Afghanistan War: What Is It Good For? Afghanistan War: What Is It Good For?
The War in Afghanistan is the longest in US history and the most expensive. What are we doing there?
Feb 9, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Media Miss the Al Jazeera Story Media Miss the Al Jazeera Story
One of the biggest stories of the past few weeks has been the story of Americans discovering Al Jazeera English. It shouldn't have been so hard.
Feb 7, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Quote of the Day: Petraeus, Vampire? Quote of the Day: Petraeus, Vampire?
General Petraeus speaks on sinking his teeth into Afghanistan.
Jan 27, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Tony Blair Redux Tony Blair Redux
The former British Prime Minister appeared again before the Chilcot Inquiry; this time, he seemed determined to make amends.
Jan 21, 2011 / The Notion / D.D. Guttenplan
Will Bush’s Torture Memo Team Face Justice in Spain? Will Bush’s Torture Memo Team Face Justice in Spain?
There may yet be justice for the victims of the post-9/11 United States torture program. Just not in the US.
Jan 12, 2011 / The Notion / Nancy Goldstein
Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It? (Guantánamo Turns 9) Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It? (Guantánamo Turns 9)
What we see when we see the photos of the first twenty detainees the Bush administration transferred to Camp X-Ray.
Jan 11, 2011 / The Notion / Nancy Goldstein
Children Becoming Collateral Damage Children Becoming Collateral Damage
Christina-Taylor Green was nine years old. She was born on September 11, 2001. She died on January 8, 2011 in Tucson, along with a federal judge and four others in a shooting targe...
Jan 10, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Obama Slaps Down Petraeus on Invading Pakistan Obama Slaps Down Petraeus on Invading Pakistan
The military has floated plans to send Special Forces across the Afghan border into Pakistan's tribal areas. Not gonna happen.
Jan 8, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Pentagon’s Urge to Surge The Pentagon’s Urge to Surge
For a country embroiled in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, once you begin down the path of invasion and occupation, turning back is as difficult as an addict going cold turkey.
Jan 4, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
WikiLeaking Covert Wars WikiLeaking Covert Wars
The latest WikiLeaks dump has corroborated, in part, what sources recently told The Nation about covert military actions in over seventy-five countries.
Dec 9, 2010 / Editorial / Jeremy Scahill