WikiLeaks in Baghdad WikiLeaks in Baghdad
Soldiers involved in the "Collateral Murder" video have come forward to tell their story.
Jul 29, 2010 / Feature / Sarah Lazare and Ryan Harvey
Getting Out of Afghanistan Getting Out of Afghanistan
WikiLeaks' release of 92,000 classified military documents reveals that the war in Afghanistan is in even worse shape than we suspected.
Jul 29, 2010 / The Editors
The End of (Military) History? The End of (Military) History?
The United States, Israel and the failure of the Western way of war.
Jul 29, 2010 / Andrew J. Bacevich
United States, Iran to Restart Talks United States, Iran to Restart Talks
Despite the war cries from the neocons, Washington and Tehran will soon be back at the negotiating table.
Jul 29, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Funding War, Choosing Sides Funding War, Choosing Sides
The House approved $33 billion for a 30,000-troop escalation in Afghanistan this week and in doing so took money away from other places it was desperately needed.
Jul 28, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Slide Show: Arizona’s Immigration Battles Slide Show: Arizona’s Immigration Battles
Immigrants—perennial scapegoats for fear-mongers on the American right—have been blamed for everything from overpopulation to unemployment and even for rising emission…
Jul 28, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
War Opposition Grows As 102 House Dems, 12 Republicans Oppose Obama’s Afghan Surge War Opposition Grows As 102 House Dems, 12 Republicans Oppose Obama’s Afghan Surge
House approves "emergency" Afghan war funding, but 114 members vote "no" in one of the strongest shows of antiwar sentiment since the Vietnam era.
Jul 28, 2010 / John Nichols
Despite WikiLeaks Revelations, Congress Votes for War Funding Despite WikiLeaks Revelations, Congress Votes for War Funding
While Congress is throwing another $33 billion into the Afghanistan sinkhole, WikiLeaks takes on the oversight duties the lawmakers ought to perform.
Jul 28, 2010 / Tom Hayden
Thank God for the Whistle-Blowers Thank God for the Whistle-Blowers
What WikiLeaks did was brilliant journalism, and the bleating critics from the president on down are revealing just how low a regard they have for the truth.
Jul 28, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Obama Maneuvers to Contain China: Is He Using the Pentagon to Assert Declining American Power in Asia? Obama Maneuvers to Contain China: Is He Using the Pentagon to Assert Declining American Power in Asia?
Dumb and dumber: Obama edges toward a confrontation with China, the rising superpower.
Jul 27, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss