of 2010 before he has to take the military option, yes, "off the table."

Oct 4, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Surveillance, America’s Pastime Surveillance, America’s Pastime

In a relentless effort to watch and hear everything, government and law enforcement agencies today are actually casting a far broader surveillance net in the name of security than...

Oct 4, 2010 / Stephan Salisbury

Interview with a Drowning President, Kiribati’s Anote Tong Interview with a Drowning President, Kiribati’s Anote Tong

Kiribati's President, Anote Tong, speaks about the struggles faced by climate refugees, solidarity within his country and getting the international community's attention.

Oct 1, 2010 / David Helvarg

Jeremy Scahill Gets a Shoutout on the Colbert Report Jeremy Scahill Gets a Shoutout on the Colbert Report

Despite what McCain thinks, the US military doesn't always do things according to official policy. Stephen Colbert knows that, and so does Jeremy Scahill.

Oct 1, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Crisis in Pakistan: Possible Army Coup in Works, as US and Pakistan Clash Crisis in Pakistan: Possible Army Coup in Works, as US and Pakistan Clash

Playing its trump card, Pakistan has shut down a supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan.

Oct 1, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

The War Addicts The War Addicts

Are the Pentagon and US military high command addicted not to victory, but to the state of war itself?

Sep 30, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt

Netanyahu’s Freeze Scam

Netanyahu’s Freeze Scam Netanyahu’s Freeze Scam

What did Benjamin Netanyahu mean when he said he and Mahmoud Abbas should be prepared to make "painful concessions" for the sake of peace?

Sep 30, 2010 / Editorial / Henry Siegman

Is Obama’s Use of State Secrets Privilege the New Normal? Is Obama’s Use of State Secrets Privilege the New Normal?

The Obama administration has invoked the state secrets privilege for the second time in less than a month—this time in an effort to shut down discussion of the targeted kil...

Sep 29, 2010 / Ryan Devereaux

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