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Check Out the CIA's Demonic, Face-Melting Osama bin Laden Toy for South Asian Kids
The face of the toy was designed to melt off and reveal a demon once in the hands of Pakistani and Afghan children.
Obama Sending Military 'Advisers' to Iraq; Insists Troops Will Not Follow, but Missiles Might
Bring on the 101st Airborne Consulting Division
Against Another Pointless War
Searching the world for monsters to destroy will only end up destroying us.
Assange's Anniversary: Two Years Cornered, but Still World-Changing
From Iraq to SecureDrop, WikiLeaks remains an important tool for free speech, information, and action.
Amazon Is NOT the 'Putin' of Books!
The online powerhouse is being compared to thugs because it wants you to pay less for ebooks.
Is Obesity a Disability?
If the European Court of Justice labels obesity a disability, it would be binding throughout the European Union.
Will Anybody Really Miss Eric Cantor?
His stunning loss was built on a terrible record of big-government conservatism at its worst.
'Don't Do Stupid Stuff' Is Smart Foreign Policy Advice
It is a sound, even noble, foreign policy goal, one that can help us avoid further sacrifice of American blood and treasure.
We Were Warned About the Rise of Empire
The warning is all the more relevant today with Iraq being consumed by sectarian violence and calls for renewed U.S. intervention growing louder.
Back to Iraq? No Troops, But Obama Ponders 'Other Options'
Just what the United States can do to deny ISIS further victories in Iraq is an open question.
Was the Iraq War a Complete Waste?
It gets increasingly difficult to imagine that the U.S. has gained anything worthwhile from its invasion of Iraq.
The Media Is Misleading Americans About the Bergdahl Swap
The story behind the five Taliban prisoners reflects poorly on the U.S. government.
Sheldon Richman on the Media's Dishonest Bergdahl Narrative
The real story of how five Taliban prisoners fell into American hands.
Who Would Hillary Clinton Bomb?
She's rarely met a war she didn't like-or a constitutional limit she deems worth respecting.
With Immigration, Familiarity Breeds Tolerance and Respect
A relatively borderless world that allows free movement of people will be more tolerant, because immigrants carry with them their own antidote to "prejudice."