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05/14/12
Romney Adviser: Mitt ‘Doesn’t Want To Really Engage’ On Foreign Policy Issues Until He’s Pr...
thinkprogress.org
Wars & Conflicts
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International Relations
Romney's adviser says that Mitt doesn’t want to really engage on foreign policy issues until he’s in office. Think Progress tells you exactly why that is and how Obama has a decided advantage over him.
05/09/12
Colin Powell's New Book: War With Iraq Never Debated
huffingtonpost.com
2003 Iraq War
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Colin Powell
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George W Bush
In his new book, former Secretary of State Colin Powell provides what may be the most authoritative confirmation yet that there was never a considered debate in the George W. Bush White House about whether going to war in Iraq was really a good idea.
04/08/12
The Science of Fox News: Why Its Viewers are the Most Misinformed
alternet.org
2003 Iraq War
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Global Warming
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Fox News
Chris Mooney writing in AlterNet states: "Authoritarian people have a stronger emotional need for an outlet like Fox, where they can find affirmation and escape factual challenges to their beliefs."
04/03/12
Jay Rockefeller Calls For Expedited Afghanistan Withdrawal
huffingtonpost.com
2001 Afghanistan War
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Jay Rockefeller
Sen. Jay Rockefeller sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday urging him to accelerate the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, arguing that recent steps to pull American troops back from combat in 2013 do not go far enough.
03/07/12
Syria crisis: Leon Panetta talks of risks for U.S
politico.com
Wars & Conflicts
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Leon Panetta
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John McCain
Leon Panetta says it would be a "mistake" for the U.S. military to take unilateral action in Syria to stop President Bashar Assad's bloody crackdown. John McCain and other conservatives disagree.
02/22/12
Tucker Carlson: ‘Iran Deserves To Be Annihilated’
thinkprogress.org
Wars & Conflicts
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Tucker Carlson
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Iran
Many news pundits are saying some pretty outrageous things about Iran lately. Tucker Carlson chimes in on the subject as well, saying, "Iran deserves to be annihilated."
02/15/12
How history lessons could deter Iranian aggression
washingtonpost.com
Wars & Conflicts
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Nuclear Weapons
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Fareed Z...
Fareed Zakaria provides a historical perspective on wars past with the saber rattling that is currently going on with respect to Iran's nuclear program.
09/30/11
The Terrorist Notches on Obama’s Belt
abcnews.go.com
Al-Qaeda
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Pakistani Taliban
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Barack Obama
The list of senior terrorists killed during the Obama presidency is fairly extensive. Here is a notable list, its quite long.
09/11/11
And Hate Begat Hate
commondreams.org
2001 Afghanistan War
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Military & Defense
Pakistani Journalist, Ahmed Rashid, writes about the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, pointing out that the wars cannot be won purely by military force and that questions about who hates whom will become only more difficult to resolve until the warfare ends.
08/08/11
Getting Bin Laden
newyorker.com
Terrorism
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Barack Obama
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Navy Seals
Shortly after eleven o’clock on the night of May 1st, two MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters lifted off from Jalalabad Air Field, in eastern Afghanistan, and embarked on a covert mission into Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden
04/24/11
Classified files shed light on Guantanamo detainees
msnbc.msn.com
Guantanamo Bay
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Terrorism
A trove of more than 700 classified military documents provides new and detailed accounts of the men who have done time at the Guantánamo Bayprison in Cuba, and offers new insight into the evidence against the 172 men still locked up there.
12/01/10
Will the U.S. prosecute Julian Assange?
cnn.com
Terrorism
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World Events & News
U.S. authorities may be looking for just the right moment to try to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is the subject of a wanted-persons alert sent to police agencies around the world, CNN's senior legal analyst said Wednesday.
11/14/10
Bush's 'Decision Points' Is A Terrifying Journey Into the Authoritarian Mind
huffingtonpost.com
Wars & Conflicts
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Waterboarding is Torture, Ineffective & Should be Prosecuted
Bush's 'Decision Points' Is A Terrifying Journey Into the Authoritarian Mind
10/21/10
American-Led Forces Pound Taliban Strongholds
cbsnews.com
2001 Afghanistan War
American-Led Forces Pound Taliban Strongholds
10/15/10
CNN Poll: Afghan War More Unpopular Than Ever
news.antiwar.com
2001 Afghanistan War
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Afghanistan
Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low with a CNN/ORC poll showing only 37% of Americans approving of the conflict, down from 44% just two months ago. Despite Americans being firmly in opposition to the war, however, it isn’t much of a political issue. The CNN poll showed only 9% thought the wars were an issue, while a New York Times poll showed only 3% thought it was.
10/08/10
Surprise -- The Very Dark Side of U.S. History
alternet.org
Wars & Conflicts
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U.S. Military
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United Sta...
From AlterNet: "Many Americans view their country and its soldiers as the "good guys" spreading "democracy" and "liberty" around the world. When the United States inflicts unnecessary death and destruction, it's viewed as a mistake or an aberration. In the following article Peter Dale Scott and Robert Parry examine the long history of these acts of brutality, a record that suggests they are neither a "mistake" nor an "aberration" but rather conscious counterinsurgency doctrine on the "dark side.""
07/27/10
War Bill Could Be Stopped Today With 144 Votes
huffingtonpost.com
2001 Afghanistan War
With the recent Wikileak diaries being released the House could stop funding for the longest military action in American history today.
07/27/10
WikiLeaks War Diary Prompts Bored Media To Finally Admit Afghanistan Is Not Going Well
huffingtonpost.com
2001 Afghanistan War
The media is finally forced to admit that the Afghan war is not going as well as originally thought.
07/26/10
WikiLeaks Founder On Afghan War Diary: Evidence Of War Crimes In Leaked Documents
huffingtonpost.com
2001 Afghanistan War
WikiLeaks released a diary on the Afghan war. The diary suggests evidence of war crimes. American and Afghan authorities are extremely upset and claim this is a breach of national security.
07/24/10
U.S. Military Strike On Iran Likely, Ex-CIA Chief Says
huffingtonpost.com
Wars & Conflicts
As Iran pushes on with it's nuclear program, which it swears its for peaceful purposes, the U.S. may be preparing for military action.
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