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Nicholas Kristof, "The Endorsement From Hell (op-ed)," New York Times (Oct. 25, 2008), on al-Qaeda's "endorsement" of McCain
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Jeff Zeleny, "Bush offers a look into spirituality," Chicago Tribune (Jan. 7, 2002)
Archived version of a news story cited by Bruce Lincoln in Holy Terrors.
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globeandmail.com: Hutterites challenge post-9/11 security rules (refuse to be photographed for ID cards)
Hutterites refuse to be photographed for driver licenses and are making their case in Canadian court.
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Doonesbury, Sept. 28, 2008 on "24" and torture
Sort of funny. Sort of ... not.
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Internal DHS Documents Detail Expansion of Power to Read and Copy Travelers' Papers | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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The Hurt Locker: A Near-Perfect War Film - TIME
This looks like an interesting flick.
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Richard Cimino, "9/11’s spiritual effect found to be short-lived among American young adults," Religioscope (Aug. 27, 2008)
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Bruce Lincoln, "The other war: the one of words," Kansas City Star op-ed (2002)
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Thoughts on Nangarhar from an ex-Marine [6]
An interesting and nuanced perspective, combining an appreciation for the culture of the Marines (and its flaws), an awareness of the high strategic stakes involved in any civilian killings by U.S. troops, and a much-needed reminder that U.S. forces have
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Thoughts on Nangarhar from an ex-Marine
An interesting and nuanced perspective, combining an appreciation for the culture of the Marines (and its flaws), an awareness of the high strategic stakes involved in any civilian killings by U.S. troops, and a much-needed reminder that U.S. forces have
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"24": Life imitates art (sort of)
According to author Judith Warner, a new book of essays on the TV series "24" shows how policymakers and military officials have been taking cues from Hollywood on how to do their jobs. Not only chilling, but surreal to boot.
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A first-person account of CIA imprisonment
This is perhaps the most stomach-turning report I've read since the news about Dilawar broke (in case you've forgotten, that was the taxi driver who was gradually beaten to death in U.S. custody in Afghanistan, even though interrogators believed he was ju
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Another view of Musharraf's latest move
Musharraf's proclamation of "emergency" rule indicates that he feels he has no real need to worry about U.S. posturing about "freedom and democracy" in the region. He knows Bush needs him and he intends to take full advantage.
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Musharraf's speech defending martial law
You probably know that Musharraf declared martial law on Nov. 2 against the strongly expressed wishes of U.S. and other Western diplomats. The irony is that he claims (quite plausibly, in my view, but I don't know that much about it) to be doing it in ord
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Naomi Wolf on Blackwater: "Are you scared yet?"
Naomi Wolf points out that historically, every fascist regime has required a nongovennmental paramilitary force in order to set aside basic civil rights and the rule of law. Could Blackwater be that force? They were recently awarded $15 [i]billion[/i] as
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Your tax dollars at work: the CIA terrorist-buster logo
Huh!? Couldn't the CIA afford a decent graphic designer?
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