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Exclusive: Marines Nazi-Flag Whistleblower Comes Forward

An Iraq vet, now a Holocaust expert, explains why he exposed Marines' use of an "SS" flag.

By Adam Weinstein

 | Sat Feb. 11, 2012 3:29 PM PST

WATCH: How to Win People Over to the Taliban's Side [Fiore Cartoon]

By Mark Fiore

 | Thu Feb. 9, 2012 10:15 AM PST
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Afghanistan: It's Time to Go

Osama bin Laden is dead, Al Qaeda is all but destroyed, and the Taliban is as weakened as it's ever going to get. It's long past time to come home.

By Kevin Drum

 | Thu Feb. 2, 2012 11:12 AM PST

The Crash and Burn Future of War Drones

America's killer robots keep falling from the sky. So much for being the future of warfare.

By Nick Turse

 | Fri Jan. 20, 2012 3:00 AM PST

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Bradley Manning: Criminal or Whistleblower?

Military officials never want to talk about civilian casualties—unless they can pin them on someone like Bradley Manning.

By Chase Madar

 | Thu Jan. 19, 2012 11:32 AM PST
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The Foreign Policy Adviser Mitt Romney Threw Under The Bus

Mitchell Reiss, one of Romney's special advisers, has written frankly about possible negotiations with the Taliban. The GOP front-runner isn't too fond of that approach.

By Asawin Suebsaeng

 | Tue Jan. 17, 2012 11:56 AM PST

Obama's Mission Accomplished Moment

The White House's plans for a "leaner, meaner" military don't actually accomplish anything.

By Tom Engelhardt

 | Thu Jan. 12, 2012 11:16 AM PST

Afghanistan Still Completely FUBAR

By Kevin Drum

 | Wed Jan. 11, 2012 10:31 PM PST
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Marines in Video Identified, US Military Investigating (Updated)

The soldiers who urinated on corpses are with an elite unit deployed in Afghanistan. Plus: Rick Perry's take: Patton and Churchill did it too!

By Adam Weinstein and Mark Follman

 | Wed Jan. 11, 2012 3:01 PM PST
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The Sketchy Plan for Terrorist Suspects

While controversial new legislation could lead to Gitmo tactics on US soil, it may also end up giving more rights to detainees abroad.

By Adam Serwer

 | Mon Jan. 9, 2012 3:00 AM PST

Love Letters for Veterans

Reading families' insanely moving letters to their soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

By Mac McClelland

 | Fri Jan. 6, 2012 8:20 AM PST

Did We Learn Anything in Iraq?

What our lost war in Iraq means for our troops in Afghanistan.

By Tom Engelhardt

 | Tue Jan. 3, 2012 11:36 AM PST
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What Taliban Ringtones Tell Us About The Afghan War

Things aren't looking so hot.

By Asawin Suebsaeng

 | Fri Dec. 30, 2011 4:06 AM PST

We're Still at War: 2011 in Photos

US combat troops have left Iraq, but the global war on terror is far from over.

By Samantha Oltman

 | Fri Dec. 30, 2011 3:00 AM PST

The Secret Lives of Killer American Drones

What our busted and confiscated robot airplanes tell us about the US's new method of warfare.

By Nick Turse

 | Tue Dec. 20, 2011 11:00 AM PST
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US Freezes Aid to Pakistan

US' move to halt aid to Pakistan poses another hurdle in a shaky alliance.

By Hamed Aleaziz

 | Thu Dec. 15, 2011 4:06 PM PST

Did the Pentagon Help Suppress the Arab Spring?

As the Arab Spring blossomed, the Pentagon was busy forging ever deeper ties with some of the most repressive regimes in the region.

By Nick Turse

 | Tue Dec. 13, 2011 10:39 AM PST

Our Remote Wars Are Hitting Home

America's wars may be fought in distant countries, but they've weakened our military, drained our treasury, and eroded our freedoms.

By William Astore

 | Thu Dec. 8, 2011 12:01 PM PST

Counting the Dead on Both Sides of Our War

Soldiers and civilians are still dying in a war opposed by 63 percent of Americans.

By Tom Engelhardt

 | Thu Dec. 1, 2011 11:34 AM PST
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The Senate's Detainee Disaster

How the pending defense bill could impede a US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

By Adam Serwer

 | Tue Nov. 22, 2011 3:00 AM PST