As WikiLeaks Shake Washington, Congressmen Propose Vote to Exit Pakistan As WikiLeaks Shake Washington, Congressmen Propose Vote to Exit Pakistan
The House will vote on whether to continue funding the occupation of Afghanistan—and on whether to get US troops out of Pakistan.
Jul 27, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Afghanistan After WikiLeaks Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Afghanistan After WikiLeaks
New documents released by WikiLeaks paint a still more chilling picture of the war in Afghanistan. Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about the WikiLeaks revelations, Andrew Breitbart'...
Jul 27, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV
Clueless in Afghanistan—and Washington Clueless in Afghanistan—and Washington
All the strangeness of our American world in one article.
Jul 26, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
The WikiLeaks Papers and the Pakistani Intelligence–Taliban Connection The WikiLeaks Papers and the Pakistani Intelligence–Taliban Connection
The ISI's support of the Taliban has been widely known and reported for years, but the WikiLeaks documents dramatically reinforce that fact.
Jul 26, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Team Takes the Lead on LGBT Rights at the UN Obama Team Takes the Lead on LGBT Rights at the UN
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Comission finally won the right to be represented in major meetings at the United Nations—once the US mission showed some muscl...
Jul 23, 2010 / Barbara Crossette
Who Is Behind the 25,000 Deaths In Mexico? Who Is Behind the 25,000 Deaths In Mexico?
What has Mexico's US-funded War on Drugs accomplished? On the ground in Ciudad Juárez, the answer is written in blood.
Jul 23, 2010 / Charles Bowden and Molly Molloy
Containing China Is A Fool’s Errand. Yet Obama’s Deal with Indonesian Thugs Is Aimed at Exactly That Containing China Is A Fool’s Errand. Yet Obama’s Deal with Indonesian Thugs Is Aimed at Exactly That
Why resuming ties with Indonesia's special forces, Kopassus, ain't such a hot idea.
Jul 23, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Iraq Withdrawal? Obama and Clinton Expanding US Paramilitary Force in Iraq Iraq Withdrawal? Obama and Clinton Expanding US Paramilitary Force in Iraq
Using private forces is a backdoor way of continuing a substantial US presence under the cover of "diplomatic security" in Iraq.
Jul 22, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
‘Our American Heroes’ ‘Our American Heroes’
Why it's wrong to equate military service with heroism.
Jul 22, 2010 / William J. Astore
Possible Successor to Dalai Lama Under Virtual House Arrest in India Possible Successor to Dalai Lama Under Virtual House Arrest in India
The 17th Karmapa can't travel, and China is to blame.
Jul 21, 2010 / Barbara Crossette