How the US Became an International Serial Killer
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies For decades, the United States moved from covert assassination plots to openly embracing assassination or “targeted killing” as policy. Now, in its war…
Suspect in National Guard Shooting Brought the CIA’s Shadow War Home
By Emran Feroz Originally Published by Truthout. After two National Guard soldiers were shot in Washington, D.C. last week, several U.S. pundits and politicians were quick with their descriptions of…
Westmoreland Revisited
Given the official U.S. optimism over Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Barbara Koeppel concludes that Washington has not learned any lessons from failed wars in Vietnam, and later Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dennis Kucinich: Iraq Plus 20 – Lies as Weapons of Mass Destruction
Part One: The Script for the Lead-Up to War
‘Victory for the Afghan People’ as US Judge Blocks 9/11 Families From Seizing Frozen Assets
"This money belongs to the Afghan people, and no one else," said Afghans for a Better Tomorrow, a coalition of Afghan-American community groups.
Andres Auraz: Biden’s Peace for Afghanistan Is a Humanitarian Disaster
The U.S. withdrew its troops and with them all humanitarian aid while freezing Afghanistan’s foreign reserves, leading to mass deprivation for Afghanistan’s innocent civilian population.
Living in a World Built on All-American Lies
Disinformation has triumphed in our all-American world, the most notable being the lies that sparked our "forever wars." Is there any room left for moral courage in this context?
NPR Distorts History of US Invasion of Afghanistan
By Bryce Greene / FAIR In the first part of a series of reports on Afghanistan, NPR host Steve Inskeep (Morning Edition, 8/5/22) interviewed current Afghan Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob…
The True Costs of America’s All-Consuming War-Culture
This country has sacralized its version of global war and now the world is reaping what we sowed.
Why Washington Has Learned Nothing From Vietnam to Afghanistan
Why did the United States fail so ignominiously in Vietnam? Why did it fail again in Afghanistan? The answers to these two questions turn out to be similar.
How Awesome is ‘Awesome’? America’s Underperforming Military
By Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch Professional sports is a cutthroat business. Succeed and the people running the show reap rich rewards. Fail to meet expectations and you get handed your…
Andrew Cockburn: War Is a Multi-Trillion-Dollar Racket and the Pentagon Knows It
The journalist and Harper's editor brilliantly documents the motivations behind the U.S. military’s war lust in his new book, “Spoils of War.”
Recovering from America’s Imperial Delusions
U.S. Army soldiers conduct a foot patrol in Afghanistan.
The Names You’ll Never Know
Few in Washington have ever displayed the slightest sense of sorrow or remorse when it comes to the staggering death toll this country caused in so many distant lands in…