War and Peace

Woman to Woman in Afghanistan

Woman to Woman in Afghanistan Woman to Woman in Afghanistan

Female Engagement Teams join the counterinsurgency.

Oct 27, 2010 / Feature / Ann Jones

Killing Reconciliation

Killing Reconciliation Killing Reconciliation

How brutal raids are sabotaging the political strategy the US claims to support in Afghanistan.

Oct 27, 2010 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Afghanistan: Are We Succeeding or Not? Does It Matter? Afghanistan: Are We Succeeding or Not? Does It Matter?

The military and the intelligence agencies are putting out contradictory reports about whether the surge in Afghanistan is working, or not? In the end, Obama can choose to get...

Oct 27, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

The High Price of Patriotism

The High Price of Patriotism The High Price of Patriotism

It’s over for the US in Afghanistan, but that doesn’t mean the death and destruction are about to stop. Quagmires don’t just go away.

Oct 27, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Jeremy Scahill: Inside the WikiLeaks Torture Documents Jeremy Scahill: Inside the WikiLeaks Torture Documents

Documents recently released by WikiLeaks confirm that the Pentagon knew about the real civilian death toll in Iraq, and that security forces were torturing detainees.

Oct 26, 2010 / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: Inside the WikiLeaks Torture Documents Jeremy Scahill: Inside the WikiLeaks Torture Documents

Documents recently released by WikiLeaks confirm that the Pentagon knew about the real civilian death toll in Iraq, and that security forces were torturing detainees.

Oct 26, 2010 / Countdown

Crocker on Iraq: Baghdad Will Ask US to Extend Its Military Role Crocker on Iraq: Baghdad Will Ask US to Extend Its Military Role

A former ambassador to Iraq says that in spite of Iran's clout in Iraq, the next Iraqi government—led once again by Prime Minister Maliki—will ask the US to stay on pas...

Oct 25, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Digging in for the Long Haul in Afghanistan Digging in for the Long Haul in Afghanistan

How permanent are America's Afghan military bases?

Oct 21, 2010 / Nick Turse

West Bank Stories

West Bank Stories West Bank Stories

Obama has paid an enormous price for pushing Israel to keep promises it has already made to freeze settlement expansion, and for what?

Oct 20, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Forgetting Afghanistan

Forgetting Afghanistan Forgetting Afghanistan

It's not hard to understand why Americans want to forget all about Afghanistan. But remembering the war would demand a necessary reckoning.

Oct 20, 2010 / Column / Gary Younge

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