The War on Terror Turns 15
On Oct. 7, 2001, the U.S. opened a Pandora’s box that it still hasn’t managed to close
The Indypendent
Afghanistan
The Price of Empire: An Interview with Michael Zweig
Americans are accustomed to their military straddling the globe. It’s been that way for 70 years, few of which…
Kabul–Since 2009, Voices for Creative Nonviolence has maintained a grim record we call the “The Afghan Atrocities Update” which…
Workaholism and Zero Dark Thirty
A lot has been said already about the depictions of torture by CIA agents against detainees in Zero…
The increasingly shaky position of Afghan President Hamid Karzai–and the U.S.-led NATO occupation that props him up–was further exposed…
Why Peace Is the Business of Men (But Shouldn’t Be)
Looking for a way out of Afghanistan? Maybe it’s time to try something entirely new and totally different. So…
Witness at the White House Fence
This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org from ConsortiumNews.com. “Show me your company, and I’ll tell you who you…
Record Levels of Violence in Afghanistan Do Not Equal Progress
Greetings from Afghanistan. I arrived here now almost a week ago and there is so much to share about…
One November’s Dead: The American War Dead Disappear into the Darkness
America’s heroes? Not so much. Not anymore. Not when they’re dead, anyway. Remember as the invasion of Iraq was…
Why WikiLeaks is Good for Democracy
Information is the currency of democracy. –Thomas Jefferson. Since 9-11, the U.S. government, through Presidents Bush and Obama, has…