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Fred Kaplan
Fred Kaplan is Slate's "War Stories" columnist and author of the book, The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War. He can be reached at war_stories@hotmail.com. Follow him on Twitter.
Articles By Fred Kaplan
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Obama’s Post-9/11 World
While the president said nothing new about drone strikes, he appears ready to take real risks to close Gitmo.
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Obama’s Other Secret War
Are the president’s prosecutors criminalizing national security reporting?
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John McCain Don’t Know Much About History
When it comes to giving Obama advice about Syria, the senator has a shaky recollection of the past.
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Feeding the Hand That Bites
Corruption is a huge problem for the U.S. in Afghanistan. So why is the CIA funding it?
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Seeing Red
If Syria has used chemical weapons against its own people and crossed Obama’s red line, how should the president respond?
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How Vladimir Putin Could Help Boston
The Russian president offered to help in any way he could. Actually, he could do a lot of good.
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The Guns of April
Is all the bellicose rhetoric on the Korean Peninsula slowly marching us to war?
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The Rehabilitation of David Petraeus
He was America’s top general. How does he plan to win hearts and minds this time?
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The Drones Are in the Details
Why it matters if the Pentagon takes command of the CIA’s drones.
