Prelude to a Police State in Iraq Prelude to a Police State in Iraq
Iraqi Security Forces are riddled with corruption, and if the US involvement continues, Baghdad could become the capital of a Shiite police state employing the classic methods of d...
Sep 19, 2007 / Feature / Tom Hayden
The Mercenary Factor The Mercenary Factor
Who elected Blackwater and other hired guns to rule the world? The banning of Blackwater in Iraq sheds more light on the checkbook imperialism fueling Bush's state of perpetual war...
Sep 19, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Blackwater Banned Blackwater Banned
Nation correspondent Jeremy Scahill explains in this September 17 CNN interview the story behind the Iraqi government's decision to ban Blackwater USA, following an incident in wh...
Sep 18, 2007 / Jeremy Scahill
Why the Silence? Why the Silence?
Leaders of the Jewish community who have resisted calls to voice opposition to the war can no longer justify their failure to speak out.
Sep 13, 2007 / Feature / Arthur Waskow
Kentucky at War Kentucky at War
Opposition to the Iraq War has created some unlikely alliances in Kentucky, much to the chagrin of Senator Mitch McConnell.
A General Dissembles A General Dissembles
Of course, Gen. David Petraeus sees tangible progress and predicts success in the Iraq war. What wonders couldn't generals achieve with more troops and more time?
Sep 12, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Surge in Baghdad The Surge in Baghdad
In this web video from Robert Greenwald's BraveNew Films,
Sep 11, 2007 / Tom Hayden
Bush’s 9/11 Tradeoff Bush’s 9/11 Tradeoff
The Administration has come to regard the law as a barrier to security and a literal weapon of our enemies, and sees crime as a legitimate tool to fight terror.
Sep 11, 2007 / Ari Melber
Surge 2 Surge 2
David Petraeus is not a man preparing to leave Iraq. His report to Congress serves as a glimpse of coming attractions for Surge 2.
Sep 10, 2007 / Feature / Stanley I. Kutler
Iraq Progress: By the Numbers Iraq Progress: By the Numbers
As General David Petraeus makes his case for continuing the war, here's an accounting of the real costs.
Sep 10, 2007 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt