The Secret Air War Over Iraq The Secret Air War Over Iraq
Just last week, in a typical air strike of the Iraq War, two missiles were fired at targets somewhere in the city of Ramadi, capital of al-Anbar province in the heartland of the S...
Feb 8, 2007 / The Nation
Mistrial Declared in Lt. Watada Court Martial Mistrial Declared in Lt. Watada Court Martial
U.S. Army First Lieutenant Ehren Watada finally had an opportunity to speak in his own defense Wednesday and in short order raised meaningful concerns about the prospect that he w...
Feb 7, 2007 / The Nation
Filibustering While Iraq Burns Filibustering While Iraq Burns
Ninety US soldiers have died since President Bush announced his plan to escalate the war in Iraq on January 10. There's been a lot of talk about how Congress can challenge Bush's...
Feb 7, 2007 / The Nation
Mike Gravel’s Campaign Mike Gravel’s Campaign
Last weekend, C-Span radio was broadcasting live the speeches of presidential candidates before the Democratic National Committee in Washington. I was listening in the car while r...
Feb 7, 2007 / The Nation
Think Globally, Act Globally Think Globally, Act Globally
Some ideas are just so good that once you hear them explained, you wonder, Why hasn't anyone done this already? Avaaz is just such an idea, a new MoveOn-style group that will mobi...
Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation
A Budget for Permanent War A Budget for Permanent War
Need proof that George W. Bush is not planning to withdraw US troops from Iraq on his watch? Just look at his latest budget. The Bush Administration will ask Congress for $100 b...
Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation
Kuwaiti Singer’s Video Satirizes the Bush War Kuwaiti Singer’s Video Satirizes the Bush War
Within the highly wired world of the urban Middle East, the latest and most potent means of political communication are short videos that are disseminated either via YouTube or fr...
Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation
Afghanistan in Headlines Afghanistan in Headlines
Afghanistan remains the forgotten war and yet, in an eerie lockstep with Iraq, it seems to be following a distinctly Bush administration-style path toward "the gates of hell." Wh...
Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation
The Next War Has Already Begun The Next War Has Already Begun
Last weekend's peace march in Washington was short a few bodies. A plane-load of potential marchers was held up by British Airways on our way back from the World Social Forum in N...
Feb 2, 2007 / The Nation
The Cost of Escalation The Cost of Escalation
The Iraq war is currently costing American taxpayers $8.4 billion a month. Expect that number to rise when President Bush's escalation fully kicks into effect. According to the ...
Feb 2, 2007 / The Nation