US Wars and Military Action

Remembering the Decade of Destruction Since 9/11 Remembering the Decade of Destruction Since 9/11

For Jeremy Scahill, the killing of Osama bin Laden is an occasion not for celebration but rather for reflection on the hundreds of thousands of people who have died in the past t...

May 4, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Osama bin Laden: A Monster of Our Own Creation Osama bin Laden: A Monster of Our Own Creation

Three decades after we first decided to use Osama bin Laden and other imported Muslim zealots for our Cold War purposes, we feel cleansed by his death of any responsibility for h...

May 4, 2011 / Robert Scheer

US Officials: Now It’s Time to End the War US Officials: Now It’s Time to End the War

The Obama administration suggests bin Laden's death could accelerate peace talks with the Taliban.

May 4, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Jeremy Scahill on the ‘Quiet Professionals’ Who Killed bin Laden Jeremy Scahill on the ‘Quiet Professionals’ Who Killed bin Laden

Jeremy Scahill appears on "Last Word" to provide insight into the men who killed bin Laden.

May 3, 2011 / Video / MSNBC

With Osama Found, a Congresswoman Asks: Where’s the Afghanistan Exit Strategy? With Osama Found, a Congresswoman Asks: Where’s the Afghanistan Exit Strategy?

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree launches a petition to push for an exit from Afghanistan.

May 3, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Slide Show: What Will Osama bin Laden’s Death Mean for the ‘War on Terror’?

Slide Show: What Will Osama bin Laden’s Death Mean for the ‘War on Terror’? Slide Show: What Will Osama bin Laden’s Death Mean for the ‘War on Terror’?

May 2, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

JSOC: The Black Ops Force That Took Down Bin Laden JSOC: The Black Ops Force That Took Down Bin Laden

Some call them “Murder, Incorporated.” Others say they're America's counterterrorism ”ace in the hole.” JSOC is the elite Special Ops force that has been at...

May 2, 2011 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

Video: President Obama’s Remarks on Osama bin Laden’s Killing Video: President Obama’s Remarks on Osama bin Laden’s Killing

President Barack Obama delivered a national address on Sunday, May 1 to explain the operation that led to Osama bin Laden's killing.

May 2, 2011 / Video / The Nation

Qaddafi Is Not Osama bin Laden Qaddafi Is Not Osama bin Laden

The bombing of the Qaddafi compound is outrageous and unacceptable, besides being illegal.

May 2, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Jeremy Scahill: How Osama bin Laden Led the US to Declare War on the World Jeremy Scahill: How Osama bin Laden Led the US to Declare War on the World

Jeremy Scahill explains that Osama bin Laden is dead, but so are the hundreds of thousands of victims of the US War on Terror

May 2, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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