US Military

Centcom Commander Loves to Kill Centcom Commander Loves to Kill

Obama and Gates have appointed a Marine general to Centcom famous for saying that he loves to kill. Hopefully, there's more to the story.

Jul 12, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Who Fights and Why? Who Fights and Why?

"Winter Bone—"if you haven't seen this extraordinary, woman-directed film about a family in trouble in the Ozarks of Missouri, I recommend it. Grim it is. Irrelevant it is not.

Jul 8, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

In the Name of Pat Tillman: Good Riddance to Stanley McChrystal In the Name of Pat Tillman: Good Riddance to Stanley McChrystal

In "honor" of the ignominous end of the career of Lt. General Stanley McChrystal, at the hands of Rolling Stone magazine, let's take a moment to remember why Lt. Gen. McC...

Jun 25, 2010 / Feature / Dave Zirin

Right Congressional Responses: It’s Not Just McChrystal, It’s an Occupation Gone Awry Right Congressional Responses: It’s Not Just McChrystal, It’s an Occupation Gone Awry

Appropriations Committee chair David Obey, Sen. Russ Feingold and Rep. Dennis Kucinich get to the heart of the matter: The problem is not a reckless general. The problem is a reckl...

Jun 24, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

General Discharge General Discharge

Firing McChrystal is not nearly as important as doing away with his counterinsurgency policies.

Jun 23, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Fire McChrystal Fire McChrystal

The insurbordinate general commanding the war in Afghanistan goes off the reservation—way, way off the reservation—in an interview with "Rolling Stone".

Jun 22, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Fueling War: Pentagon Still Buying Most of Its Oil and Gas from BP Fueling War: Pentagon Still Buying Most of Its Oil and Gas from BP

The Pentagon is the world's largest consumer of oil and gas and BP is its number one provider. Why hasn't the US government applied the ACORN standard to BP and stripped it of its ...

Jun 9, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

The Breakdown: On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal, What Are We Waiting For?

The Breakdown: On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal, What Are We Waiting For? The Breakdown: On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal, What Are We Waiting For?

Last month, the House of Representatives took steps toward repealing the military's discriminatory DADT policy, pending the results of a Pentagon study on the issue. But what impac...

Jun 4, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes

DoD Investigating Nine Cases of “Terrorism-Related Acts” by US Military and Contractors? DoD Investigating Nine Cases of “Terrorism-Related Acts” by US Military and Contractors?

The Pentagon's Inspector General won't comment on details of the investigations.

May 27, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

General Petraeus’s Secret Ops

General Petraeus’s Secret Ops General Petraeus’s Secret Ops

If Obama knew about Petraeus's order to expand Special Ops in the Middle East and Asia, then he is a dangerous militarist. If he didn't know, he's a feckless incompetent. Take...

May 25, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

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