Afghan Farce: ‘Taliban’ Talker Was Phony! Afghan Farce: ‘Taliban’ Talker Was Phony!
Talking is still the way out. But, as Casey Stengel said, can't anyone here play this game?
Nov 23, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
America’s Failed War of Attrition in Afghanistan America’s Failed War of Attrition in Afghanistan
The Obama administration is trying to kill its way to victory in Afghanistan. Not only is that strategy failing, it's making the Taliban stronger and Karzai weaker.
Nov 22, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
The New War Congress The New War Congress
To understand just how bad the new Congress is likely to be for peace on Earth, one has to understand how incredibly awful Congress has been during the past four years and then mea...
Nov 22, 2010 / David Swanson
Some Other Takes on Petraeus’s Report to NATO Some Other Takes on Petraeus’s Report to NATO
Not everyone is taking the general's report at face value.
Nov 22, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Guilty Until Proven Guilty Guilty Until Proven Guilty
How the "War on Terror" is threatening the presumption of innocence.
Nov 18, 2010 / Karen J. Greenberg
After David Rohde’s Escape, a Taliban Feud After David Rohde’s Escape, a Taliban Feud
Pakistan's ISI served as an arbiter in the Taliban dispute over the New York Times reporter's kidnapping.
Nov 17, 2010 / Feature / Aram Roston
Off-Base America Off-Base America
As prospects dim in Iraq, the Pentagon digs in deeper around the Middle East.
Nov 17, 2010 / Nick Turse
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell—Anyone, Anywhere Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell—Anyone, Anywhere
Even proponents of repeal assume that DADT only interferes with the ability of gay servicemembers to serve openly, leaving them to conduct their private lives in, well, private. We...
Nov 16, 2010 / Daniel Redman and Ilona Turner
Congress Investigates: Is the Military Denying Medical Care to Soldiers? Congress Investigates: Is the Military Denying Medical Care to Soldiers?
Sergeant Chuck Luther seeks justice after his torture at the hands of the US military.
Nov 16, 2010 / Video / Joshua Kors
The Stimulus Package in Kabul The Stimulus Package in Kabul
If you thought our monster embassy in Afghanistan was going to be the end of it, consider that we're now set to stay in the country long after Obama's 2011 withdrawal deadline.
Nov 15, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt