Veterans & War

Whether it’s the memories of D-Day veterans, news from the “forgotten front” of Afghanistan or the toll that fighting has taken on families of troops here at home, Bill Moyers continues to report on the costs of war here and abroad, and the aftermath for the men and women who’ve been able to come back.

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February 1, 2013

A former CIA legal advisor and a Constitutional law expert join Bill to examine controversies behind America’s secretive war tactics. Continue reading

This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, piloted by Col. Lex Turner during a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Lt. Col.. Leslie Pratt, US Air Force)
February 1, 2013 | On Democracy

The Obama Administration is engaged in a worldwide dragnet of detention and death that raises troubling questions and fervent debate over the fight against terrorism. Continue reading

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February 1, 2013

See how many militants, civilians and children have been killed in the drone wars. Continue reading

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February 1, 2013

An interactive timeline compares President Obama and George W. Bush’s regards for civil liberties while fighting terror. Discover what has changed — and what has not. Continue reading

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February 1, 2013 | Q&A

Are U.S. drone strikes consistent with the idea of “just wars”? A military and political scholar breaks the question down. Continue reading

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January 30, 2013

Former CIA legal adviser Vicki Divoll and Vincent Warren of the Center for Constitutional Rights share with Bill their ethical and judicial concerns over U.S. drone attacks. Continue reading

Smoke rises from the building of Kabul traffic police headquarters during insurgents' attack, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Taliban insurgents wearing suicide vests attacked the headquarters before dawn Monday, police said, and eyewitnesses heard numerous explosions while a gun battle was still raging nearly four hours later. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
January 28, 2013 | Perspectives
Afghans feel that one of three undesirable scenarios will unfold once the U.S. withdraws from their country: Compromise, conflict, or collapse
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January 24, 2013 | BillBoard

NOVA provides a fascinating — and horrifying — look at the future of warfare. Continue reading

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, and children who wrote the president about gun violence following last month's shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., signs executive orders to reduce gun violence, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. From left are: Biden Hinna Zeejah, 8, and Nadia Zeejah, Hinna’s mother, Taejah Goode, 10, and Kimberly Graves, Taejah’s mother, Julia Stokes, 11, and Dr. Theophil Stokes, Julia’s father, and Grant Fritz, 8, (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
January 17, 2013 | What Matters Today
Discover and share “what we’re reading” today.
Composite image of books audiences picked for President Obama to read.
January 11, 2013 | Book Club
Bill asked what books you'd recommend Obama read as he embarks on his second term. View a list of the top suggestions.
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