Order 17 Order 17
A closer look at the US rule that gives military contractors like Blackwater a free pass to murder, terrorize and pillage their way through Iraq.
Sep 24, 2007 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
A Plea From the Iranian People A Plea From the Iranian People
Iran's leading dissident implores UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to reprimand the Iranian government for its human rights abuses and provide moral support for the suffering Irani...
Sep 24, 2007 / Feature / Akbar Ganji
Blackwater: Hired Guns, Above the Law Blackwater: Hired Guns, Above the Law
Acting with impunity and immune from prosecution, a shadow army funded by US taxpayers is fueling the spiraling violence in Iraq.
Sep 21, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Had She Lived Had She Lived
A painter explores love and loss in the iconic settings of postwar Paris.
Sep 20, 2007 / Feature / Byron Dobell
Politicize the War Politicize the War
By sending Petraeus to Capitol Hill, the White House tried to smuggle in a radical war agenda under the mantle of an outstanding soldier. And people fell for it.
Sep 20, 2007 / Chris Hayes
Taking Power Taking Power
America is sleepwalking into one-man rule. What can the Democrats do about it?
Sep 20, 2007 / Jonathan Schell
Prelude to a Police State in Iraq Prelude to a Police State in Iraq
Iraqi Security Forces are riddled with corruption, and if the US involvement continues, Baghdad could become the capital of a Shiite police state employing the classic methods of d...
Sep 19, 2007 / Feature / Tom Hayden
The Mercenary Factor The Mercenary Factor
Who elected Blackwater and other hired guns to rule the world? The banning of Blackwater in Iraq sheds more light on the checkbook imperialism fueling Bush's state of perpetual war...
Sep 19, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Blackwater Banned Blackwater Banned
Nation correspondent Jeremy Scahill explains in this September 17 CNN interview the story behind the Iraqi government's decision to ban Blackwater USA, following an incident in wh...
Sep 18, 2007 / Jeremy Scahill
Fear of Restrooms Fear of Restrooms
Now that we know there's a vice squad deployed to find people looking to hook up for quickies in airport bathrooms, air travel has taken on a whole new dimension.
Sep 17, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich