US Wars and Military Action

Vietnam in the Battlefield of Memory

Vietnam in the Battlefield of Memory Vietnam in the Battlefield of Memory

On the war’s 50th anniversary, peace activists will be challenging the Pentagon’s whitewashed history.

Apr 15, 2015 / Feature / Jon Wiener

How Drones Turned American Wars Into Manhunts and Humans Into Prey

How Drones Turned American Wars Into Manhunts and Humans Into Prey How Drones Turned American Wars Into Manhunts and Humans Into Prey

The remote-controlled hunting of human beings has become standard practice in American warfare.

Apr 7, 2015 / Grégoire Chamayou

US Soldiers and Contractors Accused of Sexually Abusing Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007

US Soldiers and Contractors Accused of Sexually Abusing Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007 US Soldiers and Contractors Accused of Sexually Abusing Children in Colombia Between 2003 and 2007

What the media don’t cover when Colombian women are raped by members of the US military.

Apr 7, 2015 / Greg Grandin

How to Create an Afghan Blackwater

How to Create an Afghan Blackwater How to Create an Afghan Blackwater

How an American fantasy conflict created disaster in Afghanistan.

Apr 6, 2015 / Anand Gopal

Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training

Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training

A Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction report reveals the major recipients of DoD's Afghanistan reconstruction programs.

Mar 31, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

Will the United States Become a Footnote in Afghanistan’s History?

Will the United States Become a Footnote in Afghanistan’s History? Will the United States Become a Footnote in Afghanistan’s History?

In the new politics of Afghanistan, the Obama administration finds itself being reduced to the status of bystander.

Mar 31, 2015 / Dilip Hiro

Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War?

Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War? Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War?

An American journalist uncovers some ugly truths about the “forgotten war.”

Mar 30, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon?

How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon? How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon?

When it comes to the Pentagon’s new spending budget, the answer is not more money.

Mar 26, 2015 / William D. Hartung

We Need a Million More Bowe Bergdahls, Says a Former US Army Ranger

We Need a Million More Bowe Bergdahls, Says a Former US Army Ranger We Need a Million More Bowe Bergdahls, Says a Former US Army Ranger

To kill somebody for a cause you don’t believe in is potentially worse than being killed yourself, because those scars last forever.

Mar 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

A Great Country Is One That Can Beat the Bejesus Out of Everyone Else

A Great Country Is One That Can Beat the Bejesus Out of Everyone Else A Great Country Is One That Can Beat the Bejesus Out of Everyone Else

And other myths of American patriotism.

Mar 17, 2015 / Nan Levinson

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