Is There a Chechen Connection to the Boston Bombings? Is There a Chechen Connection to the Boston Bombings?
It appears the Tsarnaev brothers were self-motivated. But their Salafist extremism was itself one outgrowth of the brutal Chechen wars of independence against Russia.
Apr 24, 2013 / Editorial / Thomas Goltz
Jeremy Scahill: Killing Anwar al-Awlaki Jeremy Scahill: Killing Anwar al-Awlaki
With the killing of Awlaki, the president of the United States became judge, jury and executioner for American citizens.
Apr 23, 2013 / Video / Francis Reynolds
The Chechen-Dagestan Connection to Boston The Chechen-Dagestan Connection to Boston
The FBI needs to release its Tsarnaev file.
Apr 23, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The US, Russia and Chechnya After Boston The US, Russia and Chechnya After Boston
President Obama should stay out of Moscow’s jihad in Chechnya.
Apr 22, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Media and the ‘Dark-Skinned’ Men from Chechnya The Media and the ‘Dark-Skinned’ Men from Chechnya
Why we're fixated on the ethnicity and religion of the Boston bomb suspects.
Apr 19, 2013 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Terror Hysteria Over Boston Bombs Terror Hysteria Over Boston Bombs
Let's all calm down.
Apr 19, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
On Our Politics of Fear On Our Politics of Fear
A reflection for posterity of what it felt like to live in America the week of April 15, 2013.
Apr 19, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
Despite Boston, Terror Is at an All-Time Low Despite Boston, Terror Is at an All-Time Low
So let's take another look at the Patriot Act, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Northern Command.
Apr 17, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
On Almost Getting PTSD in Iraq On Almost Getting PTSD in Iraq
What used to be called "shell shock" is now the daily stress of living in a war zone.
Apr 16, 2013 / Jeremiah Goulka
The Enemy-Industrial Complex The Enemy-Industrial Complex
The US has managed to turn a post-communist, enemy-less world into a hive of imminent threat.
Apr 15, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt