Topic: Dexter Filkins

Jessica Chastain stars in the troubling, infuriating 'Zero Dark Thirty' (+trailer)

'Zero Dark Thirty' avoids political bias too conscientiously.

Keep Calm Good Reads: on Afghan wars, German spies, and the 'American Spring'

This week's best stories look at lessons we should have learned from a decade of war in Afghanistan, from intelligence failures, and from press accounts of the American Revolution.

Good Reads: Why the assassination of former Afghan president Rabbani matters

The assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani scuppers any further chance of negotiation with the Taliban, which could mean a grinding war until the US withdrawal in 2014.

Good Reads: An Afghan periled, a Pakistani reporter killed, and journalism after 9/11

Among the legacies of 9/11 is a more dangerous world for journalists and civilians working in conflict zones such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. Here are a few stories that tell of the growing risks.

Minefields of the Heart

What a mother experiences while her son fights in Iraq.

Where Men Win Glory

An exploration of the life and death of football star and US Army enlistee Pat Tillman.

IndieBound* paperback bestseller list

IndieBound* paperback bestseller list 7/23/09

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The books critics liked best in 2008

'The Forever War'

Chilling on-the-ground accounts of war in both Iraq and Afghanistan.