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Middle East

Is the new Taliban reign less extreme than it was in 2001?

A new book concludes that the Afghanistan's new rulers have 'two souls,' but the US can't wait for the preferred one to win out.

This diplomat tried to tell us Saddam didn’t have WMD
Middle East

This diplomat tried to tell us Saddam didn’t have WMD

Former UN inspector Rolf Ekéus wants you to know that the Bush administration blew off a plan that might have avoided the war in Iraq.

Yemen
Middle East

There is more to Yemen than terrorism and political violence

In a new book, Helen Lackner argues that this perception has led to skewed aid along military lines —not the kind the country really needs.

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Military Industrial Complex

How we benefit from Cockburn's 'Spoils of War'

New book by a seasoned journalist offers an unvarnished blow-by-blow account of the American war machine.