WikiLeaks: Zubaydah Not Certified al Qaeda, Just Plain “Certifiable”
WikiLeaks reveals that Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah is mentally ill and was rejected by al Qaeda.
Let’s Stay out of Libya
Why is it that going to war is the only issue politicians can agree on?
What the Army Thinks the Taliban Would Do With Data on Genitourinary Injuries
Why is the U.S. Army reluctant to discuss genitourinary injuries?
War Is Hell, Even if You Survive
Do you really think that hundreds of thousands of men and women can return from repeated blood-curdling scenes of death and suffering without mental damage?
Military Industrial Humor
What we call “defense” is pretty funny.
Hill Briefing: How Would You Spend $1 Trillion?
At this congressional briefing and screening view two four-minute compelling videos which chronicle how the filmmakers – and the people they interview – would spend the more than $1 trillion already spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The filmmakers will also offer brief introductions to their work and to life in their communities.
SOTU: Really, Mr. President?
The Iraq War isn’t wrapping up, the Afghanistan War is failing, and we can’t afford either one. If we are ever going to find 15 million jobs, we need to end the wars and cut military spending.
Secret SOTU
Here’s a glimpse into what the president is thinking while he’s delivering the State of the Union address.
The Eternal Drug War
Despite the horrific casualties from the War on Drugs, most elected leaders are fearful of seeking peace.
Gen. Petraeus Makes McChrystal Look Like a Pacifist
Counterinsurgency can mean whatever you want it to mean.
The Tragic U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan
Either the administration has deluded itself or it can’t muster the courage to tell the American public the truth.
Review: Cutting the Fuse
Robert Pape compiles more evidence that foreign occupation, not Islamic fundamentalism, causes suicide bombing.
Afghanistan: Killing Peace
Nine years into the war in Afghanistan, the costs still aren’t worth the price paid.
The Urge to Surge: Washington’s 30-Year High
If, as 2011 begins, you want to peer into the future, enter my time machine, strap yourself in, and head for the past, that laboratory for all developments of our moment and beyond.
A Nation of Laws?
Remote control killings by unmanned drones in Pakistan aren’t making our country more secure.