Air Raid Victim to US: Leave Afghanistan Air Raid Victim to US: Leave Afghanistan
Exclusive footage from the recent US airstrikes in Afghanistan provides a sobering look at the dire situation on the ground.
Jun 10, 2009 / Video / Brave New Films
Iraq’s New Death Squad Iraq’s New Death Squad
America has built an elite and lethal counterterrorism force. But who's calling the shots?
Jun 3, 2009 / Feature / Shane Bauer
Torture and Truth Torture and Truth
The war, as we learned from the photos of Abu Ghraib, produced torture. Before that happened, torture had produced war.
May 27, 2009 / Feature / Jonathan Schell
$1 Trillion and Counting… $1 Trillion and Counting…
The $1 trillion we have spent on war since 9/11 has placed enormous stress on our recession-struck economy.
May 22, 2009 / Feature / Jo Comerford
KBR Got Bonuses for Work that Killed Soldiers KBR Got Bonuses for Work that Killed Soldiers
Former Halliburton subsidy KBR was paid $83 million in bonuses for work that electrocuted US soldiers, former employees testified today.
May 20, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Did McChrystal Violate Geneva Conventions? Did McChrystal Violate Geneva Conventions?
Obama's pick to be the top US commander in Afghanistan directed a screening center in Iraq in 2003 that held terror suspects in secret facilities to which the Red Cross did not hav...
May 19, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
The Trials of Ehren Watada The Trials of Ehren Watada
The government drops efforts to prosecute an officer who refused to fight in Iraq. But the Army continues its campaign against him.
May 19, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
What Was I Fighting For? What Was I Fighting For?
I witnessed firsthand the ineffectiveness of US military strategy in Afghanistan. We need a clear mission, an exit strategy and a commitment to diplomacy.
May 18, 2009 / Editorial / Rick Reyes
McChrystal’s Rise: More Secrets, Less Daylight McChrystal’s Rise: More Secrets, Less Daylight
His new role can only mean an intensified campaign of secret--and dirty--warfare in the remote villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
May 13, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Understanding the Long War Understanding the Long War
A "Long War" may be underway in South and Central Asia and the Middle East that could last fifty years. Only a fifty-year commitment to peace can prevent it.
May 7, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden