Blowback in the Pacific Blowback in the Pacific
The US military’s “Pacific Pivot” is raising tensions with China and prompting local resistance.
Dec 31, 2012 / Feature / Koohan Paik and Jerry Mander
On the Front Lines of a New Pacific War On the Front Lines of a New Pacific War
The US military’s aggressive Asia-Pacific strategy is escalating tensions with China and prompting local resistance throughout the region.
Dec 14, 2012 / Koohan Paik and Jerry Mander
The War of the Image Managers The War of the Image Managers
How can two generals be hailed as military heroes, when the wars they commanded failed spectacularly?
Nov 29, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Generals Behaving Badly Generals Behaving Badly
Petraeus may have had the affair, but we're all responsible for the U.S' worshipful embrace of our military generals.
Nov 29, 2012 / William J. Astore
Broadwell and Petraeus—Embedded Broadwell and Petraeus—Embedded
If the director of the CIA and a Reserve intelligence officer can’t even conduct a decent affair, what does that say about the institution that groomed them?
Nov 20, 2012 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski
An Obit for General Petraeus An Obit for General Petraeus
Most media has lauded Petraeus for his military success. But his true strength was as a P.R. prodigy.
Nov 20, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Petraeus Packs Up Petraeus Packs Up
Droney the predator drone doesn't understand sex scandals.
Nov 20, 2012 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
In Just a Little Bit In Just a Little Bit
The media's blind veneration for the military figures led to its shellschocked response to David Petraeus's affair.
Nov 15, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman
The Secret Nation-Building Boom of the Obama Years The Secret Nation-Building Boom of the Obama Years
As the infrastructure of many U.S. cities crumbles, the Pentagon continues to pump over a billion dollars into military bases throughout the Middle East.
Nov 15, 2012 / Nick Turse
The Petraeus Legacy: A Paramilitary CIA? The Petraeus Legacy: A Paramilitary CIA?
Within some military and intelligence circles, it was the CIA director's relationship with JSOC—not Paula Broadwell—that raised concerns.
Nov 14, 2012 / Editorial / Jeremy Scahill