US Wars and Military Action

Had She Lived Had She Lived

A painter explores love and loss in the iconic settings of postwar Paris.

Sep 20, 2007 / Feature / Byron Dobell

Politicize the War Politicize the War

By sending Petraeus to Capitol Hill, the White House tried to smuggle in a radical war agenda under the mantle of an outstanding soldier. And people fell for it.

Sep 20, 2007 / Chris Hayes

Taking Power Taking Power

America is sleepwalking into one-man rule. What can the Democrats do about it?

Sep 20, 2007 / Jonathan Schell

Prelude to a Police State in Iraq Prelude to a Police State in Iraq

Iraqi Security Forces are riddled with corruption, and if the US involvement continues, Baghdad could become the capital of a Shiite police state employing the classic methods of d...

Sep 19, 2007 / Feature / Tom Hayden

The Mercenary Factor The Mercenary Factor

Who elected Blackwater and other hired guns to rule the world? The banning of Blackwater in Iraq sheds more light on the checkbook imperialism fueling Bush's state of perpetual war...

Sep 19, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Blackwater Banned Blackwater Banned

Nation correspondent Jeremy Scahill explains in this September 17 CNN interview the story behind the Iraqi government's decision to ban Blackwater USA, following an incident in wh...

Sep 18, 2007 / Jeremy Scahill

Why the Silence? Why the Silence?

Leaders of the Jewish community who have resisted calls to voice opposition to the war can no longer justify their failure to speak out.

Sep 13, 2007 / Feature / Arthur Waskow

Kentucky at War Kentucky at War

Opposition to the Iraq War has created some unlikely alliances in Kentucky, much to the chagrin of Senator Mitch McConnell.

Sep 13, 2007 / Feature / Bob Moser

A General Dissembles A General Dissembles

Of course, Gen. David Petraeus sees tangible progress and predicts success in the Iraq war. What wonders couldn't generals achieve with more troops and more time?

Sep 12, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Surge in Baghdad The Surge in Baghdad

In this web video from Robert Greenwald's BraveNew Films, Tom Hayden counts the human cost of the US troop surge, as measured in the ruined lives of Iraqi civilians.

Sep 11, 2007 / Tom Hayden

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