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war storiesWar StoriesMilitary analysis.1NA=1154&NC=1262&DI=4098&PS=58305&PI=7315warfalsefalsespacernotembeddedwar storiesAll Politics Is TribalFred Kaplan1/123122/2202502/kaplanf.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse20091124125446PMTuesdayNovNovember1211/24/2009 5:54:46 PM63394664086837301220091124125446PMTuesdayNovNovember1211/24/2009 5:54:46 PM63394664086837301220091124125446PMTuesdayNovNovember1211/24/2009 5:54:46 PM633946640868373012false2008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM6335984619600000002008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM633598461960000000falseObama's Afghanistan strategy should team our soldiers with their militias.noAll Politics Is TribalObama's Afghanistan strategy should team our soldiers with their militias.noThough it doesn't claim as much, Dexter Filkins' article in Sunday's New York Times, headlined "Afghan Militias Battle Taliban with Aid of U.S.," may offer a clue to where President Barack Obama's strategic review of the war is going.truenotochyperlinkno2009112361431PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:14:31 PM6339459687100000002009112361431PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:14:31 PM633945968710000000war storiesWhy Berlin MatteredFred Kaplan1/123122/2202502/kaplanf.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse2009112365235PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:52:35 PM6339459915520606612009112365235PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:52:35 PM6339459915520606612009112365235PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:52:35 PM633945991552060661false2008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM6335984619600000002008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM633598461960000000falseHow could one city mean so much?noWhy Berlin MatteredWhy was Berlin the key to the Cold War?noThe Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago, but few of the news stories marking the anniversary have explained the event's full significance. The Cold War had been raging for 14 years before the wall went up on Aug. 13, 1961. How could its collapse, on Nov. 9, 1989, have heralded the Cold War's demise?truenotochyperlinkno200911631406PMFridayNovNovember1511/6/2009 8:14:06 PM633931172460000000200911631406PMFridayNovNovember1511/6/2009 8:14:06 PM633931172460000000war storiesClinton in PyongyangFred Kaplan1/123122/2202502/kaplanf.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse2009112365235PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:52:35 PM6339459915561750252009112365235PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:52:35 PM6339459915561750252009112365235PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:52:35 PM633945991556175025false2008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM6335984619600000002008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM633598461960000000falseWhat's behind the former president's "private" trip to North Korea?noClinton in PyongyangWhat's behind Bill Clinton's "private" trip to North Korea?noNews comes this morning that former President Bill Clinton is in North Korea, talking with Kim Jong-il and his top aides. And, though no officials are saying so, this suggests that a diplomatic breakthrough could now be in the offing, if one is possible at all.truenotochyperlinkno200984124011PMTuesdayAugAugust128/4/2009 4:40:11 PM6338498641100000002009112103503AMMondayNovNovember1011/2/2009 3:35:03 PM633927549030000000war storiesFriend or Foe?Fred Kaplan1/123122/2202502/kaplanf.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse2009112365230PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:52:30 PM6339459915002308422009112365230PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:52:30 PM6339459915002308422009112365230PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:52:30 PM633945991500230842false2008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM6335984619600000002008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM633598461960000000falseThe worst thing about President Karzai's brother's CIA gig.noFriend or Foe?The worst thing about President Karzai's brother's CIA gig.noThe New York Times' lead story today—that the CIA has been making regular payments to Ahmed Wali Karzai, the Afghan president's brother who is widely suspected of involvement in the drug trade—is even worse news than it sounds.truenotochyperlinkno2009102861948PMWednesdayOctOctober1810/28/2009 10:19:48 PM6339235078800000002009102861948PMWednesdayOctOctober1810/28/2009 10:19:48 PM633923507880000000war storiesFill in the NumbersFred Kaplan1/123122/2202502/kaplanf.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse2009112365233PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:52:33 PM6339459915364354612009112365233PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:52:33 PM6339459915364354612009112365233PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:52:33 PM633945991536435461false2008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM6335984619600000002008101711636PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:36 PM633598461960000000falseHow the Pentagon sowed confusion with an incomplete recruitment report.noFill in the NumbersHow the Pentagon sowed confusion with an incomplete recruitment report.noOn Oct. 16, I wrote a column about the fishy numbers in a recent Pentagon report on military recruitment. The report claimed that recruitment was up, but the numbers seemed to indicate the opposite. What was going on? This is the story of how I got that story—and how I learned, through a jumble of phone briefings afterward, how I got it both right and wrong.truenotochyperlinkno2009102234353PMThursdayOctOctober1510/22/2009 7:43:53 PM6339182303300000002009102234353PMThursdayOctOctober1510/22/2009 7:43:53 PM633918230330000000200311442846PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:28:46 PM631781585260000000200311442846PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:28:46 PM631781585260000000falsetruetruetruetruetruetrue20011018111443PMThursdayOctOctober2310/19/2001 3:14:43 AM6313904368300000002001101940027PMFridayOctOctober1610/19/2001 8:00:27 PM631391040270000000