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Originally posted at TomDispatch. “There’s no such thing as a free lunch” is an old American adage. Venerable, time-tested, and seemingly true, - Andrew Bacevich for Antiwar.com Original

Sophie Toscan du Plantier had a choice: a peaceful hideaway, nestled amidst rolling green hills, or one in a wilder, coastal, more remote part of I...

<p>"When family members were asked for DNA samples and learned that long-lost loved ones might be coming home, they began to disclose to reporters aspects of the war’s legacy that had remained outside the glare of large public memorials and celebrations."</p>

On March 28, German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping at a dinner where they exchanged gifts. Merkel presented to Xi a 1735 map of China made by prolific French cartographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville and printed by a German publishing house.

Casting the atomic canon: (R)evolving nuclear strategy

Why Japan’s attack on the US 80 years ago was not a surprise.

<p>"When family members were asked for DNA samples and learned that long-lost loved ones might be coming home, they began to disclose to reporters aspects of the war’s legacy that had remained outside the glare of large public memorials and celebrations."</p>

For 50 years, DB Cooper has occupied a special place in American mythology: The well-dressed stranger who committed the perfect crime, fell from the sky and maybe, just maybe, got away with it.

For 50 years, DB Cooper has occupied a special place in American mythology: The well-dressed stranger who committed the perfect crime, fell from the sky and maybe, just maybe, got away with it.

For 50 years, DB Cooper has occupied a special place in American mythology: The well-dressed stranger who committed the perfect crime, fell from the sky and maybe, just maybe, got away with it.