War and Peace

‘Our American Heroes’ ‘Our American Heroes’

Why it's wrong to equate military service with heroism.

Jul 22, 2010 / William J. Astore

Afghan-Pakistan Connection Key to Deal with Taliban Afghan-Pakistan Connection Key to Deal with Taliban

Is the United States supporting President Karzai's efforts to strike a deal with the Taliban, with Pakistan's help, or not?

Jul 21, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Top Secret: Privatizing Fails Top Secret: Privatizing Fails

Talk about a Race to the Top. While deficit hawks obsess over spending for some, private security companies, private spies, and private armies have gotten there.

Jul 20, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Rachel Maddow Misses Cronkite Moment in Afghanistan Rachel Maddow Misses Cronkite Moment in Afghanistan

Rachel Maddow today is less bold on Afghanistan than Walter Cronkite was 32 years ago on Vietnam, even though the CBS anchor was the far more mainstream of the two.

Jul 20, 2010 / Tom Hayden

Corporate Media Discover Private Spies. In Other News, No WMD in Iraq

Corporate Media Discover Private Spies. In Other News, No WMD in Iraq Corporate Media Discover Private Spies. In Other News, No WMD in Iraq

The much-hyped Washington Post series on privatized intelligence fails to effectively take on contractor involvement in assassinations, renditions and torture.

Jul 20, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill

Huge Fly Swatter, No Flies: Top Secret America’s Vast Counterterrorism Machine Huge Fly Swatter, No Flies: Top Secret America’s Vast Counterterrorism Machine

Literally millions of Americans are employed to battle Osama bin Laden and his minions, a Post series reports, arrayed against a threat that barely exists.

Jul 19, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

That Iranian Nuke Spy: Was He Pressured to Fabricate Intelligence? That Iranian Nuke Spy: Was He Pressured to Fabricate Intelligence?

It's unlikely that Shahram Amiri was kidnapped and tortured. But it's not out of the question that he didn't want to be part of a propaganda campaign involving exaggerated or fake ...

Jul 14, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

Death on Your Doorstep Death on Your Doorstep

What Sebastian Junger and Restrepo won't tell you about war.

Jul 13, 2010 / Nick Turse

Centcom Commander Loves to Kill Centcom Commander Loves to Kill

Obama and Gates have appointed a Marine general to Centcom famous for saying that he loves to kill. Hopefully, there's more to the story.

Jul 12, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Petraeus Syndrome The Petraeus Syndrome

As Petraeus takes over in Afghanistan, could success be worse than failure?

Jul 12, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt

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