The Strange Case of Charles Taylor

The Strange Case of Charles Taylor

This long-awaited verdict against the former Liberian strongman brings some measure of justice to a region ripped apart by brutality, greed, and proxy wars.

The War against Witness

The War against Witness

After eight years, the Spanish court case against three U.S. soldiers responsible for the murder of cameraman Jose Couso continues in spite of heavy U.S. pressure. But could the testimony of a former Army eavesdropper provide the final push to conviction?

War Criminal? Not Me Boss!

War Criminal? Not Me Boss!

What’s a war crime and what’s not depends on who wins, who controls the International Criminal Court, and who controls the press.

Sri Lanka’s Wartime Abuses

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was in India earlier this month making promises to resettle the war-displaced Sri Lankan Tamil minority one year after his government’s forces won a crippling victory over the Tamil Tiger insurgency.

Coverups in Afghanistan

The Pentagon’s slow response to civilian deaths and subsequent cover-ups points to a much deeper problem in U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.

War Crimes Then and Now

The only ones the Afghan war makes safer are the war profiteers pocketing billion-dollar contracts — and the politicians pocketing campaign contributions in return.

War Crimes in Sri Lanka

War Crimes in Sri Lanka

It’s time to hold those responsible for last year’s blood-bath in Sri Lanka accountable for their war crimes.

Defending Israeli War Crimes

A letter to Hillary Clinton from 10 state attorneys general argues that Israel’s recent bloody siege of Gaza was “justified.”