Robert Scheer

Contributing Editor

Robert Scheer, a contributing editor to The Nation, is editor of Truthdig.com and author of The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street (Nation Books), The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America (Twelve) and Playing President (Akashic Books). He is author, with Christopher Scheer and Lakshmi Chaudhry, of The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq (Akashic Books and Seven Stories Press.) His weekly column, distributed by Creators Syndicate, appears in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Our Man in Pakistan Our Man in Pakistan

Gen. Pervez Musharraf turns out to be just another crummy dictator. But he's our dictator--using the $10 billion in US aid to jail judges and lawyers, and give shelter Al Qaeda and...

Nov 7, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Cashing In on Terror Cashing In on Terror

What a boondoggle 9/11 has been for the merchants of war.

Oct 31, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

America’s Empty Pockets America’s Empty Pockets

The President is determined to bankrupt the nation, morally and financially. And who in Congress has the will to stop him?

Oct 24, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Listen to the Troops Listen to the Troops

As Iraq veterans speak out against a war in shambles, leading Democrats are wavering about quickly removing our troops from this deepening quagmire.

Oct 17, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Martyrdom of Che Guevara The Martyrdom of Che Guevara

The CIA's role in his assassination managed to turn a failed--and flawed--guerrilla fighter into an enduring symbol of resistance to oppression.

Oct 10, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

The State Department’s Hired Guns The State Department’s Hired Guns

Why did the State Department tolerate--and pay to conceal--the crimes of its Blackwater guards in Iraq?

Oct 3, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Biden One-Ups Bush Biden One-Ups Bush

Instead of spending even more money armoring soldiers' vehicles, he should work harder at trying to end the war.

Sep 26, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

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

A General Dissembles A General Dissembles

Of course, Gen. David Petraeus sees tangible progress and predicts success in the Iraq war. What wonders couldn't generals achieve with more troops and more time?

Sep 12, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush’s Deceitful Smiles Bush’s Deceitful Smiles

A deceitful President, masking the chaos his $3 trillion war has unleashed with photo-ops from Iraq, now confronts cynical Democrats in Congress poised to write another check, will...

Sep 5, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

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