friday reads

Scott Horton on the torture photos coverup.


The commander of Fort Campbell army base in Kentucky has ordered a three-day suspension of regular duties to focus on a spike in suicides among his troops amid concern over a wider trend across the armed services. (AFP)


Dispatch from Mogadishu: One week in hell


Foreclosures, mortgage delinquencies climb at record rate.


Tomgram: William Astore, Educating Ourselves to Oblivion