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McCain's Elitism and the New GI Bill

Mike Connery, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 30, 2008.
John McCain is supporting a watered-down version of the new GI Bill that will primarily benefit career officers.

When Bush’s intentional deception comes back to haunt him

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. April 30, 2008.
President Bush has lost all credibility on the issue of Afghanistan.

What Does the Petraeus Appointment Mean?

Ilan Goldenberg, Huffington Post. April 23, 2008.
As the head of U.S. Central Command, Petraeus will have to answer some tough questions he has thus far been able to avoid.

"A Big Promotion" for General Petraeus

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. April 23, 2008.
Weeks after defending the war before Congress, General David Petraeus is tapped to become the head of U.S. Central Command.

Vets of Bush's Wars Sue the VA: 'More than Half of Wounded Troops Slipping Through the Cracks'

Aaron Glantz, AlterNet. April 22, 2008.
"If you're suicidal you can't wait a month ... People placed on waiting lists have killed themselves."

Hearts and Minds: Mercenaries Lure Afghan Warlord to US; US to Charge him for Growing Poppies

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. April 11, 2008.
The war on drugs is great fun and all, but is pissing off a million of this guy's followers really such a bright tactic?

Lethal Field Work: Anthropologists Cry Foul Over Colleagues' Aid to Iraq Occupation

William O. Beeman, Le Monde diplomatique. April 5, 2008.
The U.S. military is recruiting anthros to help navigate Iraqi culture -- not everyone is happy about it.

Inside Guantánamo with Detainee 061

Mariah Blake, Mother Jones. April 2, 2008.
The Pentagon knew that Murat Kurnaz was an innocent man at Guantánamo Bay, but they kept him there for five years anyway. This is his story.

Outrage and Controversy at NY Museum Art Show Depicting Police Brutality

Dread Scott, AlterNet. March 29, 2008.
Artist Dread Scott argues that the controversy over his art installation only proves his point about "America's abuses of power."

Afghanistan: A River Runs Backward

Conn Hallinan, Foreign Policy in Focus. March 24, 2008.
Last year was the deadliest for Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion

Winter Soldier Marches Again

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. March 20, 2008.
Last weekend veterans gave eyewitness testimony about the horrors of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Let's honor them by listening.

Webb: McCain Refuses to Co-Sponsor GI Bill for Post 9/11 Vets

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Election 2008. March 20, 2008.
The cost of the new G.I. bill is projected to be about $2.5 billion a year — roughly the cost of U.S. operations in Iraq for one week.

Winter Soldier Testimonials 2008: Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Tell All [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. March 15, 2008.
They will present photographs and videos, recorded with mobile phones and digital cameras of brutality, torture and murder.

Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Speak Out [Photo Essay]

Nina Berman, AlterNet. March 15, 2008.
Hundreds of veterans are testifying against war crimes this weekend in Washington, DC. Nina Berman shares their stories.

Iraq Veterans Against the War Conduct and Cover Their "Winter Soldier" Investigation

John Stauber, PR Watch AlterNet: PEEK. March 14, 2008.
"No longer will public debate on the Global War on Terror be framed solely by politicians and pundits."

Pentagon Hyperventilates About China's Military 'Intentions'

Amitabh Pal, The Progressive. March 12, 2008.
A report accuses China of understating its military spending, which is a whopping one-fifteenth of the United States' defense budget.

Women's Lives Are Worse Than Ever, Thanks George W.

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. March 3, 2008.
President Bush claims that Afghani women are "learning the blessings of freedom." But all we've given them is poverty, death and abuse.

Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan to Testify About Torture, Abuse

GottaLaff, Cliff Schecter's Blog AlterNet: War on Iraq. March 3, 2008.
It's about time they were heard and respected for it.

Afghanistan "Mission" Failing

Declan Walsh, Richard Norton Taylor, The Guardian. February 29, 2008.
Injection of troops and aid has not brought stability says U.S. intelligence chief.

US Army Still Broken and Getting More Hollow By the Day

Richard Blair, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. February 26, 2008.
The question is: will a Democratic Party controlled congress do anything about it?

In Afghanistan, Women's Lives Are Worse Than Ever

Terri Judd, The Independent UK. February 25, 2008.
The U.S. and Britain claim to have "liberated" Afghanistan, but the women on the ground tell a different story.

The West to the World: Accept Our Values or Die

Abid Mustafa, Middle East Online. February 21, 2008.
The forceful imposition of Western values is far more of a threat to world peace than Muslim nations gaining WMD.

Afghan Journalist Jailed for Translating Koran

Nelofer Pazira, The Independent UK. February 15, 2008.
A popular TV and radio host who survived Soviet tyranny has not been as lucky under Afghanistan's Western-backed "democracy."

U.S. Soldiers Kill Unarmed Iraqis and Afghanis

Robert Parry, Consortium News. February 15, 2008.
George Bush winks at indiscriminate killings, further tarring the reputation of the U.S. military.

1.5 Million Afghani Widows, Illiterate, Earning $16/Month and Often Forced to Prostitute Themselves

Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: PEEK. February 14, 2008.
The average age of an Afghan widow is just 35 years, and 94 percent of them are unable to read and write

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