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Were Petraeus’ actions a fatal career-ending folly or a strictly a private matter? 

Glenn Carle's bosses asked him if he could go on a trip — one that would last somewhere between 30 and 60 days. His job? To interrogate a man suspected of being a top member of al-Qaida.It was 2002 and, in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 tragedy, the U.S. was heavily engaged in its "War on Terror."

When U.S. forces found and killed Osama bin Laden, he was in a million-dollar estate, just feet from a military base and only 35 miles from the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. Reports reveal bin Laden may have hidden in the compound for years.John O.

Like most Americans, I watched President Obama’s speech about the death of Osama bin Laden with a certain awe.

Today, we’re remembering author and political scientist Chalmers Johnson, who passed away last month.Chalmers was a devoted cold warrior. While he once worked with the CIA, he came to believe the intelligence outfit would subvert the U.S.