Armed Conflicts

A Modern-Day Stasi State

A Modern-Day Stasi State A Modern-Day Stasi State

Thanks to whistleblower Edward Snowden, we now know that an army of private contractors can monitor anyone’s phone calls and e-mails.

Jun 11, 2013 / Tim Shorrock

Remember When NSA Surveillance Was Used to Help Launch the Iraq War?

Remember When NSA Surveillance Was Used to Help Launch the Iraq War? Remember When NSA Surveillance Was Used to Help Launch the Iraq War?

The NSA illegally monitored United Nations diplomats and weapons inspectors in an effort to get the Iraq War approved. 

Jun 11, 2013 / George Zornick

Stay Out of Syria! Part II

Stay Out of Syria! Part II Stay Out of Syria! Part II

The New York Times blows the cover off the Syrian rebel movement.

Apr 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

The $6 Trillion Wars

The $6 Trillion Wars The $6 Trillion Wars

Fighting for nothing, and destroying countries in the process, costs a lot.

Mar 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

This Week: Lessons Learned From the Iraq Invasion This Week: Lessons Learned From the Iraq Invasion

One decade later, one of the most devastating tragedies in recent memory--a look back and plan forward.

Mar 23, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The American Legacy in Iraq

The American Legacy in Iraq The American Legacy in Iraq

On the tenth anniversary of the US invasion, the country is mired in a permanent crisis of sectarian violence, pervasive corruption and broken infrastructure.

Mar 20, 2013 / Feature / Patrick Cockburn

Jeremy Scahill: Democrat Leaders Are Also to Blame for the Iraq War

Jeremy Scahill: Democrat Leaders Are Also to Blame for the Iraq War Jeremy Scahill: Democrat Leaders Are Also to Blame for the Iraq War

Following Bill Clinton’s cruel economic sanctions, Joe Biden and John Kerry were complicit in the “non-debate” during the run-up to the invasion.

Mar 20, 2013 / Press Room

Bad Wars, Now and Forever

Bad Wars, Now and Forever Bad Wars, Now and Forever

Our self-righteous country has a history of justifying conflicts that were based on lies.

Mar 19, 2013 / Robert Scheer

Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Covert Wars Contradict His Rhetoric

Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Covert Wars Contradict His Rhetoric Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Covert Wars Contradict His Rhetoric

The president continues to expand drone strikes and special operations, even as he decries the country’s war footing.

Jan 22, 2013 / Press Room

Precedent Ford Precedent Ford

In the Algerian “rescue,” blundering, botched unilateralism. In 1975, America showed them the way.

Jan 20, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

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