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Time to come home from Iraq

June 7, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

With Libya and Afghanistan dominating headlines these days, it's been hard to focus on Iraq. But the death of five U.S. soldiers in a rocket attack in Baghdad June 6 has galvanized our attention again.

House votes on Libya are mixed bag

June 6, 2011 By Susan Webb

A peculiar set of House votes on dueling Libya resolutions last Friday showed Republican maneuvering and Democratic divisions.

Counter-terrorism: the new face of war

May 31, 2011 By Conn Hallinan

The assassination of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden did more than knock off America's Public Enemy Number One, it formalized a new kind of warfare.

House almost passes Afghanistan pullout call

May 27, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Obama has set July 1 to start the drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, but the amendment's supporters fear that as few as 5,000 troops may be withdrawn initially.

War crimes and the bombing of Libya

May 20, 2011 By Conn Hallinan

Are we being dragged into a war whose means violate the Geneva Conventions? It is hard not to answer that question in anything but the affirmative.