Clinton’s State Department overlooked human rights abuses and corruption while keeping a lucrative flow of contracts moving to U.S. security firms working in Mexico.
Hillary Clinton’s Dark Drug War Legacy in Mexico
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Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia Probably Not Looking So Good to Hillary Clinton Now
While secretary of state, Hillary Clinton helped engineer the sale of fighter jets now being used to bomb Yemen.
Some Questions for the ‘Expert’ Who Accused Me of ‘Passive Terrorism’
The U.S. military apparently thinks Muslim women’s clothing choices — rather than, say, drone strikes — are a driver of terrorism.
Military Victories Are Counterproductive If They Leave a Political Vacuum
Such a vacuum has enabled the Islamic State to become a magnet for unemployed young men throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
How a Little Pink Flower Defeated the World’s Sole Superpower
American military technology transformed remote, landlocked Afghanistan into the world’s first true narco-state.
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The [Redacted] Truth: How the CIA Lies to Its Own Employees
When the CIA wants to keep something from its operatives, it simply lies to them. Those lies make their way to Congress, and eventually into history.
Enough Islamic State Civilians Are Already Being Killed Without Carpet Bombing, Thanks
Carpet bombing of Islamic State territory called for by Sen. Ted Cruz is inflammatory rhetoric at its worst.
The Anti-War Position Bernie Sanders Can Represent
There’s a huge opening to critique the economic foundations of America’s wars — one that fits perfectly with the populist anger fueling the rise of Bernie Sanders.
Arms Control: Worse Than Baby Steps
A baby’s first steps are forward: They can’t walk one step forward, two steps back — like arms control.
Would Sanders Be the Arms Control President We Thought We Were Getting in Obama?
President Obama took the money — for the Nobel Peace Prize — and ran: straight from the arms control he won the award for.