War on Terror
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Gitmo Preps for an Upgrade
This monument to the war on terror is still open, and it’s costing taxpayers a fortune.
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Buying a Hammer? The U.K. Worries That Might Make You a Terrorist
Also suspicious: Recording police behavior.
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What We Don’t Know About U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia and Everywhere Else
The war continues and it's costing lives.
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What We Don’t Know About U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia and Everywhere Else: New at Reason
The war continues and it's costing lives.
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Why Are We Still in Afghanistan?
Our options have fallen into two categories: bad and worse.
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More Drones, More Bombs, More Deaths—Our Machine of Military Intervention Grinds On
A soldier died in Afghanistan over the Thanksgiving holiday. Why are we still there?
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V.S. Naipaul: 'Terrorists Can Fly a Plane, But What They Can't Do Is Build a Plane'
The Nobel laureate had a brilliant, sadly ignored insight that would have short-circuited the worst cultural and political reactions of the past 17 years.
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Time to Talk to the Taliban
The Trump administration deserves credit for its willingness to come to the table.
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In Afghanistan, We Persist in Futility
The simple fact is that the U.S. is not winning the war.
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Congress Needs to Reclaim Its War Powers, Argue Constitutional Scholars at Senate Hearing
The proposed new Corker-Kaine AUMF would give even more power to the president to wage war against whoever he wants with Congress essentially powerless to curb him.
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Afghanistan Reconstruction: Huge Cost, Meager Benefits
A hearing chaired by Sen. Rand Paul exposes wasteful and counterproductive spending of U.S. money.
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Gina Haspel's Confirmation Hearing Is a Reckoning for America's Use of Torture During the War on Terror
"It says that it's OK to engage in war crimes and crimes against humanity, and if you do it, you'll get promoted."
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The Trump Administration Is Not Bothering to Estimate Civilian Drone Deaths
Obama’s shamefully weak stab at transparency has been abandoned.
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Senators Respond to Trump's Unauthorized Military Strike on Syria by Trying to Give Him Even More War Powers
This new proposed bipartisan authorization seems more like a blank check for war.
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The Guantanamo Defense Lawyers Quit Because They Found Microphones in Their Office Walls
The USS Cole defense team came to believe their meetings with their client were being bugged.
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In Civilian Court, Terrorist Sentenced After 17 Months; At Guantanamo Tribunal, Still No Trials After 17 Years
And yet we supposedly need Gitmo because civilian courts aren't up to the task.
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Let's Go Ahead and Have a Military Parade in Washington, but Declare Victory in the War on Terror First
Trump wants to outdo the Bastille Day festivities in Paris.
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When It Comes to the Escalating War on Terror, Trump's SOTU Was Heavy on Bragging, Light on Details
The war will continue until further notice.
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Trump to Rescind Obama E.O. Shutting Down Gitmo That Never Went Anywhere
The prison camp on the island of Cuba will remain open indefinitely.
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Judge Says Defense Department Can't Transfer U.S. Citizen Without Her Permission
The Pentagon must give the ACLU an opportunity to contest any proposed transfer before it happens.