Obama vs. the Smart Guys (and Dumb Wars) Obama vs. the Smart Guys (and Dumb Wars)
Barack Obama got it right on Iraq six years ago. Now, perhaps, so can the rest of us.
Jun 26, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
The CIA’s Failures The CIA’s Failures
The history of American intelligence-gathering is rife with incompetence, dysfunction and contempt toward legislative oversight.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Spencer Ackerman
US, Pakistan Differ on Al Qaeda US, Pakistan Differ on Al Qaeda
The US military's aggressive confrontation with the Taliban and its Al Qaeda cohorts in Pakistan is only making matters worse.
Jun 26, 2008 / Editorial / Graham Usher
Who’s Knuckle-bumping Now? Who’s Knuckle-bumping Now?
It's catching on! What does it mean?
Jun 25, 2008 / Column / Ward Sutton
Democrats Wrong on B-2 Project Democrats Wrong on B-2 Project
An Air Force contract to build an obsolete B-2 refueling tanker has suddenly become a campaign issue--and the Democrats are on the wrong side.
Jun 25, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Rape as a Weapon of War Rape as a Weapon of War
The UN resolution designating rape as a weapon of war is historic, but provides no legal remedy for wartime victims of sexual violence.
Jun 23, 2008 / Feature / Slavenka Drakulic
No Blood For …er, um… No Blood For …er, um…
More than five years after the invasion of Iraq--just in case you were still waiting--the oil giants finally hit the front page.
Jun 23, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Surveillance Bill: The Worst of All Worlds Surveillance Bill: The Worst of All Worlds
House Democrats capitulate to pass a surveillance bill that further compromises our privacy and limits accountability of the government and telecoms. Will the Senate fight back?
Why Ireland Rejected the Lisbon Treaty Why Ireland Rejected the Lisbon Treaty
Despite bullying from Brussels, Ireland had the confidence to reject the Lisbon Treaty and the politics of the fait accompli.
Jun 20, 2008 / Feature / Chris Bickerton
Meet the New Dr. Strangelove Meet the New Dr. Strangelove
His name is David Kilcullen, an Australian academic and military veteran, who seeks to impose a mad science of counterinsurgency on Iraq.
Jun 20, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden