Iraq War

2009

Iraq's New Death Squad

Shane Bauer

America has built an elite and lethal counterterrorism force. But who's calling the shots?
Torture and Truth

Jonathan Schell : Torture

The war, as we learned from the photos of Abu Ghraib, produced torture. Before that happened, torture had produced war.
$1 Trillion and Counting...

Jo Comerford : U.S. Economy

The $1 trillion we have spent on war since 9/11 has placed enormous stress on our recession-struck economy.
KBR Got Bonuses for Work that Killed Soldiers

Jeremy Scahill : Halliburton

Former Halliburton subsidy KBR was paid $83 million in bonuses for work that electrocuted US soldiers, former employees testified today.
Did McChrystal Violate Geneva Conventions?

Tom Hayden : Afghanistan War

Obama's pick to be the top US commander in Afghanistan directed a screening center in Iraq in 2003 that held terror suspects in secret facilities to which the Red Cross did not have access.
The Trials of Ehren Watada

Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith : Peace Activism

The government drops efforts to prosecute an officer who refused to fight in Iraq. But the Army continues its campaign against him.
What Was I Fighting For?

Rick Reyes : Afghanistan War

I witnessed firsthand the ineffectiveness of US military strategy in Afghanistan. We need a clear mission, an exit strategy and a commitment to diplomacy.
Is Anyone Covering Iraq Anymore?

GRIT TV

The Iraq war wasn't one of the US media's finer moments. But six years on, have they improved?
Obama's Iraq Exit

The Editors

Obama's exit plan leaves unresolved the role of private security contractors and the residual force of as many as 50,000 troops that will remain in place.
Partial Peace, Looming War

Tom Hayden : Peace Activism

The peace movement claims victory with Obama's promise to pull US troops from Iraq by 2011. But elsewhere in a volatile world, a long war looms.
Patrick Cockburn on America's Defeat

GRIT TV

Patrick Cockburn, David Enders and Bassam Haddad discuss the recent elections in Iraq and the withdrawal of American troops.
Bush's War Totals

John Tirman : Human Rights

The human cost of Bush's war: 1 million dead. 4.5 million displaced. 1 million to 2 million widows. 5 million orphans.
Das Boot: The Unsinkable Warmonger

Mark Ames : Journalists & Journalism

After the way they goaded us into an epic military disaster, why do media warmongers still have jobs?
Iraq: The Necessary Withdrawal

Juan Cole : US Foreign Policy

The removal of US troops must be prompt, complete and coupled with smart diplomacy.

2008

Justice, of a Sort, for Blackwater

Jeremy Scahill : Blackwater

Federal charges are filed against Blackwater guards accused of killing and maiming Iraqi civilians. But the company continues to operate in Iraq and its executives escape scrutiny.
Ending the Mindset

: Barack Obama Administration

Dissenting views on Iraq and Afghanistan will have to come not from the hawkish national security team, but from outside Washington, and from Obama himself.
Obama's Iraq Challenge

Robert Dreyfuss : Barack Obama Administration

Will Obama make good on his promise to end the war in Iraq?

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2009

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