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
A Withdrawal Plan for Afghanistan A Withdrawal Plan for Afghanistan
Russ Feingold and Jim McGovern are expected to introduce legislation as early as next week calling for a "flexible timetable" for the withdrawal of American troops from A...
Apr 7, 2010 / Tom Hayden
Who’s the Enemy Again? Who’s the Enemy Again?
Not only is Obama not supporting Karzai's peace jirga, his soldiers are threating to kill Karzai's brother for talking to the Taliban.
Mar 31, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Light at the End of the Afghan Tunnel? Light at the End of the Afghan Tunnel?
The war could end in a year or so, with a negotiated settlement, if Obama plays his cards right.
Mar 24, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Pentagon vs. Israel? Pentagon vs. Israel?
Israeli hardliners are making enemies in places where they can hardly afford to do so.
Mar 16, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Lawyers, Terror & Torture Lawyers, Terror & Torture
Liz Cheney's witch hunt against lawyers who represented Guantánamo detainees is a new low.
Mar 11, 2010 / David Cole
Congress Votes for Afghan War Congress Votes for Afghan War
Only 65 members of the House voted with Kucincich to force withdrawal from the Afghan war. The outcome makes the anti-war forces appear weaker than they are, and appearances ...
Mar 11, 2010 / Tom Hayden