Accepting Defeat in Iraq Accepting Defeat in Iraq
Everyone is spinning the Iraq mission's so-called end but no one's willing to accept defeat.
Sep 2, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Our Iraq Debacle Our Iraq Debacle
America needs to remember the disastrous consequences of the war in Iraq. But Obama wants to put it all behind us.
Sep 2, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
Jeremy Schaill: GOP Is Angry That Obama Didn’t Praise Bush in Speech on Iraq Jeremy Schaill: GOP Is Angry That Obama Didn’t Praise Bush in Speech on Iraq
Jeremy Scahill asks why former President George Bush deserves positive recognition for his contributions to the Iraq War.
Unequal Sacrifice Unequal Sacrifice
Why are poorer and less-educated citizens more likely to die in America's wars?
Sep 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich
Obama’s Awkward Speech: Not Quite Peace and Nowhere Near Prosperity Obama’s Awkward Speech: Not Quite Peace and Nowhere Near Prosperity
The president says the combat mission in Iraq is ended. But 50,000 troops remain. And most people are far less excited about changes in Iraq than they are worried by an expanding c...
Sep 1, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Shhhhhh! JSOC is Hiring Interrogators and Covert Operatives for ‘Special Access Programs’ Shhhhhh! JSOC is Hiring Interrogators and Covert Operatives for ‘Special Access Programs’
The military's most elite, secretive force has started advertising for highly-sensitive positions on public jobs sites. Is this 'Preparing the Battlefield' 2.0?
Aug 25, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
The Secret Killers The Secret Killers
Assassination in Afghanistan and Task Force 373.
Aug 19, 2010 / Pratap Chatterjee
Iraq: US Still Needs Deal with Iran Iraq: US Still Needs Deal with Iran
American troop strength in Iraq is declining, meaning that the US influence is declining, too. More than ever, the United States needs an understanding with Iran on keeping Iraq wh...
Aug 19, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Afghan Women Have Already Been Abandoned Afghan Women Have Already Been Abandoned
I know Bibi Aisha, the woman on the Time cover. But the logic of those who use her image to argue for the war escapes me. The question her story raises is, What Happens if We Stay?
No, the Empire Doesn’t Always Win No, the Empire Doesn’t Always Win
After seven years, America's occupation of Iraq is a failure.
Aug 12, 2010 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn