| Jul 5, 2010 | Peace / SecurityPretty much everyone (outside of the nutty “he’s the Antichrist” coalition) thinks President Barack Obama did the right thing in firing his Afghanistan commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Unfortunately, he did it for the wrong reasons. McChrystal got...
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| Jul 2, 2010 | Peace / SecurityHere’s what you’ll find in the latest OtherWords editorial package, which features a Donald Kaul column and Khalil Bendib cartoon on the futility of the Afghanistan War and an op-ed about the “passion investments” of the how the ultra-rich....
| | Peace / SecurityHere’s the latest evidence that the so-called War on Drugs simply can’t be won: Narco subs. “Several decades ago, Samsonite suitcases and underwear refashioned with hidden pockets enabled upstart smugglers to carry drugs across borders. Today,...
| Jun 29, 2010 | Peace / SecurityIt finally looks like the Pentagon isn’t immune to Washington’s deficit-reduction fever. The U.S. military intends to trim up to $100 billion over the next five years on weapons purchases and spending on contractors, the Washington Post reported....
| Jun 28, 2010 | Peace / SecurityWhy would the Israeli navy commandeer boats carrying collapsible wheelchairs and bags of cement to the Gaza Strip? Israel says that the aid convoys are trying to “break the blockade” of the densely populated Palestinian enclave. But why is there a blockade...
