Seymour Hersh reminds us how unlikely it was that the Pakistanis didn’t pick up U.S. helicopters on their way to kill bin Laden.
Pakistani Ignorance of bin Laden Kill Mission Grows More Ridiculous by the Year
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War & Peace
One Last Chance for Peace in Yemen
Absent much stronger U.S. and European pressure on their Saudi allies, Yemen’s latest ceasefire threatens to collapse — which could mean a return to massive civilian bombardments.
Making China Great Again
If the U.S. and China think they can grow at each other’s expense, they’re snookering themselves.
The Pentagon Shouldn’t Get to Absolve Itself for Bombing a Hospital
We need an independent investigation of the brutal U.S. attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan, which killed 42 people.
NATO’s Dangerous Game: Bear-Baiting Russia
After the Cold War ended, many of the safeguards preventing war between Russia and the West have been allowed to lapse.
The Islamic State Is to Islam as Moonshine Is to Whisky
The Islamic State, like 150% proof moonshine, is pure, but deadly.
She Loves a Man in a Uniform
Can Hillary Clinton’s advocacy of the use of force be chalked up to her affection for members of the military?
Trump May Be a Blowhard. But Is He an American Exceptionalist?
Donald Trump is the first person to run openly and without apology on a platform of American decline.
Big Money in Politics Doesn’t Just Drive Inequality. It Drives War.
Military contractors have shelled out over $1 million to the 2016 presidential candidates — including over $200,000 to Hillary Clinton alone.
What if the Catholic Church Declares No Wars Are Justified?
An influential Vatican conference just threw that ball into the Pope’s court.