John Murtha: The Old Soldier Who Said “Bring the Troops Home” John Murtha: The Old Soldier Who Said “Bring the Troops Home”
Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha, the old soldier who looked like and in so many ways was a member of the Democratic establishment of another time, broke with the leadership of...
Feb 8, 2010 / John Nichols
Bad to Worse in Iraq Bad to Worse in Iraq
The election in Iraq is less than a month away -- that is, if indeed it is held as scheduled on March 7 -- and things are going from bad to worse.
Feb 8, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Last Flight to Abu Dhabi Last Flight to Abu Dhabi
Billy Bragg, a living legend of the British punk and folk music scenes, just released a new song as catchy and relevant as anything he's produced in many years.
Feb 5, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
The Breakdown: Defense Spending and the 2011 Budget The Breakdown: Defense Spending and the 2011 Budget
What effect will the reduction in troops in Iraq that Obama has promised have on defense spending?
Feb 5, 2010 / Chris Hayes
The Expanding US War in Pakistan The Expanding US War in Pakistan
Three US special forces soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan this week, confirming that the US military is more deeply engaged on the ground in Pakistan than previously ackno...
Feb 4, 2010 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Blair: Shaken, Not Sorry Blair: Shaken, Not Sorry
The Chilcot Inquiry's lesson is the terrible cost to any country that defines the national interest as standing shoulder to shoulder with Washington.
Feb 4, 2010 / D.D. Guttenplan
Protests in Iran Protests in Iran
A week after the contested June 2009 presidential election, the image of blood covering the face of 27-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan dead in a street in Tehran became the symbol of the...
Feb 4, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Integrity Isn’t Just a Military Value Integrity Isn’t Just a Military Value
On Tuesday, several of the nation's top military officials, including Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, spoke out in fa...
Feb 4, 2010 / Laura Flanders
The Defense Industry Is Pleased with Obama The Defense Industry Is Pleased with Obama
Who says the president is failing to show leadership? In one area at least, there's no sign of flag or falter. If anything, the administration's only becoming more forthright. Sad ...
Feb 3, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Secret Afghan Prisons Revealed Secret Afghan Prisons Revealed
Anand Gopal details the inhumane treatment of prisoners caught in secret Afghan prisons on US military bases.
Feb 2, 2010 / Press Room