US Military

Hawks Hysterical Over Pentagon Cuts Hawks Hysterical Over Pentagon Cuts

Obama's modest effort to slow Pentagon spending roils the military-industrial complex.

Jan 9, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Obama and the Indefinite Detention of US Citizens Obama and the Indefinite Detention of US Citizens

With the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act, the president has brought Guantánamo-style justice to the United States.

Jan 4, 2012 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

The Life and Death of American Drones The Life and Death of American Drones

What a busted robot airplane tells us about American empire in 2012 and beyond.

Dec 20, 2011 / Nick Turse

Veterans Occupy Wall Street

Veterans Occupy Wall Street Veterans Occupy Wall Street

With foreclosure and unemployment rates even higher for veterans, their participation in the Occupy movement was inevitable.

Nov 11, 2011 / Paolo Cravero

Nation Conversations: Graham Usher: Why Won’t Pakistan Fight the Afghan Taliban?

Nation Conversations: Graham Usher: Why Won’t Pakistan Fight the Afghan Taliban? Nation Conversations: Graham Usher: Why Won’t Pakistan Fight the Afghan Taliban?

American politicians try not to talk about it, but it's been apparent to the Pakistani security complex for some time: the Afghan Taliban cannot be militarily defeated.

Nov 10, 2011 / Audio / The Nation

Vet Survived Iraq, Only to Be Wounded Defending Civil Liberties in Oakland Vet Survived Iraq, Only to Be Wounded Defending Civil Liberties in Oakland

Clashes over the Occupy Oakland clearance leave an Iraq War veteran seriously wounded. As with the Bonus Army of 1932, vets who make economic demands at home find themselves u...

Oct 27, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Chickening Out in Iraq: How Your Tax Dollars Financed ‘Reconstruction’ Madness in the Middle East Chickening Out in Iraq: How Your Tax Dollars Financed ‘Reconstruction’ Madness in the Middle East

State Department employee Peter Van Buren was sent to Iraq to help rebuild it. The result was an exercise in Murphy's Law.

Oct 3, 2011 / Peter Van Buren

Hawks Hysterical Over Pentagon Cuts Hawks Hysterical Over Pentagon Cuts

Nothing's even decided yet, but the neocons are up in arms over arms spending.

Aug 9, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Will the Pentagon Suffer in the Debt Deal? Will the Pentagon Suffer in the Debt Deal?

It might, but it’s going to take a lot of work to counter the Iron Triangle and its lobbyists.

Aug 4, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Playing Ball With the Pentagon Playing Ball With the Pentagon

At Fenway Park, a look at the changing relationship between sports and the American military. 

Jul 28, 2011 / Andrew J. Bacevich

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