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What Price for Defense
William Hartung. The Nation, 28 June 2010.

Thou Shall Not Covet Thy General's Dollars
Emily Badger. Miller-McCune, 24 June 2010.

Task Force sees Pentagon Cuts Key to US Budget Fix
Andrea Shalal-Esa. Reuters, 11 June 2010.

Lawmakers Urge Major Cuts in Defense Spending
Katherine Peters. Government Executive, 11 June 2010.

Left-Right Defense Wonk Coalition Looks to Cut $960 Billion from Bloated Pentagon Budget
Spencer Ackerman. The Washington Independent, 11 June 2010.

In Lean Times, Military Spending Still Gets a Pass
Mark Thompson. Time Magazine, 24 February 2010.

Rethink Afghanistan
a film by the Brave New Foundation, featuring several interview segments with Carl Conetta, 2009.

An intelligence vacuum in Washington
Ritt Goldstein. Asia Time. 16 July 2008.

Iraq Withdrawal
Charles Knight. Interview on Counterspin Radio, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting. 18 July 2008.

Where Do We Go From Here?
Editorial. The New York Times, 07 July 2008.

Advice the Next U.S. President Could Find Very Useful
Editorial. The Middle East Times Times, 07 July 2008.

A Blueprint for Withdrawal
Ali Gharib. Inter Press Service, 25 June 2008.

Afghan Civilian Casualties Rising, Analysts Report
Sharon Behn. Washington Times, 05 February 2008.

Iraq: What Next for Iraq?
Carl Conetta. Interview with Terry Gross. Fresh Air on National Public Radio, 17 January 2008.

Battle Lines: Exiting Iraq: Now or Never?
Excerpts from Mother Jones article. Philadelphia City Paper, 28 November 2007.

U.S. Out of Iraq How?
Interview With Carl Conetta. Mother Jones, 18 October 2007.

Inside Iraq - Petraeus Aftermath
Al-Jazeera English newscast video. Posted on YouTube, 14 September 2007.

Guns Versus Butter -- Our Real Economic Challenge
Jonathan Tasini. Huffington Post, 13 August 2007.

Fatal Neglect: Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
Eliza Szabo. CounterPunch.org, 20 July 2007.

War and Poverty, Peace and Prosperity
Conference sponsored by the Economists for Peace and Security, Levy Economics Institute, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, 30 May - 01 June 2007.

No Home Advantage: Stryker Brigade Gets Tough Training at Fort Lewis for Early Call-up to Iraq
Michael Gilbert. The Tacoma News Tribune, 25 February 2007.

Special Forces, Big-Ticket Weapons Dominate Defence Plans
Jim Lobe. Inter Press Service, 07 February 2007.

Critics Slam DOD Budget Plans
Kristin Billera. United Press International, 05 February 2007.

Corners Cut in Rush to Add Troops
Anna Badkhen. San Francisco Chronicle, 04 February 2007.

Pentagon Asks for $470 Billion in '08
David Axe. Military.com, 02 February 2007.

Analysts: DoD Underfunds '08 Plans by $30B
William Matthews. Defense News, 01 February 2007.

Levin Walks Fine Line on Strategy for Iraq War
Gordon Trowbridge. Detroit News, 13 January 2007.

There is No Military Solution for Iraq, Only a Political One
Jonathan Steele. The Guardian, 12 January 2007.

Bush's New Plan for Iraq - Military Experts: Doubt Over Increase, Even by Some Backers
Matthew B. Stannard. San Francisco Chronicle, 11 January 2007.

Tough Assignment: New Top U.S. General in Iraq Praised by Some as Both Nation-Builder and Warrior
Matthew B. Stannard. San Francisco Chronicle, 06 January 2007.

Bush Sees Need for Larger Military
Matthew B. Stannard. San Francisco Chronicle, 20 December 2006.

U.S. Must Set Deadline for Departure
Duraed Salman. Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 06 November 2006.

Some Sacrifices May Be Going Unnoticed
Kathleen Harris. The Ottawa Sun, 22 October 2006.

Operation Enduring Freedom: A Retrospective
Stephen Zunes. Foreign Policy in Focus, 18 October 2006

Iraq Troop Levels Come Into Question
Carmen Gentile. ISN Security Watch, 17 October 2006

Outside View: How Bush Strategy Failed
David Isenberg. United Press International, 27 September 2006.

Our Indefensible National Security Budget
David Unger. The New York Times, 20 September 2006.

Bush Walks Tightrope on Terror
Tim Harper. Toronto Star, 09 September 2006.

Kind's Stance on War in Iraq Inspires DeNure's Campaign
Reid Magney. La Crosse Tribune, 03 September 2006.

Lambert Guard Unit Appears Headed to Israel
Harry Levins. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 22 April 2006.

Deadly Days Put Iraq on 'Brink of Civil War'
Thomas Caywood and Brian Ballou. Boston Herald, 24 February 2006.

The Pentagon's Disconnect Between Planned Forces and Missions
Carl Conetta. Global Beat Syndicate, 16 February 2006.

America's Long War: U.S. Introduces Radical New Strategy
Simon Tisdall, Ewen MacAskill and Richard Norton-Taylor. The Guardian, 15 February 2006.

Fighting On All Fronts
Jim Lobe. Asia Times, 09 February 2006.

'Something Has to Give' in Pentagon Spending
Jim Lobe. Inter Press Service, 07 February 2006.

Pressure mounts on Blair as British fatalities reach 100
Kim Sengupta and Terri Judd. The Independent, UK, 01 February 2006.

Much Ado About QDR:  Quadrennial Defense Review Triggers Great Anxiety, Little Change
William Matthews. Armed Forces Journal, January 2006.

Iraqi Civilian Deaths Mount -- and Count
Derrick Z. Jackson. Boston Globe, 17 December 2005.

Iraq Elections Said Still Slanted Against Sunnis, Could Hurt Stabilization Efforts
Niko Kyriakou. OneWorld, 14 December 2005.

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