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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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