US Wars and Military Action

Iraqis Sue Blackwater for Baghdad Killings Iraqis Sue Blackwater for Baghdad Killings

Blackwater USA now faces wrongful death suits in US court brought by survivors of three Iraqi civilians killed in the September 16 Baghdad shootings.

Oct 11, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Apocalypse Now? Apocalypse Now?

According to Chalmers Johnson, Bush's imperial presidency may be the final chapter in the collapse of American democracy.

Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Holmes

Burns’s War: What Is It Good For? Burns’s War: What Is It Good For?

An increasingly bookless universe has become the wasteland so many have feared. In a perfect world, we'd have more Ken Burnses expressing a multiplicity of views.

Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Pre-empt Preventive War Pre-empt Preventive War

The path back to sanity begins by repealing the Kyl-Lieberman amendment and prohibiting military action in Iran without Congressional approval.

Oct 11, 2007 / The Editors

No Child Left Alive No Child Left Alive

Is there an Army recruiter in your future?

Oct 9, 2007 / Feature / Daniel Mootz

How the Military Can Stop an Iran Attack How the Military Can Stop an Iran Attack

Peace activists are reaching out to US military officials to dampen the Bush Administration's ardor for attacking Iran.

Oct 9, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Season of Scandals Season of Scandals

Sportswriters hyperventilate over scandals big and small. But when a football hero and Bush critic is shot three times at close range in Afghanistan, by friendly fire, why does no ...

Oct 9, 2007 / Feature / Robert Lipsyte

We Count, They Don’t We Count, They Don’t

The Bush Administration once professed there were no body counts in its war on terror. But in the metrics-driven post-surge accounting in Iraq, it turns out it's been counting ever...

Oct 4, 2007 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

Toothless in Babylon Toothless in Babylon

In the gray dawn of the twenty-first century, only a handful of lawmakers dare to stand up and be counted on matters of war and peace.

Oct 4, 2007 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

The State Department’s Hired Guns The State Department’s Hired Guns

Why did the State Department tolerate--and pay to conceal--the crimes of its Blackwater guards in Iraq?

Oct 3, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

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