Headlines

Mullen: No Plan to Put US Troops into Pakistan
 
  Police: Attack on Pakistan Intel Office Kills 12
War Bonds Proposal Introduced in Senate
North Korea Seeks US Peace Treaty
Gates Eyes 'Several Years' of War in Afghanistan
 
  Mullen: US Losing in Afghanistan
  Karzai Says Afghan Army Will Need Help Until at Least 2024
  Afghans Protest as NATO Raid Kills at Least Six Civilians
  McChrystal: Getting bin Laden Key to Defeating al-Qaeda
Other News
    Obama Envoy Seeks North Korea's Return to Nuke Talks
Japan Suspends Talks on Where to Move a US Air Base
US Envoy in Sri Lanka, Washington Mulls Change in Ties
Americas
Amnesty Accuses Mexican Military of Torture in Drug War
In Chile, Case Resurrects Ghosts of Bloody Pinochet Dictatorship
Cuban Spy's Prison Term Cut From Life to 30 Years

The War at Home

Ex-FBI Director to Examine Fort Hood
Judge Sets 2011 Trial Date for Iraq Rape Case
Loophole Let Army Hire Retired Generals as Defense Contractors
Army Mentoring Deals Bypass Ethics Law
Obama Admin. Takes a New Approach to Biological Weapons
Naval Academy to Add Lesson on Cyberwarfare
Two Top Aides Show Unity on Afghan Strategy
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'War on Terror'

Accused Terrorist Bridged Two Different Worlds
Tipsters in Moussaoui Case Still Quarreling Over FBI Reward

Frontline

Gossiping Taxi Driver Source of Iraq 45-Minute WMD Claim
Massive TSA Security Breach as Agency Gives Away Its Secrets
Emails Show bin Laden Was Bush Talking Point, Not Target
Lawyers for Guantánamo Prisoner to Get Documents
Senate Report Urges Warmer Ties With Sri Lanka
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Viewpoints

So Much for the Peace Presidency


by Gene Healy
 George F. Kennan on the Escalation in Afghanistan

The Right and War  by Daniel Larison

Spinning Out of Control  by Kelley Vlahos

Here's an Idea: Cut War Spending by Cutting Wars  by Benjamin H. Friedman

Cleared for Release and Still in Limbo  by Andy Worthington

A New Report Questions 'Suicides' at Guantanamo  by Glenn Greenwald
 



    'War on Terror'

    News, December 8, 2009
    US Sees Homegrown Muslim Extremism as Rising Threat
    Proof of Detainee Abuse Exists, Despite Mackay's Denials

    Frontline

    News, December 8, 2009
    Obama to Mention Afghan War in Peace Prize Speech
    Obama Administration Wants Suit Against Yoo Dismissed
    Senior Officer Urged Blair to Delay Iraq Invasion
    Whistleblower Psychiatrist Warns of Soldier-on-Soldier Violence
    Navy SEALs Arraigned on Charges of Detainee Abuse
    For 9/11 Cases, a Short List of Lawyers

    Viewpoints



    News, December 8, 2009 
    Obama's Secret Plan for Govt Openness
    Ron Paul on the US Quagmire in Afghanistan
     
    US Surge Will Only Prolong Afghan War 
    by Patrick Cockburn
    The President Who Betrayed His Reform Agenda  
    by Lawrence Martin
    Republican Doves Are Hatching 
     by James Antle
    undefinedPreaching Peace, Flexing Muscle  
    by Eric Margolis
    Who Wants More War?
    Not the American people, says Ron Paul
    Best Performance in a Farce
    Obama deserves an Oscar, says Kelley Vlahos
    Imperial Democrats Line Up for WarJohn Walsh on the race to fill Ted Kennedy's seat