US Wars and Military Action

US Can’t Just Hit and Run US Can’t Just Hit and Run

Ronald Reagan celebrated them as "freedom fighters" for upholding "the ideals of freedom and independence" and declared a day in their honor.

Nov 27, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer

Where Were They When It Counted? Where Were They When It Counted?

Bush Administration hijacks the Constitution with the Patriot Act and military tribunals; our supine media wakes up (briefly); Congress sleeps

Nov 21, 2001 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Images in a Rearview Mirror Images in a Rearview Mirror

Events in the recent past are receding as the ominous future comes into focus.

Nov 15, 2001 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

US Bows to Turkey US Bows to Turkey

Alongside the White House and the Capitol building on the alleged terrorist hit list for September 11 was another, little-noticed target: Incirlik, a US airbase in southern Turkey...

Oct 25, 2001 / Ian Urbina

The Secret War to Come The Secret War to Come

The White House is likely to keep a don't-rock-the-boat Congress in the dark.

Oct 18, 2001 / Feature / David Corn

The Geopolitics of War The Geopolitics of War

Whoever controls Saudi Arabia's oil wields great power over the world economy.

Oct 18, 2001 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

Defining a Just War Defining a Just War

Ends and means.

Oct 11, 2001 / Feature / Richard Falk

The Limits of War The Limits of War

The war in Afghanistan, coming after the atrocities of September 11, provokes a welter of contradictory emotions. On the one side, a desire for justice and a yearning for security...

Oct 11, 2001 / The Editors

New War, Old Weapons New War, Old Weapons

President Bush has stated that his global campaign against terrorism will be a "new kind of war," in which traditional military approaches will give way to a more innovative mix o...

Oct 11, 2001 / William D. Hartung

Dry Up the Pools of Discontent Dry Up the Pools of Discontent

The bombing part is easy. Not of course on the civilians, the "collateral damage" likely to be killed in unseemly large numbers, as they were during the Gulf War.

Oct 10, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer

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