Obama’s Mercenary Position Obama’s Mercenary Position
He calls private security forces "unaccountable" but may use them in Iraq. Meanwhile, Clinton wants to ban them. UPDATED
Feb 27, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
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
Making a Killing Making a Killing
Who will mete out justice for America's merchants of death?
Sep 27, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
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
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
Why We’re Losing the War on Terror Why We’re Losing the War on Terror
Going on the offensive has only made us more vulnerable.
Sep 6, 2007 / Feature / David Cole and Jules Lobel
Saving Iraq Saving Iraq
Dire predictions aside, it's not too late for a unified, nationalist Iraq to emerge from the rubble.
Jun 27, 2007 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Who Will Get the Oil? Who Will Get the Oil?
War and corruption have decimated Iraq's oil supply, and Western companies are angling for a cut of what's left.
Mar 1, 2007 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Pity the Region Pity the Region
Robert Fisk's The Great War for Civilization criticizes a self-righteous US foreign policy oblivious to the power of retributive justice in the Middle East.
Jan 19, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Augustus Richard Norton
Pacifying Iraq: Insurgent Scenarios Pacifying Iraq: Insurgent Scenarios
In informal but politically credible ways, factions of Iraq's armed national resistance are developing scenarios for an honorable withdrawal of US troops and a shared set of demand...
Jan 10, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden