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Detention Nation

Karen J. Greenberg | Apr 27, 2009
George W. Bush’s policies toward terror detainees were perhaps some of his most jaw-dropping. Barack Obama came to office promising to change course. So far, he has done little. It remains to be seen whether the president can—or wants to—develop a

Commentary

We're All Leninists Now

Ted Galen Carpenter | Jun 24, 2011
An America in which torture becomes an acceptable, even normal, practice is not the America I know. It is not an America that I would want to know.

Torture is Not a Republican Value

Philip Giraldi | Nov 12, 2007
Contrary to what many have said, supporting torture is not part of being a conservative. If continued, White House policies that tolerate it will undermine U.S. credibility, produce bad intelligence and put American soldiers at risk.

Negotiations, Not Ultimatums for Kosovo

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Jul 24, 2007
Diplomacy has a chance in Kosovo—but U.S. politicians both in and out of government need to embrace negotiations, not ultimatums.
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The Return of Dick Cheney

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jan 18, 2011
Like a piece of gum stuck to your shoe, Dick Cheney seems impossible to ignore—no matter how hard you try.

Books & Reviews

The Laws of War

Raymond Bonner | Mar 02, 2009
Stopping torture and changing the policies of the Bush administration may not be enough. With a whole new type of terrorist bred from extraordinary rendition and torture, the last eight years may well prove inescapable.

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