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NIE, Woodward, and Iraq by Daryn C. views: 122 | rating: 8.5 | comments: 36

October 02, 2006 01:00 PM EDT -- This past week has been a doozy when it comes to our perceptions of the War in Iraq. The National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) was leaked to the press, describing the War in Iraq as causing an increase . . . more

Fear itself is still our biggest problem by David B. views: 35 | rating: 8.5 | comments: 11

October 02, 2006 10:02 PM EDT -- "Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes . . ."     Franklin Delano Roosevelt . . . more

Pro-war and anti-immigration? by Rico V. views: 66 | rating: 10 | comments: 19

April 28, 2008 01:02 PM EDT -- Until we focus on the real issues, instead of asking who's wearing a flag pin or blaming others for our problems (such as the "illegals" we hire and abuse), we will continue getting deeper . . . more

The cost of the war in Iraq adds up to ... by Larissa Anderson views: 222 | rating: 10 | comments: 19

March 21, 2008 11:44 AM EDT -- The Bush Administration said in 2003 that the Iraq war would cost about $50 billion. Five years later, hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent -- about $12 billion every month.  Nobel winning . . . more

Civil War in Iraq? by John M. views: 38 | rating: 10 | comments: 16

November 27, 2006 11:15 AM EST -- dictionary.com-- civil war:a war between political factions or regions within the same country.   This morning on the Today Show. There was an announcement that NBC has decided to call the . . . more

IF YOU DISLIKE GETTING ANXIOUS DON'T READ FURTHER by gibbs williams views: 43 | rating: 10 | comments: 24

August 09, 2006 12:15 PM EDT --                     RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT THE WAR In a previous article I thought there might be a glimmer . . . more

War Accountability At Home by On Point Webmaster views: 86 | rating: 7 | comments: 45

May 10, 2007 09:38 AM EDT -- In the summer of 2006, Israel invaded Lebanon to crush Hezbollah –and failed badly.  Within weeks, they formed a commission to find out who failed and why.  They’ve just issued their . . . more

Bedtime Stories for Conservatives by Auntie Smedley views: 128 | rating: 10 | comments: 31

January 28, 2008 10:09 PM EST -- This was forwarded to me by a good friend. It was sent to her by her brother, a 20 year veteran of the US Army with a Master's Degree in Military Strategy who served during the gulf war and has traveled . . . more

Interrogation or Torture? by Beacon Broadside views: 33 | rating: 10 | comments: 15

December 17, 2007 12:21 PM EST -- by Jennifer Harbury The issue of water-boarding has become quite the politicalflashpoint in recent weeks. First there was an uproar when Michael Mukasey, nowour Attorney General, stated his uncertainty . . . more

A mother's search for truth by Larissa Anderson views: 121 | rating: 10 | comments: 5

June 13, 2008 02:09 PM EDT -- In 2004, NFL football star-turned-Army Ranger Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan. While the Pentagon initially said Pat Tillman died heroically in an enemy ambush, the military later disclosed what . . . more

Is it time to declare an end to the war on terrorism? by Julia Schrenkler views: 27 | rating: 10 | comments: 9

September 26, 2006 09:15 AM EDT -- From Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning, Arguing for a new strategy against terror: It's been referred to as the "long war," but one longtime observer of national security issues says . . . more

Do casualty figures tell the story of whether Iraq is becoming more stable, or not? by Julia Schrenkler views: 24 | rating: 10 | comments: 8

November 12, 2007 10:16 AM EST -- I'm listening to guest Lawrence Wilkerson (he served as chief of staff for former Secretary of State Colin Powell until 2005) on Midmorning today. The topic? Casualty figures and the stability of . . . more

SO LET'S SAY HEZBOLAH IN LEAGUE WITH IRAN TAKES OVER THE WORLD - THEN WHAT? by gibbs williams views: 103 | rating: 9.5 | comments: 89

August 15, 2006 12:45 PM EDT --                                      . . . more

Open discussion: Personal reflections on the Vietnam War by Julia Schrenkler views: 177 | rating: 10 | comments: 4

July 02, 2008 09:38 AM EDT -- Share your Vietnam stories – from the war zone or from the home front – with Minnesota Public Radio as part of The Vietnam Tapes. From the program description: The Vietnam Tapes is . . . more

ATTACK ON IRAN IMMINENT - RUMOR OR FACT? by gibbs williams views: 169 | rating: 8.4 | comments: 48

March 28, 2007 12:27 PM EDT --                 IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED START ANOTHER WAR ?   There are persistent and growing indications . . . more

Iraqi Death Squads Target Gays by John M. views: 19 | rating: 7 | comments: 7

December 07, 2006 06:09 AM EST -- These are the ones you don't hear about on the evening news here in the US. Reports coming out of Baghdad and channeled through British GLBT groups such as OutRage! are reporting more and more . . . more

"Hard" vs. "Soft" Power by Larissa Anderson views: 310 | rating: 10 | comments: 6

April 03, 2008 03:09 PM EDT -- Joseph Nye says it's time for Americans to redefine their idea of leadership. Nye, the inventor of the term "soft power," is out with a new book titled "The Powers to Lead," in . . . more

Who do you know in Iraq? by Julia Schrenkler views: 14 | comments: 7

April 13, 2007 10:50 AM EDT -- Bear with me. While looking at Minnesota Public Radio's interactive map of regional casualties from the war in Iraq, I had to pause. Each person has a story, and each story is a point in the map, showing . . . more

TO ATTACK OR NOT TO ATTACK IRAN by gibbs williams views: 68 | rating: 10 | comments: 30

October 24, 2007 10:07 AM EDT --                    MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL..... This article is a response to another recent article on . . . more

SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITEE TESTIMONY -- ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI by Clarke M. views: 132 | rating: 9.9 | comments: 86

February 02, 2007 04:01 AM EST -- [This is the prepared text of the testimony  offered by former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski  in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee  on February 1, 2007  Brzezinski . . . more