Jeremy Scahill: Why Is Robert Gates Downplaying Pakistan’s Link to Osama bin Laden? Jeremy Scahill: Why Is Robert Gates Downplaying Pakistan’s Link to Osama bin Laden?
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters that the Obama administration has no evidence that the Pakistani government knew Osama bin Laden was living within its b...
US-Taliban Talks in Qatar, Germany US-Taliban Talks in Qatar, Germany
Underway for months, the talks are aimed at starting what will be a long process toward a political settlement of the war.
May 17, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Taliban Is Not Al Qaeda The Taliban Is Not Al Qaeda
And other important observations from a German resident of Kandahar.
May 16, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
South Asia Without Osama bin Laden South Asia Without Osama bin Laden
Bin Laden's death offers President Obama a chance to end the war in Afghanistan and to prevent one in Pakistan.
May 12, 2011 / Editorial / Graham Usher
Welcome to Obama’s 2012 Campaign Welcome to Obama’s 2012 Campaign
To launch his reelection bid, the president took up a longstanding American tradition: extrajudicial political assassinations.
May 11, 2011 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Should the Public Be Able to See Osama bin Laden’s Death Photos? Should the Public Be Able to See Osama bin Laden’s Death Photos?
If select politicians are going to see the bin Laden death photos, shouldn't others be able to see them too?
May 11, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Obama Nears Key Decisions on Afghan Strategy Obama Nears Key Decisions on Afghan Strategy
President Obama is on the verge of deciding how many troops to pull out of Afghanistan starting this July—and whether he'll pull them all out by December. His second term res...
May 11, 2011 / Tom Hayden
House Republicans Shred Constitution With Backdoor Proposal of Permanent War House Republicans Shred Constitution With Backdoor Proposal of Permanent War
They've added a provision to the defense spending bill outlining a permanent "Authorization for Use of Military Force."
May 11, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
End the War in Afghanistan, and Begin Nation-Building Here At Home End the War in Afghanistan, and Begin Nation-Building Here At Home
Now that Osama bin Laden is dead and Al Qaeda is scattered around the globe, does it really make sense to keep using over 100,000 U.S. troops to occupy Afghanistan and prop up a co...
May 10, 2011 / Rep. Jim McGovern and Rep. Walter Jones
The US, Pakistan and the CIA The US, Pakistan and the CIA
The ISI claims to disapprove of the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but the raid got the green light from Islamabad ten years ago.
May 10, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss