Obama Administration Keeping Blackwater Armed and Dangerous in Afghanistan Obama Administration Keeping Blackwater Armed and Dangerous in Afghanistan
Indictments, investigations and scandals have not stopped the State Department from giving Blackwater another $120 million contract for "diplomatic security" in Afghanist...
Jun 19, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
Greg Grandin on BP, Beck and Ongoing Troubles in Latin America Greg Grandin on BP, Beck and Ongoing Troubles in Latin America
NYU professor and Nation writer Greg Grandin on GRITtv discussing Honduras, Colombia and Glenn Beck's "particular brand of Americanism that can't escape a tourette-like refere...
Getting Out in 2011 Getting Out in 2011
Now we know that President Obama secured a pledge from the generals that they would either turn over the war to the Afghans by 2011 or get out. Will Congress hold the president to ...
Jun 17, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Against Boycott and Divestment Against Boycott and Divestment
Punishing Israel's most progressive elements will not help to end the occupation.
Jun 16, 2010 / Feature / Bernard Avishai
Trillion-Dollar War Trillion-Dollar War
The war in Afghanistan might cost the United States a trillion dollars. Now we find out that it's worth it: Afghanistan has a trillion dollars worth of mineral wealth under it...
Jun 15, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Is Blackwater’s Erik Prince Moving to the United Arab Emirates? Is Blackwater’s Erik Prince Moving to the United Arab Emirates?
With Blackwater's top deputies indicted on federal charges and the company up for sale, rumors are swirling that Prince is preparing to bolt to a country with no extradition treaty...
Jun 15, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
Kandahar? Kandahar? What’s Kandahar? Kandahar? Kandahar? What’s Kandahar?
Marja was a flop, and now the United States is postponing its vaunted expedition into Kandahar, the offensive that the military said would be the decisive turning point in the war....
Jun 11, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Next Week in Jerusalem? Next Week in Jerusalem?
To break through the impasse in the Middle East, Obama must go to Jerusalem.
The Boycott Divestment Sanctions Movement The Boycott Divestment Sanctions Movement
BDS has become a key battleground in the struggle over the future of Israel/Palestine.
Jun 9, 2010 / Feature / Adam Horowitz and Philip Weiss
Iran Sanctions: Not Just Useless but Counterproductive Iran Sanctions: Not Just Useless but Counterproductive
The new UN sanctions on Iran mark the fourth time that the United States has tried this approach—President Bush tried it thrice. It didn't work then, and it won't work n...
Jun 9, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss