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UN Gaza report becomes political football

November 4, 2009 By Susan Webb

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution opposing any "endorsement or further consideration" of the UN Goldstone report, but the action is unlikely to have long-term significance.

Rethinking national security

November 2, 2009 By PW Editorial Board

Last week President Obama signed a military spending bill that begins to turn our nation in a new, better direction. But there is a long way to go.

Peace groups map actions for Oct. 7, Afghanistan war’s 8th anniversary

August 31, 2009 By Susan Webb

With the U.S. commander in Afghanistan expected to ask President Obama to send more troops, peace groups are planning actions across the U.S. on Oct. 7, the eighth anniversary of the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan.

U.S. strategy debated as Afghan war grows deadlier

August 25, 2009 By Susan Webb

When four U.S. troops were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan Aug. 25, it made 2009 the deadliest year for foreign troops there since the 2001 U.S. invasion.

Fighting rages in heart of Mogadishu

August 22, 2009 By Paul Haste

Somalia's civil war is intensifying as Islamist insurgents hit back at government attacks on rebel-held territory.