New Report Says Afghan Security Forces Abuse, Kill Civilians New Report Says Afghan Security Forces Abuse, Kill Civilians
As US forces prepare to pull out, are we leaving Afghanistan on the brink of chaos and civil war?
Jan 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Rethinking Perpetual War and How We Wage It Katrina vanden Heuvel: Rethinking Perpetual War and How We Wage It
With covert ops and drone warfare on the rise, we have to ask ourselves about how we fight terrorism.
Jan 28, 2013 / Press Room
Guilty or Not? A Marine Kills Civilians in Afghanistan Guilty or Not? A Marine Kills Civilians in Afghanistan
In an op-ed, a soldier asks if he was wrong in accidentally killing Afghan civilians—but do Americans really care?
Jan 25, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Why Ending the Ban on Women in Combat Is Good for All Women Why Ending the Ban on Women in Combat Is Good for All Women
Putting women on the frontlines is about much more than military policy.
Jan 25, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
Guns vs. Butter Guns vs. Butter
Eric on Jazz at Lincoln Center and Reed on reining in defense spending.
Jan 24, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Covert Wars Contradict His Rhetoric Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Covert Wars Contradict His Rhetoric
The president continues to expand drone strikes and special operations, even as he decries the country’s war footing.
Jan 22, 2013 / Press Room
Precedent Ford Precedent Ford
In the Algerian “rescue,” blundering, botched unilateralism. In 1975, America showed them the way.
Jan 20, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
‘Bug Splat’: Council on Foreign Relations, Rep. Keith Ellison Call for Drone Reform ‘Bug Splat’: Council on Foreign Relations, Rep. Keith Ellison Call for Drone Reform
The CFR report concludes that “the current trajectory of US drone strike policies is unsustainable."
Jan 18, 2013 / Tom Hayden
Would Chuck Hagel Really Slash the Pentagon Budget? Would Chuck Hagel Really Slash the Pentagon Budget?
Not once has Obama’s nominee voted to reject a defense budget.
Jan 18, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Another Word For Propaganda: On ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Another Word For Propaganda: On ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
Why aren’t film director Kathryn Bigelow’s claimed government sources, including employees of the CIA, in jail like Bradley Manning?
Jan 18, 2013 / Robert Scheer