ON March 17, 1969, President Richard M. Nixon began a secret bombing campaign in Cambodia, sending B-52 bombers over the border from South Vietnam. This episode, largely buried in history, resurfaced recently in an unexpected place: the Obama administration’s “white paper” justifying targeted killings of Americans suspected of involvement in terrorism.      

Hundreds of residents of Afghanistan's eastern province of Wardak are marching on Kabul Saturday demanding US special operations forces pull out of their territory.

Peace advocates will have a new opportunity to rein in US drone attacks if the Pentagon takes over from the CIA, as reported in the Wall Street Journal. [Mar. 21]

Democrats flirt with disaster as they put Social Security cuts and Medicare changes 'on the table'

- Jon Queally, staff writer

The budget put forth by the Progressive Caucus (CPC) in the House went down in expected defeat on Wednesday with a vote of 84-327.