War on Terror

Female Kurdish Soldier

Are Leftist, Feminist Kurds About to Deliver the Coup de Grâce to ISIL in Syria? Are Leftist, Feminist Kurds About to Deliver the Coup de Grâce to ISIL in Syria?

We may very well see the faux caliph chased from his capital by feminist socialists.

Jun 26, 2015 / Juan Cole

Iraqi army vehicle

Washington’s Strategy in Iraq Has Failed Washington’s Strategy in Iraq Has Failed

Why Iraq remains a quagmire after decades of intervention, trillions of dollars, the full weight of American military power, and the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

Jun 25, 2015 / Peter Van Buren

Jeb Bush

No Matter Who Wins, 2016 Will Be All About the Bankers No Matter Who Wins, 2016 Will Be All About the Bankers

Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton will face off in the presidential race—but the real battle will be between the billionaires backing them.

Jun 24, 2015 / Nomi Prins

Henry Wallace Nation Security Forum

New Documentary Series Calls Out the Militarization of US Society New Documentary Series Calls Out the Militarization of US Society

The theme of alternative foreign policy and national security possibilities is what animates an ambitious new project from our friends at Brave New Films.

Jun 19, 2015 / Peter Rothberg

Osama bin Laden

Why We Need to Take Sy Hersh’s bin Laden Bombshell Seriously Why We Need to Take Sy Hersh’s bin Laden Bombshell Seriously

The dean of American investigative journalism knows a thing or two about how to vet sources and separate fact from fiction.

May 20, 2015 / Bob Dreyfuss

I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free?

I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free? I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free?

There’s still time for President Obama to order the Justice Department to prosecute the perpetrators.

May 20, 2015 / John Kiriakou and Foreign Policy In Focus

CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling Sentenced to Prison: The Latest Blow in the Government’s War on Journalism

CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling Sentenced to Prison: The Latest Blow in the Government’s War on Journalism CIA Officer Jeffrey Sterling Sentenced to Prison: The Latest Blow in the Government’s War on Journalism

It’s a warning shot—not only against whistleblowing but against basic communication with journalists by government employees.

May 12, 2015 / Norman Solomon

How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Aided the CIA’s Torture Program

How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Aided the CIA’s Torture Program How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Aided the CIA’s Torture Program

The APA’s collusion was crucial because other physicians were increasingly reluctant to participate in the interrogations.

May 7, 2015 / Lisa Hajjar

Here’s What’s Wrong With the USA Freedom Act

Here’s What’s Wrong With the USA Freedom Act Here’s What’s Wrong With the USA Freedom Act

It would constrain some of the worst excesses of the Patriot Act, but it doesn’t go nearly far enough.

May 6, 2015 / David Cole

How Do You Win a Failed War? Rewrite the Ending.

How Do You Win a Failed War? Rewrite the Ending. How Do You Win a Failed War? Rewrite the Ending.

The Vietnam War was indisputably an American-grown disaster. But why let truth stand in the way of glory?

Apr 27, 2015 / Christian Appy

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