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For the victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, end nuclear arms

August 5, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Nuclear weapons have not been used in warfare since Hiroshima and Nagasaki - but such good fortune may not last forever.

Members of Congress say: Leave Iraq this year

July 29, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Less than 50,000 U.S. troops now remain in Iraq. The Pentagon has been encouraging the Iraqi government to ask for an extension of their presence.

Afghanistan: anatomy of a hit

July 28, 2011 By Conn Hallinan

The assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai in Kandahar is one of those moments when the long and bloody Afghanistan war comes into focus.

Washington’s physics problem in Iraq

July 14, 2011 By Chris Toensing

There's a growing bipartisan consensus in favor of a "residual" occupation without any open debate about the merits of this dangerous and expensive plan.

“Voices from Iraq”: Lest we forget

July 12, 2011 By Susan Webb

Iraqis tell harrowing stories, reminding us that even if the troops come home, the United States has a debt to pay to the people of Iraq.