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?
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
UN Slams US Drone Killings UN Slams US Drone Killings
A UN panel issues a blistering attack on the American policy of "extrajudicial killings," i.e., the drone attacks. Its author says that the US is opening a Pandora's...
Jun 3, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
American Denial American Denial
A commencement address for those graduating into a disillusioned and disconnected can't-do nation.
Jun 1, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Pirates in the Mediterranean Pirates in the Mediterranean
If Israel was indeed defending its borders yesterday morning, Israel is also responsible for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip—their livelihood as well as their secur...
Jun 1, 2010 / Neve Gordon