Iraq Was Probably a “Mistake,” Said Gen. James Mattis, Trump’s Defense Pick
“People were pretty much aware that the U.S. military didn’t think it was a very wise idea. But we give a cheery ‘Aye aye, sir,’” Mattis said.
“People were pretty much aware that the U.S. military didn’t think it was a very wise idea. But we give a cheery ‘Aye aye, sir,’” Mattis said.
WikiLeaks said CIA hackers impersonated foreign hackers. In fact, the files simply showed reuse of code — in ways that implicated no one else.
The humanitarian horrors from this policy are obvious, but what comes next?
Jane Mayer exposes the Koch-brother puppet masters behind Mike Pence. Ai Weiwei talks about his film, “Human Flow.” Plus, new music from Deerhoof.
Clinton foreign policy advisor Mike Morell and others on a Center for American Progress panel advocated on behalf of the Gulf states in their ongoing, Middle-East wide power struggle with Iran.
Wikileaks exposes CIA hacking; Marcy Wheeler and Matthew Cole dissect Trump’s wiretap allegations; immigrants under attack; and music by Anti-Flag.
President Trump's executive order banning refugees and immigrants from some Muslim-majority countries is a radical departure from past U.S. policy.
While the Senate was holding votes on Scott Pruitt, climate scientists gathered in Atlanta to defy the Trump administration's climate denialism.
While we are distracted by (or addicted to) the Donald Trump Show, the quiet, methodical work of redistributing wealth upward proceeds apace.
Africa has seen the most dramatic growth in the deployment of America’s elite troops of any region of the globe over the past decade.
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