US Wars and Military Action

Attack of the Generals Attack of the Generals

It's helpful that six retired generals are calling for Rumsfeld's head. But it would be easier to dislodge him if more Democrats in Congress joined the fray.

Apr 25, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

When GI Joe Says No When GI Joe Says No

How can the peace movement draw more Iraq War veterans into its ranks? It can begin by understanding the socioeconomic realities of the all-volunteer military.

Apr 23, 2006 / Feature / Christian Parenti

War Is Personal: Carlos Arredondo/Age 45/Roslindale, Massachusetts War Is Personal: Carlos Arredondo/Age 45/Roslindale, Massachusetts

War Is Personal: A photo-essay on how grief has transformed the father of a slain US marine.

Apr 20, 2006 / Feature / Eugene Richards

No Longer Sitting Pretty No Longer Sitting Pretty

Reality, for the moment, has trumped Bush's spin. The retired generals' revolt and the Rumsfeld imbroglio prove the President can no longer rely on false or disingenuous assertions...

Apr 20, 2006 / The Editors

Blood Is Thicker Than Blackwater Blood Is Thicker Than Blackwater

Lawsuits by families of soldiers-for-hire killed in Falluja have put a major war profiteer in the cross-hairs.

Apr 19, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Inside Man Inside Man

In America at the Crossroads, Francis Fukuyama critiques the neoconservative movement and its disastrous defense of the Iraq War. But he remains fully committed to the unchecked us...

Apr 6, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Perry Anderson

They Should Have Hissed Barack Obama They Should Have Hissed Barack Obama

The war is coming home, in the form of people dreadfully wounded in body and spirit. Yet Democratic candidates aren't too worried about their hawkish stance, because the peace move...

Apr 6, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Why There’s No Strategy to End This War Why There’s No Strategy to End This War

When Democrats ignored Russ Feingold's motion to censure the President, they provided more evidence that there is no visible national strategy to end the war and bring the troops h...

Mar 23, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Comeuppance in Cleveland Comeuppance in Cleveland

One tough question from an elderly gentleman in Cleveland punctured the President's pretensions about the reasons for launching the disastrous Iraq war.

Mar 22, 2006 / Feature / Robert Scheer

The Normalcy of Fear The Normalcy of Fear

A delegation of Iraqi women is traveling the country in an effort to convey the grim realities of the US occupation.

Mar 20, 2006 / Feature / Anja Tranovich and Rachel Corbett

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