War on Terror

With Osama bin Laden Dead, It’s Time to End the ‘War on Terror’

With Osama bin Laden Dead, It’s Time to End the ‘War on Terror’ With Osama bin Laden Dead, It’s Time to End the ‘War on Terror’

President Obama's call to Americans to remember that “justice has been done” is an opening to seize. It is time to stop defining the post-9/11 struggle against stateles...

May 2, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Guantánamo Files Show Media Priorities Guantánamo Files Show Media Priorities

As I perused the latest WikiLeaks releases this morning, a retweet from their Twitter feed caught my eye: “Gitmo: Compare the first paragraph of these two stories about the s...

Apr 25, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Howard Dean: US Should Leave Afghanistan Howard Dean: US Should Leave Afghanistan

A prominent Democrats changes course and says the Obama administration's war in Afghanistan is no longer winnable.

Apr 20, 2011 / Ari Berman

A Young Woman’s Struggle With Southwest Airlines Shows Depth Of Islamophobia A Young Woman’s Struggle With Southwest Airlines Shows Depth Of Islamophobia

An American MA student, of Pakistani descent, was flagged by a Southwest Airlines crew member as “suspicious” and kicked off the plane, all for saying "I've got t...

Apr 18, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari

Who Killed the UN Workers in Afghanistan? Well… Who Killed the UN Workers in Afghanistan? Well…

Everyone. And no one. Whom exactly are we fighting again?

Apr 11, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Changing US Tune on Yemen The Changing US Tune on Yemen

As President Saleh’s corrupt regime teeters on the brink of collapse, the US belatedly backs reform in Yemen.

Apr 4, 2011 / Jeremy Scahill

Jeremy Scahill: How the US Strengthens Al Qaeda in Yemen Jeremy Scahill: How the US Strengthens Al Qaeda in Yemen

In efforts to target Al Qaeda members in Yemen, the US has unintentionally weakened President Saleh’s regime.

Apr 1, 2011 / Democracy Now!

Obama Doesn’t Need a Foreign Policy Doctrine Obama Doesn’t Need a Foreign Policy Doctrine

The uprisings in the Arab world are too complex to be reduced to a one-size-fits-all doctrine.

Mar 24, 2011 / Ari Berman

What Makes Saudi Arabia a ‘Good’ Tyranny? What Makes Saudi Arabia a ‘Good’ Tyranny?

How long will the US and its allies ignore the elephant in the room posed by an alliance for human rights and anti-terrorism with regimes in the Middle East that stand for neithe...

Mar 23, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising?

Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising? Jeremy Scahill: Why Has the US Been Silent on Yemen’s Uprising?

Does the silence of the Obama administration on the uprisings in Yemen have something to do with the US-backed president's role as a crucial partner in the war on terror?

Mar 22, 2011 / Press Room

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