War and Peace

Jeremy Scahill: Inside Erik Prince’s United Arab Emirates Mercenary Army Jeremy Scahill: Inside Erik Prince’s United Arab Emirates Mercenary Army

Why is Blackwater founder Erik Prince building a mercenary army for the United Arab Emirates? The contracted guns will be much less involved in maintaining the peace than they...

May 18, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!

The Middle East Speech That Obama Ought to Give

The Middle East Speech That Obama Ought to Give The Middle East Speech That Obama Ought to Give

Obama's Middle East policy has fallen apart. It's not too late to save it.

May 18, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Jeremy Scahill: Is Blackwater’s Erik Prince Starting a Proxy War Against Iran? Jeremy Scahill: Is Blackwater’s Erik Prince Starting a Proxy War Against Iran?

Blackwater's Erik Prince is building an army of mercenaries for the United Arab Emirates. One that includes no Muslims. What is going on here?

May 17, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: Is Blackwater’s Erik Prince Starting a Proxy War Against Iran? Jeremy Scahill: Is Blackwater’s Erik Prince Starting a Proxy War Against Iran?

Blackwater's Erik Prince is building an army of mercenaries for the United Arab Emirates. One that includes no Muslims. What is going on here?

May 17, 2011 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show

Obama’s Reset: Arab Spring or Same Old Thing? Obama’s Reset: Arab Spring or Same Old Thing?

How the President and the Pentagon prop up both Middle Eastern despots and American arms dealers.

May 17, 2011 / Nick Turse

US-Taliban Talks in Qatar, Germany US-Taliban Talks in Qatar, Germany

Underway for months, the talks are aimed at starting what will be a long process toward a political settlement of the war.

May 17, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Erik Prince, You’re No Indiana Jones

Erik Prince, You’re No Indiana Jones Erik Prince, You’re No Indiana Jones

Blackwater's infamous founder is building a mercenary army in the United Arab Emirates.

May 16, 2011 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

Warrior Pundits and War Pornographers Warrior Pundits and War Pornographers

What is it about being embedded with the military that turns normally thoughtful journalists into war boosters?

May 16, 2011 / Peter Van Buren

The Taliban Is Not Al Qaeda The Taliban Is Not Al Qaeda

And other important observations from a German resident of Kandahar.

May 16, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Video: Tracking the Army’s Secret Detainee Abuse Task Force

Video: Tracking the Army’s Secret Detainee Abuse Task Force Video: Tracking the Army’s Secret Detainee Abuse Task Force

The Army's on-the-ground investigative team in Iraq has failed to hold torturers and abusers accountable for their crimes.

May 14, 2011 / Video / PBS

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