Egypt’s Coup: Revenge of the NGOs?

The United States government hasn't decided yet whether to call the overthrow of Egypt's democratically elected government by the military a coup – they're still mulling that one over in Washington: "Though officials did not dispute the fact that Egyptian...

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Accelerate a Complete Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Apparently, in a fit of personal pique at Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, President Obama has threatened a more rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan than the scheduled endpoint at the close of 2014 and also has warned that there could very well be no residual...

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Vital Interests vs. Democratic Ideals

Understandably, the Muslim Brotherhood is enraged. Having won the presidency of Egypt in free and fair elections after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, President Mohammed Morsi has been ousted in a military coup and placed under house arrest. Brotherhood leaders,...

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Snowden Honored by Ex-Intel Officials

Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence, an organization of former national security officials, has honored NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, praising his decision to reveal the extent of U.S. government electronic surveillance of people in the United...

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US Still Preparing for Nuclear War

Nearly a quarter century after the disappearance of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the U.S. government is still getting ready for nuclear war. This fact was underscored on June 19, 2013, when the Pentagon, on behalf of President Barack Obama, released a...

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Do They Really Want Snowden?

The French denied it, and then acknowledged it: the Portuguese claimed "technical" reasons, the Spanish outright lied about it, and the Italians weren't saying much: 48 hours after Bolivian President Evo Morales was "kidnapped by imperialism," as...

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The Classic Military Runaround

The 30-year-old history of U.S. foreign policy: now, there’s a dynamite issue! Explosive, in fact. Far too dangerous, it turns out, for Americans to be informed about or have access to basic documents about – so you might conclude from a recent report at Steven...

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