War and Peace

Fueling War: Pentagon Still Buying Most of Its Oil and Gas from BP Fueling War: Pentagon Still Buying Most of Its Oil and Gas from BP

The Pentagon is the world's largest consumer of oil and gas and BP is its number one provider. Why hasn't the US government applied the ACORN standard to BP and stripped it of its ...

Jun 9, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

Report Finds Evidence of Medical Experimentation at Black Sites

Report Finds Evidence of Medical Experimentation at Black Sites Report Finds Evidence of Medical Experimentation at Black Sites

Doctors and psychologists weren't only observing "enhanced" interrogations. They were using information gathered to create a legal defense for those who authorized tortur...

Jun 8, 2010 / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Blackwater for Sale Blackwater for Sale

Blackwater has announced the infamous mercenary company is for sale. Will this include the CIA assassination business and the company's forward operating bases in Afghanistan?

Jun 8, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

In Afghanistan, the Beginning of the End? In Afghanistan, the Beginning of the End?

With eighteen Democratic senators voting for Feingold’s call for withdrawal from Afghanistan, is a long and bloody end to the quagmire in sight?

Jun 7, 2010 / Tom Hayden

Wikileaks Whistleblower Says Docs Show ‘Almost Criminal Political Dealings’ Wikileaks Whistleblower Says Docs Show ‘Almost Criminal Political Dealings’

A US military intelligence analyst, who claimed to be the source for the Wikileaks "Collateral Murder" video, has reportedly been arrested. But the biggest story here may...

Jun 7, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

Obama’s Expanding Covert Wars Obama’s Expanding Covert Wars

The Obama administration has dramatically expanded the use of special operations forces across the globe, from Iran to Bolivia to Yemen. They've been "empowered more under thi...

Jun 4, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

The Breakdown: On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal, What Are We Waiting For?

The Breakdown: On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal, What Are We Waiting For? The Breakdown: On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal, What Are We Waiting For?

Last month, the House of Representatives took steps toward repealing the military's discriminatory DADT policy, pending the results of a Pentagon study on the issue. But what impac...

Jun 4, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes

Gaza: It’s Not About Anti-Semitism Gaza: It’s Not About Anti-Semitism

Netanyahu and the neocons are playing the anti-Semitism card. That's ugly. But it's time for Hamas to change course, too, and to support the two-state solution.

Jun 4, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

My TV Debate with Ed Koch About Israel’s Gaza Flotilla Massacre My TV Debate with Ed Koch About Israel’s Gaza Flotilla Massacre

When confronted with facts about Israel's siege of Gaza and the collective punishment of 1.5 million people, the former NYC Mayor can only say, "I don't want to debate you&quo...

Jun 3, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

Doubling Down in Afghanistan Doubling Down in Afghanistan

Is Washington a compulsive gambler, unwilling to fold a losing hand?

Jun 3, 2010 / William J. Astore

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