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The dark truth about Blackwater
Outsourcing the war to private military contractors such as Blackwater has shattered the United States' moral authority and its ability to win wars like that in Iraq.
By P.W. Singer Oct 2, 2007
Fallujah catches its breath
Despite Bush's deceptive rhetoric and mishandling of the war, the Marines I rode with here have won a delicate peace in this once-deadly city.
By David J. Morris Aug 21, 2007
Getting blown up, again and again
U.S. soldiers traumatized by Iraq are combating PTSD with a virtual reality treatment that plunges them back into the war zone.
By Eilene Zimmerman May 16, 2007
George Bush Sr. asked retired general to replace Rumsfeld
The former president's secret campaign to oust the secretary of defense was rebuffed by President Bush, a source says.
By Sidney Blumenthal Jun 8, 2006
"You want to shoot them"
Convinced that kids were spying on them, sick of seeing buddies blown apart, the Marines accused of the Haditha massacre cracked.
By Mark Benjamin Jun 8, 2006
Slipping and sliding on white phosphorus in Fallujah
After an initial denial, the Pentagon now acknowledges that troops used the chemical on insurgents -- and can't rule out contact with civilians.
Tim Grieve Nov 21, 2005
"Females are essential"
In the aftermath of the deadliest attack ever on American women soldiers, Marines unite around the need for military women in a war zone.
By Phillip Robertson Jun 29, 2005
Major combat miscalculations
The second anniversary of President Bush's major P.R. stunt comes and goes.
Mark Follman May 10, 2005
The Associated Press "insurgency"
Conservative bloggers tar an AP photojournalist with complicity in Sunday's street execution in Baghdad -- another cheap shot at the "left-wing" media.
By Mark Follman Dec 22, 2004
Right Hook
Andrew Sullivan says Republicans like "Will & Grace" because its characters are sexless and unthreatening. Meanwhile, Christian activist Joe Glover demands gays be driven from Washington.
By Mark Follman Dec 8, 2004
Fallujah anticlimax
Al-Jazeera's subdued coverage reveals some ambivalence in Arab views of the showdown.
By Eric Boehlert Nov 12, 2004
Playing cowboys and Indians
The military's emphasis on capturing Fallujah reveals a mind-set stuck in Western frontier mode.
By David J. Morris Nov 12, 2004
A prisoner's tale
The saga of a hapless New Zealander who ended up behind bars after seeking work in Iraq reveals the darker side of the U.S.-led coalition's operations.
By Graeme Wood Oct 31, 2004
Why the U.S. must withdraw from Iraq
Vietnam proved that offensive occupations are doomed. In his arrogance, Bush is repeating the same blunder.
By Peter Dale Scott Oct 28, 2004
Hell
Salon's war correspondent on the Iraq inferno.
By Phillip Robertson Sep 23, 2004
The bubble boy
Bush lives in a world immune from the realities of Iraq.
By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 23, 2004
The enemy is us
In war, you deny information, spread lies and use psychological warfare. An expert on military information operations explains how Bush has mastered this technique -- and used it against the American people.
By Sam Gardiner Sep 22, 2004
Turning point
A journalist who was embedded with the U.S. Marines in Fallujah explains how the Bush White House lost the key battle of the Iraq war.
By David J. Morris Sep 16, 2004
Hiding the bodies
U.S. casualties have spiked in Iraq over the last three months, but security expert John Pike says the Bush administration -- with the help of the media -- is succeeding in keeping the carnage out of view.
By Jeff Horwitz Sep 8, 2004
The Great Satan
Thanks to Bush's neocon cabal, the Arab world now hates the U.S. as much as it does Israel.
By Steven A. Cook May 7, 2004
Reality check
The media are finally showing the war in its full horror. What took them so long?
By Eric Boehlert May 6, 2004
Right Hook
Conservatives say Bush is drifting on Iraq and that Fallujah should be crushed, but they've been conspicuously quiet about the photos of flag-draped coffins. Plus: O'Reilly bashes Rummy!
By Mark Follman Apr 28, 2004
Highways of horror
Driven by rage at the U.S. occupation, and hoping to split the shaky allied coalition, tribesmen are taking hostages -- and now killing them.
By Saad George Hattar Apr 16, 2004
Turning into Israel?
Outraged by President Bush's embrace of Ariel Sharon and the bloody U.S. assault on Fallujah, the Arab world is linking America's occupation with Israel's. That's ominous.
By Juan Cole Apr 16, 2004
From swatting flies to stirring up hornets' nests
A new terrorist document shows that as the U.S. flails in Iraq, only al-Qaida seems to have a strategy.
By Husain Haqqani Apr 14, 2004
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