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(Via – Jesus Needs New PR)

A massive version of the above chart can be found here.

The New York Times summarizes: In his first major address since ordering American airstrikes on the forces and artillery of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi nine days ago, Mr. Obama said the United States had the responsibility and the international backing to stop what he characterized as a looming genocide in the Libyan city of Benghazi. “I refused to wait for the …

The president of Bolivia and a high-ranking Russian politico have asked the Nobel committee to strip President Obama of his 2009 Peace Prize over the attacks on Libya. Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leader and Vice-Chairman of the State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky released a statement today calling for the Nobel Prize Committee to take back the honour bestowed on US …

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, says Obama’s decision to attack Libya without approval from Congress is an impeachable offense. “President Obama moved forward without Congress approving. He didn’t have Congressional authorization, he has gone against the Constitution, and that’s got to be said,” Kucinich said in an interview with Raw Story. “It’s …

“No ground troops.” But there will be sanctions and probably within days, cruise missiles and drone attacks. Because two wars are not enough.

For the second year in a row, last year the number of U.S. soldiers who killed themselves exceeded those killed in battle. One of the problems hindering the military’s attempt to address soldier suicides is that there’s no real rhyme or reason to what kind of soldier is killing himself. While many suicide victims are indeed afflicted with Post Traumatic …

The New York Times reports on the latest advice from the feds on what to do in the event of a nuclear bomb. Suppose the unthinkable happened, and terrorists struck New York or another big city with an atom bomb. What should people there do? The government has a surprising new message: Do not flee. Get inside any stable building …

“We have feminized the Medal of Honor. According to Bill McGurn of the Wall Street Journal, every Medal of Honor awarded during these two conflicts has been awarded for saving life. Not one has been awarded for inflicting casualties on the enemy. Not one. Gen. George Patton once famously said, ‘The object of war is not to die for your …

Well, that was a few trillion well spent. Thanks, Dubya.

Foreign Policy Magazine has posted a photo series titled Postcards From Hell, which catalogs the world’s “most failed states.” The list was compiled by the Fund For Peace. This year’s index draws on 90,000 publicly available sources to analyze 177 countries and rate them on 12 metrics of state decay — from refugee flows to economic implosion, human rights violations …

According to the Global Peace Index, Iraq is the most dangerous place in the world for the fourth year in a row. The most peaceful: New Zealand. Interactive timeline, map, and stats at the link. The United States ranks 85th, just above Angola. (Via – Andrew Sullivan)

And there’s no end in sight. Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) laments: That June 7, 2010, marks the 104th month of US military engagement in Afghanistan and, consequently, America’s longest war in history (Vietnam lasted 103 months), would be less significant if we were not fumbling on all fronts in Afghanistan, from security to development to governance. The disconcerting indication of …