When the war came for me
Ten years ago, I was a soldier on my way to a Purple Heart for carpal tunnel syndrome. But my fate changed in a day
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 13Life Iraq war, Military, Soldiers
Iraq
Life Iraq war, Military, Soldiers
Could Twitter have prevented the Iraq War?
The conflict might not have become a fait accompli if the mainstream media was forced to answer for its mistakes
Monday, Mar 18, 2013 3:38 PM UTC 13News Media Matters, Twitter, Iraq
16,000 Iraq War prisoners still unaccounted for
Families fear that thousands are dead or being held in secret prisons
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 8:25 PM UTCNews Iraq, missing persons
Gohmert tells CPAC: We could’ve won Vietnam
"People in Washington" decided the U.S. couldn't win the war, Gohmert said
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 2:58 PM UTC 28Politics Louie Gohmert, CPAC, Republicans
American foreign policy will never recover from Iraq
Ten years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Middle East is more unstable than we ever could have imagined
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 5:34 PM UTC 36Politics TomDispatch.com, Iraq
Syrian war spills over Iraq border
48 Syrian soldiers were killed in Iraq reportedly by al-Qaida militants
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 1:03 PM UTCNews Syria, Iraq, Civil War
Paul Bremer still believes Iraq is better off
A confrontation with a protester reveals that 10 years later, the neocon architects of the war remain unrepentant
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 6:57 PM UTCPolitics Iraq, Paul Bremer
Noam Chomsky: America’s “yearning for democracy is a bad joke”
In his new book "Power Systems," the political critic reflects on the Arab Spring and our role in the Middle East
Monday, Feb 4, 2013 12:44 PM UTC 78Politics TomDispatch.com
Obama misleads over end to war
In his inaugural address, the president hailed end to decade of war, while apparatus for perpetual war is cemented
Monday, Jan 21, 2013 8:47 PM UTC 35News Drones, Shadow War, Yemen, Somalia
Radical right: “We’ll start killing people” if Obama enacts gun control
On Wednesday, a Tennessee weapons instructor's crazed YouTube rant went viral. More terrifying? He's not alone
Friday, Jan 11, 2013 5:51 PM UTC 154Politics Southern Poverty Law Center
Have we really learned the lessons of Vietnam?
The media rarely discusses it, but civilian suffering has defined the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Tuesday, Jan 8, 2013 3:24 PM UTCPolitics TomDispatch.com, Vietnam, Iraq
The “Zero Dark Thirty” debate isn’t really about torture
Reducing "Zero Dark Thirty" to a partisan argument about torture misses the big questions it raises about America
Saturday, Dec 29, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 115Entertainment Movies, Zero Dark Thirty, Torture
Who’s the real Mohamed Morsi?
Political pragmatist or tyrant in the making? Egypt's president may be the Middle East's most enigmatic leader
Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 6:00 PM UTCPolitics GlobalPost, Mohamed Morsi, Egypt
Who’s most susceptible to PTSD?
A staggering number of returning soldiers are affected with the disorder, yet we still don't entirely understand it
Monday, Dec 10, 2012 5:31 PM UTCLife Pacific Standard, PTSD
Majority of homeless Iraq and Afghanistan vets have PTSD
A new Yale study looks at the demographics of homeless vets and finds care lacking
Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012 4:20 PM UTCNews Yale, Afghanistan, Iraq
Did Syria ask Iraq for help retrieving helicopters from Russia?
Documents show Bashar al-Assad may have used the Iraqi air corridor to suppress Syrian rebels
Saturday, Dec 1, 2012 1:00 PM UTCPolitics ProPublica, Russia, Syria
Are Syria’s rebels on the verge of victory?
They've made significant gains in recent weeks as support for Bashar al-Assad begins to fray
Friday, Nov 30, 2012 2:10 PM UTCPolitics GlobalPost, Syria
Iraqi civil war plays out in Syria
Shiites and Sunnis say they’re fighting a sectarian battle triggered when the U.S. toppled Sadam
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 2:41 PM UTCPolitics Sunnis, Baghdad, Marlboro, Damascus
Petraeus: American decline writ small
The former general was once billed as the man who could save Iraq. Maybe that's why his downfall feels so symbolic
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 3:15 PM UTCPolitics Iraq, Afghanistan, David Petraeus
America’s nation-building hypocrisy
For all the talk of starting at home, the US is still pouring billions into the Middle East. When will it stop?
Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 3:16 PM UTCPolitics Human Rights Watch
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