War on Terror

What Makes Saudi Arabia a ‘Good’ Tyranny? What Makes Saudi Arabia a ‘Good’ Tyranny?

How long will the US and its allies ignore the elephant in the room posed by an alliance for human rights and anti-terrorism with regimes in the Middle East that stand for neithe...

Mar 23, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising?

Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising? Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising?

Does the silence of the Obama administration on the uprisings in Yemen have something to do with the US-backed president's role as a crucial partner in the war on terror?

Mar 22, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising? Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising?

Does the silence of the Obama administration on the uprisings in Yemen have something to do with the US-backed president's role as a crucial partner in the war on terror?

Mar 22, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!

Documenting the Obama Administration’s ‘Gitmo in the Heartland’ Documenting the Obama Administration’s ‘Gitmo in the Heartland’

The Obama administration has continued to operate Bush’s legally dubious detention centers for terrorism prisoners, but the opaque practices at these secret prisons deserve...

Mar 18, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Obama’s ‘War on Terror’ Obama’s ‘War on Terror’

Between indefinite detentions in Guantánamo and the treatment of Bradley Manning, President Obama has shown that the poisonous shards of Abu Ghraib are still with us.

Mar 10, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors

A Real Sharia Law Promoter for Peter King to Investigate

A Real Sharia Law Promoter for Peter King to Investigate A Real Sharia Law Promoter for Peter King to Investigate

Former Pentagon Inspector General Joseph Schmitz has tried to use Sharia law to fight lawsuits alleging corporate misconduct that led to deaths of US servicemen.

Mar 9, 2011 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

Still in the Dark About 9/11 Still in the Dark About 9/11

Ignorance is the real victor in the president’s decision to abandon the effort to bring the alleged perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attack to account in civilian court.

Mar 9, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Frankfurt Shootings: The Making of a Terrorist? Frankfurt Shootings: The Making of a Terrorist?

What the debate over terrorists seems to miss is the personal dimension: personal failures and personal grievances of the lone gunmen.

Mar 3, 2011 / The Notion / Laila Lalami

For the First Time Ever, They Had a Revolution… For the First Time Ever, They Had a Revolution…

Let's keep Washington Bullets in mind thinking about Egypt.

Feb 12, 2011 / Greg Grandin

The ‘Hero’ of the War on Terror The ‘Hero’ of the War on Terror

Congressman Peter King's dark fantasies about American Muslims are intruding on reality.

Feb 10, 2011 / Editorial / Michelle Goldberg

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