List of U.S. Government articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 I don’t believe a word of what torture advocates say—and neither should you
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas A. Pryer considers anything meant to "break" another human to be torture. And he's sick of hearing from torture advocates that it's should still be considered a relevant interrogation tactic.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ash Carter vs. Barack Obama’s Yogi Berra Foreign Policy
Why an excellent choice for SecDef is likely to see his tenure, like his predecessors’, end in tears.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The U.S. Military’s Continuing Sexual Assault Problem
The Pentagon says the sexual assault problem in the military is getting better. Critics say: not so fast.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Leaders in Glass Countries Shouldn’t Throw Stones
Ferguson, Eric Garner, and why the United States isn't fit to be the world's moral authority.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Here’s the last Syrian option we have left
With no end in sight in the country's brutal civil war, guest columnist and former Marine Jim Sisco offers a way forward.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Going Medieval
Ash Carter once wanted to bomb North Korea, but a look at the former history student’s record suggests he’d be far more cautious about Iran and the Islamic State if he took the helm at the Pentagon.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pentagon in Denial About Civilian Casualties of U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
U.S. and allied forces may have killed dozens of civilians in airstrikes while bombing the Islamic State. But the defense department refuses to take responsibility.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Memo to Obama: Handing Embassy Jobs to Big Donors Can Be Dangerous
From the former ambassador to Jamaica who called the island country's citizens "idiots" and "children" to the Singapore ambassador who didn't know there were two different Koreas, the spoils system has produced some doozies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Avoid a Bad Deal With Iran
The effect of sanctions is diminishing. Tehran isn't bending. And there's only one thing that can get negotiations back on track.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Not a (Totally) Poisoned Chalice
Some “presidential” suggestions for Ash Carter on taking the Pentagon’s top job.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 After Missteps, White House Likely to Tap Ash Carter as Next Pentagon Chief
The administration fired Chuck Hagel without having a replacement lined up, but Obama seems to have found the man he wants to run the Pentagon next.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Carrie Mathison Is a Misogynist
Why Homeland, Zero Dark Thirty, and Hollywood’s sexed-up spies are bad for women.
