Veteran Suicides Continue to Rise
13 May 2008
As a national crisis grows and Congress starts to pay attention, small town newspapers remain the only sources for information on veteran suicides

Battle Against al Qaeda in Iraq Has Turned Mosul into a Ghost Town
12 May 2008
Five years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Mosul, one of the world’s great cities, has become a desolate battleground.

Misogyny Rampant in the Armed Forces: 1 in 3 Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse
12 May 2008
Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers—and the military’s failure to address it.

Fraudster Ahmed Chalabi’s Lobby
11 May 2008
No one could have guessed, back in 2000, what would come of Chalabi’s efforts in Washington.

Acting Locally: Will Chicago Push Back Against Iran Warmongering?
10 May 2008
With the Bush administration angling for war with Iran, the city of Chicago is considering going on record opposing it.

Leader of al-Qa’ida in Iraq Reported “Captured” in Mosul Raid
9 May 2008
The Iraqi Defense Ministry claims Washington’s prime target, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been arrested, but the White House seems skeptical.

Our Media Have Been So Wrong for So Long
9 May 2008
In his new book, E&P editor Greg Mitchell offers a stinging indictment of the media’s complicity with Washington’s war-marketing machine.

The Iraq Supplemental: A Three-Ring Circus
8 May 2008
Congress thinks it’s being cute in dealing with all of the funding for Iraq this year in one fell swoop.

America’s War on Journalists
8 May 2008
The Bush administration has engaged in assault, intimidation, and imprisonment to limit the ability of journalists to do their jobs.

With House Poised to Spend $163 Billion, More Argue Iraq Should Use Oil Money to Pay for Reconstruction
8 May 2008
“The argument that Iraq should use its oil revenues to pay the U.S. sounds like the ultimate proof that we invaded Iraq for mercenary reasons.”

Pentagon Releases Propaganda Documents—Will the Media Pay Attention?
7 May 2008
With 8,000 pages of documents online for the world to see, will the networks continue their media blackout?

International Crisis Group: “There Is Reason to Fear This Is Only a Temporary Salve”
6 May 2008
Two new ICG reports show that, at best, the “surge” was a temporary solution and that, in Iraq, “underlying issues will again come to the fore.”

Endless War: Is the U.S. Trying to Set Whole World on Fire?
6 May 2008
The Iraq war won’t end, but in the Pentagon they’re already arguing about the next one.

What is Next for Muqtada al Sadr?
5 May 2008
While U.S. casualties continue to mount—and many Iraqi troops lay down their arms—the Mahdi Army is waging a war of survival.

Peace Activists Occupy General Dynamics Weapons Plant
5 May 2008
Vermont activists entered General Dynamics and locked themselves together in the firm’s lobby to protest the company’s war profiteering.

Iraqi Army: Nowhere Near Ready
3 May 2008
Reports of the Iraqi Army’s performance range from good, with British military officers describing it as an “unmitigated disaster at every level.”

U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Hits 7-Month High
2 May 2008
The killing of three U.S. soldiers in Baghdad raised the number killed in April to 47, reversing a trend towards lower American casualties.

John McCain Adores the War and Ignores the Warriors
2 May 2008
He doesn’t care if we’re in Iraq for a hundred years, but when it comes to the veterans who’ve served over there, the senator is AWOL.

Bloated in Baghdad
2 May 2008
With American fast food readily available to U.S. troops, their expanding waistlines make a good metaphor for the general engorgement of the war.

The Most Important Questions to Ask About the Trial of Tariq Aziz
1 May 2008
And the biggest question: Who is left from Saddam Hussein’s regime?

Life Will Never Return to Normal for an Injured Vet Like Tomas Young
1 May 2008
Phil Donahue’s documentary Body of War offers a chilling view of how hard life can be for veterans returning from Iraq.

Having Laid Waste to Their Country, U.S. Indifferent to Iraqi Refugees
30 Apr 2008
For the Bush Administration, admitting that Iraq is in the throes of a humanitarian crisis disrupts the narrative that the war is winnable.

“Women Are Being Beheaded for Taking Their Veil Off”: Honor Killings On Rise in Iraq
30 Apr 2008
In Basra alone, police acknowledge that 15 women a month are murdered for breaching Islamic dress codes. Others say the number is higher.

A Simmering Battle Over Kirkuk
29 Apr 2008
Tensions are rising between Kurdish, Arab, and Turkmen factions over the heart of northern Iraq’s oil industry.

Half of Vets Suffering Brain and Mind Injuries Go Untreated, But Pentagon Pretends Nothing’s Going on
29 Apr 2008
An activist travels to the DoD’s annual suicide prevention conference, only to find the military brass living in a parallel universe.