WMD in Syria? Here We Go Again WMD in Syria? Here We Go Again
The invasion chorus is singing again—and making unfounded claims that forces in the conflict have used chemical weapons.
Mar 20, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Jeremy Scahill: Democrat Leaders Are Also to Blame for the Iraq War Jeremy Scahill: Democrat Leaders Are Also to Blame for the Iraq War
Following Bill Clinton’s cruel economic sanctions, Joe Biden and John Kerry were complicit in the “non-debate” during the run-up to the invasion.
Mar 20, 2013 / Press Room
Bad Wars, Now and Forever Bad Wars, Now and Forever
Our self-righteous country has a history of justifying conflicts that were based on lies.
Mar 19, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Who Did You Rape in the War, Daddy? Who Did You Rape in the War, Daddy?
It’s time to start asking questions of our veterans—hard questions—so that they're not shouldering the blame, or truth, of war alone.
Mar 19, 2013 / Nick Turse
NYPD Surveillance of Muslims Has Created a Climate of Fear NYPD Surveillance of Muslims Has Created a Climate of Fear
A new report by civil liberties groups reveals self-censorship and decreased participation in community groups as a result of police hounding.
Mar 18, 2013 / Petra Bartosiewicz
Way Worse Than a Dumb War: Iraq Ten Years Later Way Worse Than a Dumb War: Iraq Ten Years Later
We owe the people of Iraq an enormous debt.
Mar 18, 2013 / Phyllis Bennis
The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later The Iraq Invasion, Ten Years Later
Is there any benefit to be found in an unbroken record of waste, futility and shame? Only if lessons learned prevent a catastrophe in Iran.
Mar 13, 2013 / Jonathan Schell
Two Rights and A Wrong: On Taner Akçam Two Rights and A Wrong: On Taner Akçam
A historian’s view of why political demands, past and present, have weighed on Turkish debates about the Armenian genocide.
Mar 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Holly Case
The CIA Takes Opposite Sides in Syria and Iraq The CIA Takes Opposite Sides in Syria and Iraq
A curious paradox, but one that’s part of a pattern of Middle East bungling by the US.
Mar 13, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Our ‘Government of Laws’ Is Now Above the Law Our ‘Government of Laws’ Is Now Above the Law
The US Attorney General has recently stated that drone strikes on Americans are possible and that banks complicit in the financial crisis are too big to prosecute.
Mar 12, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel