War on Terror

How NBC Knowingly Let Syria Rebels’ False War Propaganda Stand For Years

How NBC Knowingly Let Syria Rebels’ False War Propaganda Stand For Years How NBC Knowingly Let Syria Rebels’ False War Propaganda Stand For Years

Not correcting the story of Richard Engel’s kidnapping is worse than the Brian Williams scandal.

Apr 17, 2015 / Ali Gharib

The US Carried Out 674 Military Operations in Africa Last Year. Did You Hear About Any of Them?

The US Carried Out 674 Military Operations in Africa Last Year. Did You Hear About Any of Them? The US Carried Out 674 Military Operations in Africa Last Year. Did You Hear About Any of Them?

The US military publicly insists its presence in Africa is negligible. Is that why they call it an American “battlefield” behind closed doors?

Apr 14, 2015 / Nick Turse

Horrifying Blowback in Kenya

Horrifying Blowback in Kenya Horrifying Blowback in Kenya

This is only the latest in a string of terror attacks since Kenya invaded Somalia in 2011.

Apr 3, 2015 / Karen Rothmyer

Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training

Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training Blackwater: One of the Pentagon’s Top Contractors for Afghanistan Training

A Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction report reveals the major recipients of DoD's Afghanistan reconstruction programs.

Mar 31, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon?

How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon? How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon?

When it comes to the Pentagon’s new spending budget, the answer is not more money.

Mar 26, 2015 / William D. Hartung

Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs

Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs Nigerian Women in the Crosshairs

Amid a delayed election and a horrific Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian women and girls are increasingly becoming targets—and tools—of violence.

Mar 11, 2015 / Krista Walton Potter, Anna Tenuta, and Foreign Policy In Focus

The Islamic State’s Atrocities—and Ours

The Islamic State’s Atrocities—and Ours The Islamic State’s Atrocities—and Ours

It’s tempting to call ISIS “medieval” murderers. But from mass murder to drone strikes, atrocity is very much a part of our modern experience.

Mar 5, 2015 / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus

How ‘Islamic’ Is the Islamic State?

How ‘Islamic’ Is the Islamic State? How ‘Islamic’ Is the Islamic State?

Those who claim that this destructive cult’s ideology reflects some essential aspect of Islam are obscuring its origins—in George W. Bush’s illegal war that destroyed Iraq and fome...

Feb 24, 2015 / Juan Cole

Brian Williams Doesn’t Mind Admitting When He’s Made a Mistake

Brian Williams Doesn’t Mind Admitting When He’s Made a Mistake Brian Williams Doesn’t Mind Admitting When He’s Made a Mistake

How else can news professionals like him maintain the trust of their audiences?

Feb 17, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Finally, Someone Pays for Iraq War Lies—Brian Williams

Finally, Someone Pays for Iraq War Lies—Brian Williams Finally, Someone Pays for Iraq War Lies—Brian Williams

The sacrificial lamb for a decade of profit-driven tale-spinning.

Feb 12, 2015 / Leslie Savan

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