War and Peace

A General Dissembles A General Dissembles

Of course, Gen. David Petraeus sees tangible progress and predicts success in the Iraq war. What wonders couldn't generals achieve with more troops and more time?

Sep 12, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Surge in Baghdad The Surge in Baghdad

In this web video from Robert Greenwald's BraveNew Films, Tom Hayden counts the human cost of the US troop surge, as measured in the ruined lives of Iraqi civilians.

Sep 11, 2007 / Tom Hayden

Bush’s 9/11 Tradeoff Bush’s 9/11 Tradeoff

The Administration has come to regard the law as a barrier to security and a literal weapon of our enemies, and sees crime as a legitimate tool to fight terror.

Sep 11, 2007 / Ari Melber

Surge 2 Surge 2

David Petraeus is not a man preparing to leave Iraq. His report to Congress serves as a glimpse of coming attractions for Surge 2.

Sep 10, 2007 / Feature / Stanley I. Kutler

Iraq Progress: By the Numbers Iraq Progress: By the Numbers

As General David Petraeus makes his case for continuing the war, here's an accounting of the real costs.

Sep 10, 2007 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

The Myopic Iraq Debate The Myopic Iraq Debate

Like the war itself, the unfolding Congressional hearings on what to do next raise more questions than answers.

Sep 8, 2007 / Feature / Matthew Blake

The New Counterinsurgency The New Counterinsurgency

The Army's updated Field Manual draws on an old, blood-steeped tradition.

Sep 6, 2007 / Feature / Tom Hayden

German GWOT Misfire German GWOT Misfire

The government is using antiterrorist laws to suppress political dissent.

Sep 6, 2007 / Feature / Neil Smith

Why We’re Losing the War on Terror Why We’re Losing the War on Terror

Going on the offensive has only made us more vulnerable.

Sep 6, 2007 / Feature / David Cole and Jules Lobel

Patriot Act’s Wide Net Patriot Act’s Wide Net

The Gonzales Justice Department used the Patriot Act to prosecute a gang of eco-arsonists as terrorists.

Sep 6, 2007 / Ken Olsen

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