Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
Alter-reviews and Reed on the Right's contradictory reaction to the WikiLeaks and the GOP's mantra of American exceptionalism.
Dec 3, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman
On WikiLeaks and Government Secrecy On WikiLeaks and Government Secrecy
Reflecting on the controversy over the publication of classified cables, a former Foreign Service officer calls for a more open diplomacy.
Dec 3, 2010 / Jordan Stancil
Iraq As American Ally in 2012? Dream On, Brookings Iraq As American Ally in 2012? Dream On, Brookings
A think-tank task forces tells Iraq: let our troops stay indefinitely, or we'll take all our marbles and go home.
Dec 3, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Did US Special Operations Forces Want to ‘Target’ Refugee Camps in Pakistan? Did US Special Operations Forces Want to ‘Target’ Refugee Camps in Pakistan?
A confidential cable, released by Wikileaks, from the US embassies in Afghanistan and Pakistan reveals that US diplomats were asked for intelligence on refugee camps "fo...
Dec 2, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
‘Tis the Season, Continued ‘Tis the Season, Continued
Alterman continues his holiday gift giving guidance with reviews along the way, while Ltc. Bob reminisces on a military past and present.
Dec 2, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman
The (Not So) Secret (Anymore) US War in Pakistan The (Not So) Secret (Anymore) US War in Pakistan
Secret cables from US officials in Pakistan confirm that elite US Special Operations Forces have engaged in offensive operations in Pakistan despite repeated US denials.
Dec 1, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
Hillary Clinton Gets Wiki-Served Hillary Clinton Gets Wiki-Served
Hillary Clinton should confront the unpleasant truths the cables reveal about US foreign policy and her own troubling directive that our diplomats should spy on their foreign colle...
Dec 1, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Jerusalem Post Slams ‘The Dreyfuss Report’ on Wikileaks Jerusalem Post Slams ‘The Dreyfuss Report’ on Wikileaks
Israeli paper's editorial is gleeful over Wikileaks' revelation that some US diplomatic cables cite Arab Gulf rulers who want war with Iran.
Nov 30, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
WikiLeaks on the Arab Gulf States vs. Iran WikiLeaks on the Arab Gulf States vs. Iran
Why, exactly, should the United States care if a collection of corrupt Arab rulers in oil-rich kingdoms want America (or Israel) to bomb Iran?
Nov 29, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Greg Mitchell and Daniel Ellsberg on the WikiLeaks Document Dump Greg Mitchell and Daniel Ellsberg on the WikiLeaks Document Dump
The morning after WikiLeaks began releasing its trove of confidential US diplomatic cables, Democracy Now! hosts a roundtable about the possible impact of these leaks.
Nov 29, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room