Talking to the Taliban, Again Talking to the Taliban, Again
Is there any chance that the logjam on negotiating an end to the war in Afghanistan is loosening up? So far the United States seems to be taking a hands-off attitude.
Feb 2, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
General Petraeus, PhD, at the University General Petraeus, PhD, at the University
Gen. David Petraeus pays a visit to Georgetown, where he takes questions but doesn't always answer them.
Feb 1, 2010 / Feature / Norman Birnbaum
Video: Blackwater’s Youngest Victim Video: Blackwater’s Youngest Victim
On September 16, 2007, Blackwater employees killed at least 14 Iraqis in the infamous Nisour Square massacre. The youngest victim was nine-year-old Ali Kinani. In this exclusive in...
Feb 1, 2010 / Video / Jeremy Scahill
Insulting China Insulting China
Just like Hong Kong, soon enough Taiwan -- the so-called Republic of China -- will be absorbed into China proper. It's a goner. The sheer force of China's gravitational pull will d...
Feb 1, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Tony Blair Channels Piaf: Je Ne Regrette Rien Tony Blair Channels Piaf: Je Ne Regrette Rien
What did Tony Blair know, and when did he know it?
Jan 29, 2010 / The Notion / D.D. Guttenplan
Audiocast: A Conversation with Anand Gopal on America’s Secret Afghan Prisons Audiocast: A Conversation with Anand Gopal on America’s Secret Afghan Prisons
In this interview with Tom Dispatch, Anand Gopal talks about his how he learned about an unreported network of U.S. secret prisons in Afghanistan.
Jan 29, 2010 / Audio / Anand Gopal
America’s Secret Afghan Prisons America’s Secret Afghan Prisons
Villagers and human rights officials accuse the United States military of torturing suspects in hidden detention centers.
Jan 28, 2010 / Feature / Anand Gopal
Slide Show: Blackwater’s Youngest Victim Slide Show: Blackwater’s Youngest Victim
The Nation presents images of the aftermath of the Nisour Square massacre, and the father who is trying to hold Blackwater accountable for his son's death.
Jan 28, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
NATO’s Role in the Afghanistan Escalation NATO’s Role in the Afghanistan Escalation
As part of an attempt to frame the surge as an important move towards negotiations with the Taliban, NATO countries are set to contribute 7,000 soldiers for the Afghanistan war.
Jan 27, 2010 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Petraeus Gets It Wrong Petraeus Gets It Wrong
Yesterday, I had a chance to question General David Petraeus about President Obama's Afghan timetable, and what he had to say leads one to suspect that if Petraeus, McChrystal, and...
Jan 22, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss