US Wars and Military Action

The Death of Adam Hermanson The Death of Adam Hermanson

The family of a military contractor electrocuted in Baghdad is alleging his employer, Triple Canopy misled them about how he died.

Sep 10, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Another Mysterious Electrocution Death in Iraq Another Mysterious Electrocution Death in Iraq

The death of a Triple Canopy contractor in Iraq bears a striking resemblance to an earlier electrocution ruled to be a "negligent homicide."

Sep 9, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Afghanistan by the Numbers Afghanistan by the Numbers

How to measure "success" in Afghanistan, the metrics for a war gone to hell.

Sep 8, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

Obama’s Meaningless War Obama’s Meaningless War

The way he's headed on Afghanistan, Barack Obama is threatened with a quagmire that could bog down his presidency.

Sep 2, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Opposing Escalation in Afghanistan Opposing Escalation in Afghanistan

Regardless of who started the war in Afghanistan, it is now Obama's war. Preventing military escalation is necessary if the president doesn't want it to become his Vietnam.

Aug 27, 2009 / David Cortright

Afghan War Turnoff Afghan War Turnoff

Trust the judgment of the American majority, who say this war is no longer worth fighting.

Aug 26, 2009 / The Editors

GI Joe, Post-American Hero GI Joe, Post-American Hero

Why is it that GI Joe--like all action figures in all action movies of this moment--has left the all-American battlefield for outer, or future or alternate space?

Aug 26, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt

Biking Out of Iraq Biking Out of Iraq

Reflections on troops that don't depart, experts who never leave the scene, an Air Force that suddenly wasn't there and a war that no longer needs justification.

Aug 13, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

Warehousing Soldiers in the Homeland Warehousing Soldiers in the Homeland

A single platoon lost in a military limbo is a measurement of the stress under which the US Army now operates.

Aug 10, 2009 / Feature / Dahr Jamail and Sarah Lazare

Erik Prince testifies

Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Implicated in Murder Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Implicated in Murder

Sworn statements filed in federal court allege that Blackwater founder Erik Prince launched a “crusade” to eliminate Muslims and Islam.

Aug 4, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

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