Aldous Huxley Would Be Proud

Today, Julian Assange sits in a British jail while the United States government reportedly readies to indict him on charges of espionage. His story has taken a dramatic turn not unlike the rebels and revolutionaries of our literary canon, and in fact, he is imprisoned...

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Monday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 32 Wounded

More attacks against Shi’ite pilgrims occurred today, while Christians are themselves on the move to safer locations both within and outside Iraq’s borders. At least nine Iraqis were killed and 32 more were wounded in the latest violence Meanwhile, Adm. Mike Mullen met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today to discuss the United States and Iraq’s military relationship after the withdrawal of troops next year.
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WikiLeaks Conjures Litvinenko’s Ghost

We keep hearing there's nothing in the WikiLeaks cables we didn't already know – this from people who, more often than not, are frothing at the mouth about Julian Assange's alleged “treason” and “anti-American” villainy. Of course, if...

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A General Overhaul

The judge: “You are accused of murdering your wife and two children. How do you plead: Guilty or not guilty?” The accused: “Your honor, I do not deal with the past. I think about the future!” No, not a scene from a comedy. Something very similar really happened. That...

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Celebrity Generals

Let's consider for a moment the fates of two men who took unique paths in military life and whose careers were once intertwined: Gen. David Petraeus, now our Afghan War commander, and his former subordinate, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, our former Afghan War commander...

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Sunday: 22 Iraqis Killed, 91 Wounded

Updated at 11:51 a.m. EST, Dec. 13, 2010 While Ashuraa observances may be dampening reports of violence, two significant attacks made the headlines, including one against Shi’ite pilgrims participating in an Ashuraa procession. At least 22 Iraqis were killed and 91 more were wounded in those attacks and two others.
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Saturday: 2 Iraqis Killed

Only two deaths were reported in Iraq today; however, a mass grave was also discovered. Meanwhile Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said that it is unlikely he would form the new government before the year’s end.
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Govt Accused of Fuzzy Math in Gitmo Report

A prominent public interest law firm that has defended numerous Guantánamo Bay detainees charged Thursday that a recent government report on a high rate of recidivism among former inmates is loaded with "vague and unsubstantiated claims and misinformation."...

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Of WikiLeaks, Whistleblowers and Whipping Boys

As pro- and anti-WikiLeaks forces draw their battle lines, and WikiLeaks' impresario Julian Assange marks time in storied, overcrowded and very Victorian Wandsworth Prison in southwest London, a group of his supporters are taking a different tack. No, they're not...

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