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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

A Real Liberal

Jacob Heilbrunn | Feb 22, 2010
Liberal Democrats and Dick Cheney have found common cause: blasting Barack Obama. The Left needs to leave the president alone.

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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Blogs

David Addington's Return to Power

Jacob Heilbrunn | Aug 30, 2010
Dick Cheney's legal counsel and the mind behind the war on terror emerges from the shadows.

Books & Reviews

An American Monarch

Gordon S. Wood | Jan 29, 2010
Obama’s attack on the Supreme Court is just the latest in a long history of presidential power grabs. Gordon Wood dissects John Yoo.

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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