US Wars and Military Action

History Lesson History Lesson

Back in Washington's day, Congress printed money to fight the Revolutionary War without collecting taxes to back it up--and paid the price in inflation: History repeats itself toda...

Jun 27, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Lieutenant Watada’s War Against the War Lieutenant Watada’s War Against the War

In a remarkable, media-savvy protest, First Lieut. Ehren Watada has refused orders to go to Iraq, claiming the war and the occupation violate the Constitution, international law an...

Jun 26, 2006 / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Moving Toward the Exit Moving Toward the Exit

Americans know it's time to end the US presence in Iraq. They will reward the party that offers a plan for leaving before more American soldiers--and countless Iraqis--are killed.

Jun 21, 2006 / The Editors

War Is Personal: Mona Parsons/Age 52/Mt. Vernon, Ohio War Is Personal: Mona Parsons/Age 52/Mt. Vernon, Ohio

The hidden toll the Iraq War is exposed in a photo essay on how one mother braces for her son's second deployment to Iraq.

Jun 21, 2006 / Feature / Eugene Richards

Hillary’s Hypocrisy Hillary’s Hypocrisy

Hillary Clinton's dissembling on Iraq has become a fatal embarassment for her presidential ambitions and for anyone who looks to her for leadership.

Jun 21, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush’s Baghdad Palace Bush’s Baghdad Palace

The United States has made no headway quelling the insurgency or rebuilding Iraq, but one secret project is on target: construction of a palatial US Embassy inside the Green Zone. ...

Jun 20, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Danger in Paradise Danger in Paradise

It's hard to tell whether the US is conducting a war against terror or against Native Hawaiians, as the military uses parts of the Waianae coast as a live-fire training ground.

Jun 14, 2006 / Mindy Pennybacker

When Soldiers Shoot a War When Soldiers Shoot a War

The War Tapes, a documentary shot by US soldiers and sanctioned by the military, may turn out to be the most powerful statement against the war to date.

Jun 14, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Kevin McCarthy

The Circle of Responsibility The Circle of Responsibility

If certain acts in violation of treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the United States does them or whether Germany does them, and we are not prepared to lay down a rul

Jun 13, 2006 / Feature / Richard Falk

Nightmare Scenario Nightmare Scenario

Exhausted and overused American forces could become so unglued that staying in Iraq may well become impossible. Then what?

Jun 12, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

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