CIA Outsources Murder to Blackwater CIA Outsources Murder to Blackwater
The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on the latest devastating news about Blackwater: its involvement with the CIA's covert assassination program.
Aug 21, 2009 / Countdown
CIA Hires Blackwater for Assassinations CIA Hires Blackwater for Assassinations
The Nation's Jeremy Scahill talks about the possible involvement of the private contractor's owner Erik Prince in multiple murders.
Aug 20, 2009 / Democracy Now!
Blackwater: CIA Assassins? Blackwater: CIA Assassins?
The mercenary firm has a long and dark history with the CIA. Were they Bush and Cheney's private hit men?
Aug 20, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Ballots and Bullets for Afghanistan Ballots and Bullets for Afghanistan
The upcoming election promises to be a farce, marred by backroom deals and voter fraud. Meanwhile, the United States continues to militarize Afghanistan at an alarming rate.
Blackwater Still Armed in Iraq Blackwater Still Armed in Iraq
The private security company doesn't have a license to operate in Iraq, but the State Department continues to employ Erik Prince's armed mercenaries.
Aug 14, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Biking Out of Iraq Biking Out of Iraq
Reflections on troops that don't depart, experts who never leave the scene, an Air Force that suddenly wasn't there and a war that no longer needs justification.
Aug 13, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Blackwater, Black Deeds Blackwater, Black Deeds
An explosive story by The Nation's Jeremy Scahill sheds new light on the shady dealings of Blackwater, leading to renewed calls for a Congressional investigation into the military ...
Aug 12, 2009 / The Editors
Myth, Meth and the Georgian Invasion Myth, Meth and the Georgian Invasion
Last year Georgian troops went on a murderous rampage in South Ossetia, igniting a war with Russia. The facts have been assembled; the stubborn myths remain.
Aug 12, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
La Despedida: A Lost Memoir of the Spanish Civil War La Despedida: A Lost Memoir of the Spanish Civil War
A long-lost memoir of the Spanish Civil War moves jaggedly between boredom, fleeting triumphs and terror.
Aug 12, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Dan Kaufman
Battle for Honduras–and the Region Battle for Honduras–and the Region
The coup has encouraged those who want to halt the advance of the Latin American left.
Aug 12, 2009 / Feature / Greg Grandin