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Yesterday, I posed five questions I hoped President Obama would address in his speech. Here are some quick reactions. (I don't yet have an "as ...
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Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killed
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Taliban suicide car bomber and five heavily armed gunmen attacked an international aid group's guest house in the Afghan ...
Obama: U.S. at ‘crossroads’ in fight against terrorism
President Obama said Thursday that the United States has reached a “crossroads” in its fight against terrorism and that it is time to redefine and ...
30 dead as fighting in Helmand comes to an end
Site Launch: See the New America Foundation's updated drone site here. Event Notice: What's next for Pakistan's new government?
Heckler-In-Chief: CodePink’s Medea Benjamin
By Ed Rampell, May 24, 2013 “It’s our right as U.S. citizens to know what our government has done in our name.”read more
Explosion, Gunfire Reverberate In Kabul
There's been an explosion followed by the sound of gunfire in Kabul, NPR's Sean Carberry and other journalists report from the Afghan capital.
By the numbers: US drone strikes and estimated deaths in Pakistan and Yemen since 2002
President Barack Obama said Thursday that he will engage Congress in exploring a number of options for increased oversight of lethal drone strikes ...
Obama puts restrictions on drone program
Setting a new tone on U.S. counter-terrorism policy, he also lifts the ban on sending Guantanamo prisoners home. WASHINGTON — Reining back the ...
Author on impact of dad's CIA career
While growing up, Scott C. Johnson often wondered what his father did for a living. The family moved a lot. Keith Johnson was absent for extended ...
"I protest": challenging the war policies of the United States
After serving in the US Army, and later as a diplomat, Colonel Ann Wright resigned her position in opposition to the US invasion of Iraq, 2003.