War and Peace

With Osama Found, a Congresswoman Asks: Where’s the Afghanistan Exit Strategy? With Osama Found, a Congresswoman Asks: Where’s the Afghanistan Exit Strategy?

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree launches a petition to push for an exit from Afghanistan.

May 3, 2011 / John Nichols

The War That Didn’t End War and Its Unending Successors The War That Didn’t End War and Its Unending Successors

What if, from the beginning, everyone killed in the Iraq and Afghan wars had been buried in a single large cemetery easily accessible to the American public? Would it bring the fig...

May 3, 2011 / Adam Hochschild

New Photos: Obama Overseeing the bin Laden Operation New Photos: Obama Overseeing the bin Laden Operation

The White House has long used Flickr, the photo-sharing website, to publish images from behind the scenes of government. The new pictures of the bin Laden operation are sure to cap...

May 3, 2011 / Ari Melber

Searching for Closure at Ground Zero Searching for Closure at Ground Zero

Closure. That was the word on people’s lips last night after President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed in a firefight with US forces in Pakistan.

May 2, 2011 / Laura Flanders

The Ghost of bin Laden

The Ghost of bin Laden The Ghost of bin Laden

Now that Osama is dead, can America at last break free of the conceit of endless war? 

May 2, 2011 / William Greider

Slide Show: What Will Osama bin Laden’s Death Mean for the ‘War on Terror’?

Slide Show: What Will Osama bin Laden’s Death Mean for the ‘War on Terror’? Slide Show: What Will Osama bin Laden’s Death Mean for the ‘War on Terror’?

May 2, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

JSOC: The Black Ops Force That Took Down Bin Laden JSOC: The Black Ops Force That Took Down Bin Laden

Some call them “Murder, Incorporated.” Others say they're America's counterterrorism ”ace in the hole.” JSOC is the elite Special Ops force that has been at...

May 2, 2011 / Jeremy Scahill

Video: President Obama’s Remarks on Osama bin Laden’s Killing Video: President Obama’s Remarks on Osama bin Laden’s Killing

President Barack Obama delivered a national address on Sunday, May 1 to explain the operation that led to Osama bin Laden's killing.

May 2, 2011 / The Nation

A Pakistani Student Reflects on Osama bin Laden’s Death

A Pakistani Student Reflects on Osama bin Laden’s Death A Pakistani Student Reflects on Osama bin Laden’s Death

With Osama bin Laden's death, let us not forget that much remains to be said and done in the name of peace and stability the world over.

May 2, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari

Qaddafi Is Not Osama bin Laden Qaddafi Is Not Osama bin Laden

The bombing of the Qaddafi compound is outrageous and unacceptable, besides being illegal.

May 2, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

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