Iraq: A Neocon Dream Come True? Iraq: A Neocon Dream Come True?
In 2003, Bush and friends dreamed up a jihadi Iraq with deep ties to al-Qaeda. Now, their convenient nightmare is becoming a deadly reality.
Jun 19, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Will Congress get in the Way of an Iran Deal? Will Congress get in the Way of an Iran Deal?
The Iranians are making concessions and Congress is asking for more.
Jun 18, 2014 / Blog / Ali Gharib
George W. Bush’s Legacy Is Alive and Well in Iraq George W. Bush’s Legacy Is Alive and Well in Iraq
Former president Bush is to blame for the present crisis in Iraq—along with decades of murder, lies and imperial aggression.
Jun 18, 2014 / Robert Scheer
The Beltway Media Gets the Iraq War Band Back Together The Beltway Media Gets the Iraq War Band Back Together
Reed on Iraq and the US establishment press.
Jun 18, 2014 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Will Obama Listen to Slaughter and Power? Will Obama Listen to Slaughter and Power?
Liberal interventionists join GOP hawks and The Wall Street Journal in demanding war.
Jun 18, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
How to Fix the Iraq Crisis How to Fix the Iraq Crisis
Hint: not by bombing it.
Jun 17, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
How Many Times Do the Neocons Get to Be Wrong Before We Stop Asking Them What to Do in Iraq? How Many Times Do the Neocons Get to Be Wrong Before We Stop Asking Them What to Do in Iraq?
We’ve been talking to the wrong politicians about Iraq and yet the media continues to solicit them.
Jun 17, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Stephen Cohen: Deconstructing the False Narrative on Ukraine Stephen Cohen: Deconstructing the False Narrative on Ukraine
Why Stephen Cohen believes that the United States’ ongoing inimical relationship with Russia is a “betrayal of American national interests.”
Jun 16, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
How Iraq’s Crisis Got Started, and How it Didn’t How Iraq’s Crisis Got Started, and How it Didn’t
Tens of thousands may die, but ending the war in Iraq is now in the hands of Iran and Saudi Arabia, not the United States.
Jun 13, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Elections and Peace Talks Won’t Stem Colombia’s Violence Elections and Peace Talks Won’t Stem Colombia’s Violence
The presidential run-off this weekend and talks with the FARC are obscuring horrific violence in places like Buenaventura—and US multinationals are deeply implicated.
Jun 13, 2014 / Michael Norby and Brian Fitzpatrick