War and Peace

The Damascus Blast: Syrian Rebels Back Al Qaeda–Style Tactics The Damascus Blast: Syrian Rebels Back Al Qaeda–Style Tactics

Russia warns US against backing rebels.

Jul 18, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Why Won’t Congress Investigate the Sex Abuse Scandal at Lackland Air Force Base?

Why Won’t Congress Investigate the Sex Abuse Scandal at Lackland Air Force Base? Why Won’t Congress Investigate the Sex Abuse Scandal at Lackland Air Force Base?

Twelve of the base's instructors have been accused of sexual assault, with thirty-one female trainees identified as victims.

Jul 17, 2012 / Soumya Karlamangla

Tremseh, Syria: Not Exactly a Massacre; Clinton, UK Both Jump the Gun Tremseh, Syria: Not Exactly a Massacre; Clinton, UK Both Jump the Gun

It‘s now a civil war, officially.

Jul 16, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Tom Engelhardt: The Costs of Defense

Tom Engelhardt: The Costs of Defense Tom Engelhardt: The Costs of Defense

America's military and intelligence infrastructures are about protecting people from terrorism, and little else.

Jul 12, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds

Remember Iraq? Still A Mess, but the US Needs to Stay Out Remember Iraq? Still A Mess, but the US Needs to Stay Out

Violence is rising, but the United States knows little or nothing about what’s really happening.

Jul 9, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Rendered, Tortured, Discarded: Clara Gutteridge on US Prison Abuses Around the World Rendered, Tortured, Discarded: Clara Gutteridge on US Prison Abuses Around the World

A Tanzanian man was detained and tortured by US officials in Afghanistan on suspicion of terror. But he was completely innocent. 

Jul 6, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Wolfowitz Wants War Against Syria Wolfowitz Wants War Against Syria

All while the UN and Kofi Annan continue to seek diplomatic solution.

Jul 5, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Islamophobia: A Bipartisan Project Islamophobia: A Bipartisan Project

While Peter King’s hearings on Muslim “radicalization” were controversial, they draw on a long history of US policy that has demonized Islam, under Republicans an...

Jul 2, 2012 / Deepa Kumar

Flying Hippopotamus Over Afghanistan: $500 Million-Plus Flying Hippopotamus Over Afghanistan: $500 Million-Plus

White House tells defense contractors not to worry themselves about spending cuts.

Jul 2, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

What Has Really Happened to America’s Soldiers What Has Really Happened to America’s Soldiers

If US troops find themselves morally injured, shouldn’t we ask: Who put them in the position to suffer such wounds in the first place?

Jun 28, 2012 / Nan Levinson

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