Of Course Chen Guangcheng Wants to Leave China

It was hard to take seriously the news that Chen Guangcheng, the blind activist who's been holed up in the U.S. embassy in Beijing, left "of his own volition," as China's state-run media had reported.

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Don't Criticize the Government If You Work for the Government

If his bosses get their way, 24-year State Department veteran Peter Van Buren will need to look for a new job, thanks to a list of offenses related to some critical commentary on the United States and, among other things, linking to Wikileaks from his blog.

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U.S. Shutters Embassy in Syria, Recalls Diplomats

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State Department Drones Are Still Patrolling Iraqi Skies

The lead story in The New York Times today concerns U.S. surveillance drones, operated not by the Pentagon or the CIA, but by the State Department, that are patrolling the skies over Iraq even after our combat troops have gone home. 

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Russia's Trash-Talking America Just Isn't What It Used to Be

The Russian Foreign Ministry just posted a scathing overview of the United States' human rights violation -- many of them obviously reference Guantanamo and the Patriot Act -- that sort of reads like an old issue of The Nation Magazine.

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Obama Administration Pushes Keystone Pipeline Decision Until After the Election

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Gunman Shot Down After Attacking the U.S. Embassy in Bosnia

Police shot and injured a lone gunman after the man fired shots toward the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo.

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A Foreign Service Officer's Critique Gets Louder

Peter Van Buren is taking his gripe with the State Department even more public.

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The Foreign Service Officer Who Rants Against the State Department

Peter Van Buren says he's being punished for linking to a WikiLeaks document

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U.S. Troops Leaving Iraq, But U.S. Presence There Just Ramping Up

The State Department is building up bases even as troops prepare to withdraw

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Hillary Clinton Urges Veto on Bill Totally Unrelated to Debt Ceiling

Says foreign affairs bill would be "debilitating" to her diplomatic efforts

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Reuters Reports Hillary Clinton Wants World Bank Presidency

She's said she doesn't want another four years as Secretary of State

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America's Awful Treatment of Haiti, According to WikiLeaks

The latest batch of cables released shows U.S. bullied ally

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U.S. Official: No One's Getting the $25 Million Bounty for Bin Laden

Unlike other manhunts, the U.S. government's taking all the credit

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Details Emerge of America's Secret Oil War with Russia

According to WikiLeaks Cables, oil and Russia are shown to be major concerns for America

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Diplomat-Turned-Candidate Huntsman Responds to 'Loyalty' Attacks

Denies he was plotting to run against Obama while he was serving him in China

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Dismissed State Department Spokesman Didn't Slip Up

P.J. Crowley says his remarks about Bradley Manning were on the record

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The Great Mystery of Ex-FBI Agent Robert Levinson

Missing in Iran since 2007, the AP reports it knows he's alive but won't say how

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