Fueling the Afghan War Fueling the Afghan War
The effort to keep fuel flowing for the American military has led to questionable alliances in Kyrgyzstan and allegations of corruption entangling the US government.
Apr 22, 2010 / Feature / Aram Roston
Kyrgyzstan’s Islamist Blowback Kyrgyzstan’s Islamist Blowback
American support for repressive governments has provided fertile ground for recruitment.
Apr 22, 2010 / Feature / David Trilling
KBR on Trial–At Last KBR on Trial–At Last
Five years after alerting authorities that she was gang-raped in Iraq, KBR/Halliburton employee Jamie Leigh Jones will finally get her day in court
Apr 16, 2010 / Karen Houppert
Banking on Chalabi Banking on Chalabi
What is the secret to Ahmad Chalabi's success in Iraq? Some say it lies in his close family ties to the country's leading banks.
Apr 16, 2010 / Aram Roston
When Was the Last Time You Visited Iraq? When Was the Last Time You Visited Iraq?
A provocative exploration of what Americans can't see in their war zones--but think they can.
Apr 16, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Tax Day and America’s War Tax Day and America’s War
What the mayor of one community hard hit by war spending is doing.
Apr 14, 2010 / Jo Comerford
Gaming Your Brain For Violence Gaming Your Brain For Violence
What effect does training soldiers to "dehumanize" the enemy have on us? And are video games giving us in some part the same training?
Apr 9, 2010 / Laura Flanders
‘Two, Three, Many Afghanistans’ ‘Two, Three, Many Afghanistans’
Obama's Pentagon is preparing for a number of counterinsurgencies in the developing world
Apr 8, 2010 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
Hamid Karzai’s Rebellion Hamid Karzai’s Rebellion
Obama has conducted two major reviews of Afghan policy; Karzai's new intractability calls for a third.
Apr 8, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Left & Right Against War Left & Right Against War
When it comes to the military budget, peacenik right and left are on the same side.
Apr 8, 2010 / Paul Buhle