US Military

Building a Perfect Machine of Perpetual War: The Mexico-to-Colombia Security Corridor Advances Building a Perfect Machine of Perpetual War: The Mexico-to-Colombia Security Corridor Advances

Washington is integrating Mexico, Central America and Colombia into a neoliberal-neocon corridor, creating a perfect circle of conflict, violence and repression.

Feb 11, 2011 / Greg Grandin

Backward, Christian Soldiers

Backward, Christian Soldiers Backward, Christian Soldiers

Zealots are trying to turn the military into a religious army. Mikey Weinstein is fighting back.

Feb 10, 2011 / Feature / Stephen Glain

Army’s Mental Health Care Failed Bradley Manning Army’s Mental Health Care Failed Bradley Manning

The uprisings in Egypt have inspired all sorts of people, including Private Bradley Manning, the young man being held in solitary confinement in Quantico, accused of being the sour...

Feb 4, 2011 / Laura Flanders

ROTC’s Response to WikiLeaks Puts Academic Freedom at Risk

ROTC’s Response to WikiLeaks Puts Academic Freedom at Risk ROTC’s Response to WikiLeaks Puts Academic Freedom at Risk

ROTC memo prohibiting cadets from using WikiLeaks cables for course assignments could impact Stanford's decision on whether to allow ROTC to return to campus.

Jan 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Kevin Gosztola

Quote of the Day: Petraeus, Vampire? Quote of the Day: Petraeus, Vampire?

General Petraeus speaks on sinking his teeth into Afghanistan.

Jan 27, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Quote of the Day: Iraq? ‘We’re Outta Here’ Quote of the Day: Iraq? ‘We’re Outta Here’

A US military chaplain in Iraq says it's time to go.

Jan 18, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It? (Guantánamo Turns 9) Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It? (Guantánamo Turns 9)

What we see when we see the photos of the first twenty detainees the Bush administration transferred to Camp X-Ray.

Jan 11, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein

Gates Lectured by China’s Defense Minister Gates Lectured by China’s Defense Minister

Chinese tell Pentagon chief that US arms sales to Taiwan are a threat to China's "core interests."

Jan 10, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Gates to China: ‘Times’ Hypes China’s Military Threat, Again Gates to China: ‘Times’ Hypes China’s Military Threat, Again

Imagine! A great world power wants to expand its military reach.

Jan 6, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Freedom Fighters for a Fading Empire Freedom Fighters for a Fading Empire

What it means when Obama says we have the world’s finest fighting force.

Jan 6, 2011 / William J. Astore

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