Washington’s War in Yemen Backfires Washington’s War in Yemen Backfires
How US counterterrorism operations ignited an Islamist uprising.
Feb 15, 2012 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
‘Losing’ the World, Part One ‘Losing’ the World, Part One
American decline, from a historical perspective.
Feb 14, 2012 / Noam Chomsky
450 Bases and Counting 450 Bases and Counting
The Pentagon’s Afghan basing plans for prisons, drones and black ops.
Feb 13, 2012 / Nick Turse
A Brief History of Drones A Brief History of Drones
With the invention of drones, we crossed into a new frontier: killing that’s risk-free, remote, and detached from human cues.
Feb 7, 2012 / Feature / John Sifton
Kicking Down the World’s Door Kicking Down the World’s Door
How drones, special operations forces and the US Navy plan to end national sovereignty as we know it.
Feb 6, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
No Exit in the Persian Gulf? No Exit in the Persian Gulf?
Why closing the Strait of Hormuz could ignite a war and a global depression.
Jan 31, 2012 / Michael T. Klare
Jeremy Scahill: Obama the Hawk Jeremy Scahill: Obama the Hawk
The Obama administration's alternatives to large-scale military operations are, in some ways, far more drastic and dangerous for US interests around the globe.
Jan 27, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
Remember Haditha Remember Haditha
After two dozen Iraqi civilians were slaughtered, no one paid.
Jan 25, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Accusing Wikileaks of Murder Accusing Wikileaks of Murder
Bradley Manning, Washington and the blood of civilians.
Jan 19, 2012 / Chase Madar
The ‘Crash and Burn’ Future of Drone Warfare The ‘Crash and Burn’ Future of Drone Warfare
What seventy downed drones reveal about the new American way of war.
Jan 17, 2012 / Nick Turse