GOP Peaceniks? GOP Peaceniks?
Some Republicans suggest that a "silent majority" of their party opposes nation-building and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan. So where are they?
Mar 19, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Rachel Corrie’s Memory, Israel’s Image Rachel Corrie’s Memory, Israel’s Image
Her sacrifice has helped to internationalize the struggle--as well as the battle over Israel's image.
Mar 16, 2010 / Neve Gordon
Lawyers, Terror & Torture Lawyers, Terror & Torture
Liz Cheney's witch hunt against lawyers who represented Guantánamo detainees is a new low.
Mar 11, 2010 / David Cole
Chile’s Socialist Rebar Chile’s Socialist Rebar
It is Chile's democratic, socialist roots, not the free-marketers who prevailed after Pinochet's coup, that are to thank for the strict building codes that have protected citizens ...
Mar 10, 2010 / Naomi Klein
Squeezing Iran Squeezing Iran
Sanctions aren't likely to work, but the US is pushing hard anyway.
Mar 1, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Syrian Crackdown The Syrian Crackdown
The Obama administration's diplomatic engagement with Damascus should not come at the expense of democracy and human rights activists.
Feb 26, 2010 / Mohamad Bazzi
Attack Iran? Attack Iran?
More huffing and puffing about war with Iran, this time from Anne Applebaum of the hawkish Washington Post, but first some words of caution from Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman o...
Feb 23, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan
"The deaths of three American soldiers in a Taliban suicide attack on Wednesday lifted the veil on United States military assistance to Pakistan." So began a Feb 4th pie...
Feb 9, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Integrity Isn’t Just a Military Value Integrity Isn’t Just a Military Value
On Tuesday, several of the nation's top military officials, including Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, spoke out in fa...
Feb 4, 2010 / Laura Flanders
The Defense Industry Is Pleased with Obama The Defense Industry Is Pleased with Obama
Who says the president is failing to show leadership? In one area at least, there's no sign of flag or falter. If anything, the administration's only becoming more forthright. Sad ...
Feb 3, 2010 / Laura Flanders