US Soldiers and Contractors Accused of Sexually Abusing Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007 US Soldiers and Contractors Accused of Sexually Abusing Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007
What the media don’t cover when Colombian women are raped by members of the US military.
Apr 7, 2015 / Blog / Greg Grandin
How to Create an Afghan Blackwater How to Create an Afghan Blackwater
How an American fantasy conflict created disaster in Afghanistan.
Apr 6, 2015 / Anand Gopal
Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training
A Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction report reveals the major recipients of DoD's Afghanistan reconstruction programs.
Mar 31, 2015 / Blog / Tim Shorrock
Will the United States Become a Footnote in Afghanistan’s History? Will the United States Become a Footnote in Afghanistan’s History?
In the new politics of Afghanistan, the Obama administration finds itself being reduced to the status of bystander.
Mar 31, 2015 / Dilip Hiro
Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War? Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War?
An American journalist uncovers some ugly truths about the “forgotten war.”
Mar 30, 2015 / Blog / Tim Shorrock
How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon? How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon?
When it comes to the Pentagon’s new spending budget, the answer is not more money.
Mar 26, 2015 / William D. Hartung
We Need a Million More Bowe Bergdahls, Says a Former US Army Ranger We Need a Million More Bowe Bergdahls, Says a Former US Army Ranger
To kill somebody for a cause you don’t believe in is potentially worse than being killed yourself, because those scars last forever.
Mar 26, 2015 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
A Great Country Is One That Can Beat the Bejesus Out of Everyone Else A Great Country Is One That Can Beat the Bejesus Out of Everyone Else
And other myths of American patriotism.
Mar 17, 2015 / Nan Levinson
March 16, 1968: The My Lai Massacre in Vietnam March 16, 1968: The My Lai Massacre in Vietnam
“The obsolete pretensions of sovereign prerogative and military necessity had better be challenged soon if life on earth is to survive,” Richard Falk wrote in The Nation.
Mar 16, 2015 / The Almanac / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State
For the daughter of two radical pacifists, antiwar advocacy runs in the family.
Mar 10, 2015 / Frida Berrigan