http://dir.salon.com/topics/war/?source=rss&aim=war en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST By Michael Klare Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/26/klare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/26/klare/index.html?source=rss Violent protests and riots are breaking out everywhere as economies collapse and governments fail. War is bound to follow. By Glenn Greenwald Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/24/american_priorities/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/24/american_priorities/index.html?source=rss Endless war in Afghanistan is an absolute necessity. Health care for Americans is a luxury that can wait. By Thomas Darnstädt and Christoph Schult Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/27/war_crimes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/27/war_crimes/index.html?source=rss The immense number of Palestinian civilian casualties suggests that the country violated international law. But do the laws of war really govern asymmetrical conflicts like this one? By Ann Jones Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/15/afghanistan_jones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/15/afghanistan_jones/index.html?source=rss Rampant corruption by U.S. contractors has left the country in shambles. By Anand Gopal Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/10/afghanistan_gopal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/10/afghanistan_gopal/index.html?source=rss Corrupt government and the U.S.'s mismanaged "surge" strategy have led to the Taliban's powerful resurgence in Afghanistan. By James Hannaham Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/09/25/spike_lee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/09/25/spike_lee/index.html?source=rss The cinema icon talks about reshaping American mythology with his WWII epic, "Miracle at St. Anna," and what Hollywood would look like if he were in charge. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/21/climate_change_and_south_ossetia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/21/climate_change_and_south_ossetia/index.html?source=rss When Russia and Georgia rolled out the tanks, Europe's effort to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions may have gotten blitzed By Andrew Bacevich Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/15/victory/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/15/victory/index.html?source=rss How the U.S. wildly overestimated the use of military power in Bush's global war on terror. By Der Spiegel staff Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/09/caucasus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/09/caucasus/index.html?source=rss As Russian planes and tanks clash with Georgian forces, Washington has even more to worry about in a crucial oil region. By Anna Badkhen Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/06/sons_of_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/06/sons_of_iraq/index.html?source=rss The U.S. signed up legions of sketchy Iraqi fighters to help stop sectarian violence. Now, most may lose their security jobs -- but remain armed and angry. By Arnon Grunberg Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/04/green_zone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/04/green_zone/index.html?source=rss Welcome to Baghdad's post-decadent stronghold: Menacing Peruvian mercenaries, Chinese prostitutes, concealed beer and doughnuts -- and Iraqis eyeing a foreboding future. By Bill Sasser Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/30/sergeants/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/30/sergeants/index.html?source=rss A Salon investigation reveals that a shortage of skilled sergeants has led to dubious promotions for inexperienced soldiers -- even jeopardizing some operations in Iraq. By Garrison Keillor Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/05/28/patriotism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/05/28/patriotism/index.html?source=rss What's patriotism got to do with fat men with ponytails on Harleys? By David Talbot Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/21/obama_jfk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/21/obama_jfk/index.html?source=rss This year's presidential contest is shaping up as the 1964 campaign that never happened By Anna Badkhen Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/17/paradise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/17/paradise/index.html?source=rss On patrol with U.S. soldiers in Risala, sewage seeps through the dirt and pools underfoot. By Arnon Grunberg Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/15/israeli_army/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/15/israeli_army/index.html?source=rss As the country turns 60, a novelist reconsiders Zionism amid revealing encounters with the Israeli military. By Anna Badkhen Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/09/iraq_latrines/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/09/iraq_latrines/index.html?source=rss U.S. soldiers drink water, lots of it, in scorching hot Baghdad. Plus, patrolling the streets with a less than disciplined Iraqi army squad. By Anna Badkhen Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/07/iraq_traveling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/07/iraq_traveling/index.html?source=rss Military travel is grueling, especially for a soldier with a hole in his face from a sniper bullet who's trying to get back home to Missouri. By Salon staff Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/03/21/iraq_books/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/03/21/iraq_books/index.html?source=rss While clouds of destruction hang over Iraq, a set of new books sheds light on how America bungled the war, and on the hope that lingers in small Iraqi towns. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/20/space_invaders_war_and_peace/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/20/space_invaders_war_and_peace/index.html?source=rss Please, I beg of you -- don't press that button! You have no idea of the heartbreak you will wreak By Lynn Harris Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/19/five_years_later/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/19/five_years_later/index.html?source=rss The Iraq war and its toll on women, here and over there. By Laura Miller Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/03/18/owen_sheers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/03/18/owen_sheers/index.html?source=rss A haunting new alternative history imagines an invading German army living alongside the natives in rural Wales. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/17/a_1930s_history_lesson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/17/a_1930s_history_lesson/index.html?source=rss Protectionism on the rise, bickering about exchange rates, the debilitating costs of war -- where have we heard this story before? Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2008/03/13/video_iraq1103/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2008/03/13/video_iraq1103/index.html?source=rss Footage of an attack that destroyed an Iraqi apartment complex. By Greg Mitchell Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/03/11/greg_mitchell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/03/11/greg_mitchell/index.html?source=rss A hard look back at the past five years -- with all its death and destruction and missteps -- reveals that the American media has been sleepwalking through the war.