US Military

The Deadly Occupation The Deadly Occupation

Veterans of conscience have come forward with evidence that US forces kill Iraqi noncombatants every day. Now America must bring this deadly occupation to an immediate end.

Jul 11, 2007 / The Editors

The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness

In a special investigation of the impact of the war on Iraqi civilians, interviews with fifty combat veterans reveals disturbing patterns of behavior by US troops in Iraq--brutal a...

Jul 10, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hedges and Laila Al-Arian

Bush Blames the Troops Bush Blames the Troops

Bush is hiding behind the fiction that officers in the field are calling the shots.

Apr 25, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits

Wounded soldiers returning from Iraq are increasingly being wrongly diagnosed by the military, which prevents them from collecting benefits.

Mar 29, 2007 / Feature / Joshua Kors

Pentagon Cowers Behind Tillman’s Heroism Pentagon Cowers Behind Tillman’s Heroism

Outraged by a Pentagon report on the cover-up of Pat Tillman's friendly fire death, Tillman's parents finger Rumsfeld as the real culprit.

Mar 28, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Looking Out for Veterans Looking Out for Veterans

Progressive Congressman Bob Filner is pursuing an ambitious agenda to secure proper care for wounded warriors.

Mar 22, 2007 / Ari Berman

Walter Reed Scandal: How Mainstream Media Let Us Down Walter Reed Scandal: How Mainstream Media Let Us Down

Cutbacks and a penchant for profits and happy news hid the plight of wounded soldiers.

Mar 8, 2007 / Feature / Celia Viggo Wexler

Will the Watada Mistrial Spark an End to the War? Will the Watada Mistrial Spark an End to the War?

Now that Lieut. Ehren Watada's court-martial has ended in mistrial, his case could focus America's attention on how we came to fight an illegal war and what we must do to end it.

Feb 9, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

The Press and the Watada Trial The Press and the Watada Trial

Also at stake in the trial of an Army officer who refuses to deploy to Iraq is the independence of the press.

Jan 23, 2007 / Feature / Marc Cooper

An Army at Peril An Army at Peril

The surge is Bush's last throw of the dice. If it fails, he may decimate an exhausted Army and leave the nation without reserves.

Jan 10, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

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