Hijinks or Undercover Ops? Hijinks or Undercover Ops?
If four politically-motivated young men with left-wing (or Muslim), rather than right-wing ties, broke into the office of a senior Senate Homeland Security Committee member and gai...
Feb 2, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Talking to the Taliban, Again Talking to the Taliban, Again
Is there any chance that the logjam on negotiating an end to the war in Afghanistan is loosening up? So far the United States seems to be taking a hands-off attitude.
Feb 2, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Insulting China Insulting China
Just like Hong Kong, soon enough Taiwan -- the so-called Republic of China -- will be absorbed into China proper. It's a goner. The sheer force of China's gravitational pull will d...
Feb 1, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Two Cheers for Obama on Foreign Affairs Two Cheers for Obama on Foreign Affairs
It was a pleasure to listen to a State of the Union address, especially after eight years of his predecessor's alarmist warnings and warlike thundering, in which war, terrorism, an...
Jan 28, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Manifesto: Ending the War A Manifesto: Ending the War
How will the war in Afghanistan end? This isn't a trick question. The answer is simple: the war will end when President Obama signs an order ending it; that is, when the president ...
Jan 25, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Petraeus Gets It Wrong Petraeus Gets It Wrong
Yesterday, I had a chance to question General David Petraeus about President Obama's Afghan timetable, and what he had to say leads one to suspect that if Petraeus, McChrystal, and...
Jan 22, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
What Haiti Is Owed What Haiti Is Owed
For much of Haiti's existence, foreign powers have used debt not just to control but to plunder it.
Jan 21, 2010 / The Editors
Muscling Latin America Muscling Latin America
The Pentagon has a new Monroe Doctrine.
Jan 21, 2010 / Feature / Greg Grandin
Iran’s Power Play in Iraq Iran’s Power Play in Iraq
For years, I've written about Iran's untoward influence in Iraq. Now, it appears as if Iran is making a power play, using its Iraqi allies, that could checkmate US influence in Ira...
Jan 20, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Haiti: The Pearl of the Antilles Haiti: The Pearl of the Antilles
The continued portrayal of Haiti as the basket case of the hemisphere without accurate contextualization further wounds the Haitian people and misleads the American public.
Jan 19, 2010 / Feature / Joslyn Barnes