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    Bin Laden is Dead: What Does it Mean?

    MAY 2, 2011 1:23AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: breaking news, 5/1/11, terrorism, terror, 9/11, bin laden reaction, bin laden killed, osama killed, the pottery barn wars, obama speech, obama administration, bin laden dead, osama bin laden, usama bin laden

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    • 14 Ratings
    • 2705 Views
    • 72 Comments
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    Wikileaks documents could help show the real costs of war

    JULY 26, 2010 12:41PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: glenn greenwald, journalism, new york times, vietnam like afghanistan, afghanistan strategy, military, the pottery barn wars, afghanistan war, wikileaks documents, wikileaks

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    • 11 Ratings
    • 3544 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    On Joe Biden and Conservative Fashion Fascination

    JULY 6, 2010 2:11PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: joe biden fourth of july iraq visit, joe biden suit, jeffrey goldberg, the pottery barn wars, iraq, joe biden

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 1719 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    McChrystal Fallout Continued: Why is Afghanistan Ignored?

    JUNE 29, 2010 7:00AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: iraq, bush, obama, 2011 withdrawal, afghanistan deadline, military, the pottery barn wars, afghanistan war, mcchrystal comments, mcchrystal fallout

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 10563 Views
    • 101 Comments
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    McChrystal's Rolling Stone comments: Really, that bad?

    JUNE 22, 2010 12:52PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: stanley mcchrystal, rolling stone, mcchrystal rolling stone, obama, afghanistan, afghanistan war, the pottery barn wars, mcchrystal on biden, joe biden, vice president biden

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    • 5 Ratings
    • 2303 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    What the Kyrgystan Revolution Means For the Manas Air Base

    APRIL 8, 2010 5:32PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: manas air base, kyrgystan, kyrgystan revolution, u.s. military, afghanistan, the pottery barn wars, foreign affairs, bishkek, bakiyev, obama, politics, medvedev

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 6187 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    U.S. Forces Admit to Killing Three Women, Two Men at Party

    APRIL 5, 2010 2:30PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: military news, u.s. special forces, nato, isaf, gardez killings, the pottery barn wars, afghanistan

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 1111 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    President Karzai Mad As Hell, Still Going to Take It

    APRIL 1, 2010 1:22PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: hamid karzai, afghanistan, the pottery barn wars, obama, foreign policy, afghanistan parliament elections

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 3281 Views
    • 66 Comments
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    Seven Years' War: Our Iraq Anniversary

    MARCH 23, 2010 2:26PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: military, politics, iraq invasion, the pottery barn wars, iraq anniversary, iraq, iraq war

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 6508 Views
    • 58 Comments
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    Obama, Liz Cheney Lack Faith in American Justice System

    MARCH 5, 2010 1:30PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: obama administration, obama doj, detainee abuse, detainee criminal trial, khalid sheik mohamed, military tribunals, military commission, liz cheney, politics, the pottery barn wars

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 2122 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Iraq notably absent from the Nobel speech

    DECEMBER 10, 2009 5:16PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: nobel speech, nobel peace prize, politics, war, american wars, american military, afghanistan, just peace, just war, nobel prize, president obama, obama, the pottery barn wars, iraq war, iraq

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 4410 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Biden's Near Miss In Iraq Raises Questions

    SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 6:56PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: joe biden, vice president biden, biden iraq trip, iraq, the pottery barn wars

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1254 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    This Week In War: Report Time

    SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 12:13AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: u.s. afghanistan strategy, george will, general mcchrystal, stanley mcchrystal, mcchrystal report, afghanistan elections, afghanistan, the pottery barn wars, this week in war

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 2018 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Today in Torture News: Big Day

    AUGUST 24, 2009 4:27AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: eric holder, attorney general, department of justice, doj, cia, cia inspector general's report, cia ig, jon kyl, kit bond, kyl letter to holder, aclu foia request, obama adminstation, president obama, torture, detainees, the pottery barn wars

    • Editor's Pick
    • 27 Ratings
    • 5148 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    No Surprise, Just Shock: Blackwater CEO Implicated In Murder

    AUGUST 5, 2009 5:46PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: murder, the nation, jeremy scahill, marines, military, george w. bush, the pottery barn wars, iraq war, mercenaries, xe, blackwater, erik prince

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1031 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    U.S. Out of Iraqi Cities -- Big Deal?

    JULY 1, 2009 6:09PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: status of forces agreement, obama, bush, department of defense, war, iraq parliamentary elections, iraq provincial elections, iraq war, u.s. withdraw from iraq, baghdad, u.s. armed forces, sofa, iraq, the pottery barn wars

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 6051 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen F-22

    JUNE 25, 2009 4:54AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: f-22, f22, transformers: revenge of the fallen, optimus prime, decepticons, autobots, military spending, budget, obama, veto, defense department, usaf, independence day, the pottery barn wars

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1715 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    The Cairo Speech: A Lonely Little Live Blog

    JUNE 4, 2009 7:31AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: women's rights, religious freedom, nuclear weapons, iran, palestine, israel, the pottery barn wars, foreign policy, politics, muslim, arab, speech, obama, egypt, cairo speech

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 4669 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    VP vs. VP: Why Al Gore Should've Been More Like Dick Cheney

    MAY 21, 2009 12:52PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: dick cheney, al gore, vice president, former vps, 2000 election, 2002 iraq war planning, cheney speech, national security, the pottery barn wars, politics, 2002 elections

    • Editor's Pick
    • 34 Ratings
    • 3463 Views
    • 59 Comments
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    Better Angel or Bushian Demon: Is Obama Another W?

    MAY 16, 2009 5:16PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: terrorism, war on terror, detainee photos, detainee abuse, torture, president barack obama, president george w. bush, justice, abu ghraib, politics, the pottery barn wars

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