Veterans, the Human Rubble of Our Wars
A few years ago, recruiting was a more thankless job.
Spanish Court Won’t Let Cameraman Couso’s Killing at Hands of Americans Die
The U.S. embassy in Madrid was able to strong-arm the Spanish government into twice closing the Couso case, but a Spanish court has re-opened it.
The War against Witness
After eight years, the Spanish court case against three U.S. soldiers responsible for the murder of cameraman Jose Couso continues in spite of heavy U.S. pressure. But could the testimony of a former Army eavesdropper provide the final push to conviction?
The Iraq War Isn’t Over
With too many Iraqi deaths and too many tax dollars, it’s still a “dumb war.”
Enough War Already
Bring home the troops, military advisers, counter-terrorism experts, and the euphemisms.
10 Years after 9/11, Phyllis Bennis says, “September 11th Didn’t Change the World. September 12th Did.”
“The horrific attacks killed 3,000 people, left hundreds of thousands mourning. But that enormous crime did not – could not – threaten U.S. survival, and it did not destroy U.S. democracy,” said Phyllis Bennis.
Headlines or Not, the Iraq War is Not Over
One month without U.S. military deaths does little to undo the damage of thousands of Iraqu lives lost in this “dumb” war.
10 Years of 9/11 Wars is Enough
Media caution and skepticism are in short supply.
Endless War Isn’t the Answer to 9/11
Washington’s reaction to 9/11 damaged our country as much as the attacks themselves.
What Does Lowballing the Number of Dead Iraqi Civilians Tell Us About Ourselves?
American officials and media found any number of reasons to scoff at the famous Johns Hopkins study that revealed 650,000 dead Iraqi citizens as of 2006.
War Fatigue and the Un-Critical Critics of War
Despite Washington’s newfound war fatigue, there are no signs that U.S. militarism is on the wane.
Summer Doldrums and War Budgets
As DC’s powerful debate the debt crisis, one aspect of our spending is completely absent from the debate: war spending.
Leon Panetta’s Really Bad Day
The new Secretary of Defense is sounding like a Bush-era diplomat by ramping up his anti-Iran rhetoric and subtly reconnecting Iraq to the attacks on 9/11.
Washington’s Physics Problem in Iraq
There’s a growing bipartisan consensus in favor of a prolonged “residual” occupation of Iraq without any open debate about the merits of this dangerous and expensive plan.