US Wars and Military Action

Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy

Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy

The Chamber of Commerce was planning a campaign to illegally hack its critics, and others could easily follow suit. Will cyberwar extend to domestic political campaigns?

Mar 4, 2013 / Lee Fang

Why Latin America Didn’t Join Washington’s Counterterrorism Posse

Why Latin America Didn’t Join Washington’s Counterterrorism Posse Why Latin America Didn’t Join Washington’s Counterterrorism Posse

How a CIA torture network was turned into the only gulag-free zone on earth.

Feb 19, 2013 / Greg Grandin

Nick Turse: The United States Hasn’t Owned up to Vietnam War Crimes

Nick Turse: The United States Hasn’t Owned up to Vietnam War Crimes Nick Turse: The United States Hasn’t Owned up to Vietnam War Crimes

The author recounts his long, difficult struggle to expose the truth about atrocities.

Feb 11, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Press Room

Democrats Have a Unique Constitutional Duty to Check, Balance the President

Democrats Have a Unique Constitutional Duty to Check, Balance the President Democrats Have a Unique Constitutional Duty to Check, Balance the President

Members of the party of a sitting president have a higher responsibility to raise constitutional concerns about drone policy.

Feb 10, 2013 / John Nichols

Alabama Hostage Rescue: Using the Military at Home?

Alabama Hostage Rescue: Using the Military at Home? Alabama Hostage Rescue: Using the Military at Home?

A slippery slope that ought to scare us all.

Feb 5, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Hagel Disaster

The Hagel Disaster The Hagel Disaster

He’ll probably be confirmed, but the former senator didn’t exactly stand tall.

Feb 1, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Why Hagel So Frightens Neocons and Guardians of the Military-Industrial Complex

Why Hagel So Frightens Neocons and Guardians of the Military-Industrial Complex Why Hagel So Frightens Neocons and Guardians of the Military-Industrial Complex

The former Republican senator has an independent streak that unsettles Republicans, and even some Democrats. 

Jan 31, 2013 / John Nichols

Nick Turse: The US Military Regularly Killed Civilians in Vietnam

Nick Turse: The US Military Regularly Killed Civilians in Vietnam Nick Turse: The US Military Regularly Killed Civilians in Vietnam

A new book shows that incidents like the My Lai massacre were part of the widescale killing of non-combatants.

Jan 30, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Press Room

New Report Says Afghan Security Forces Abuse, Kill Civilians

New Report Says Afghan Security Forces Abuse, Kill Civilians New Report Says Afghan Security Forces Abuse, Kill Civilians

As US forces prepare to pull out, are we leaving Afghanistan on the brink of chaos and civil war?

Jan 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Rethinking Perpetual War and How We Wage It

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Rethinking Perpetual War and How We Wage It Katrina vanden Heuvel: Rethinking Perpetual War and How We Wage It

With covert ops and drone warfare on the rise, we have to ask ourselves about how we fight terrorism.

Jan 28, 2013 / Press Room

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