U.S. Jury Mulls Fate of Ex-Soldier Convicted of Rape, Murder of 14-Year-Old Iraqi Girl
21 May 2009
Steven Dale Green faces the death penalty or life without parole after being convicted as the ringleader in the gruesome crime.

Disturbing Account of Wanton Rape and Murder in Iraq Emerges from U.S. Soldier Trials
20 May 2009
Four U.S. soldiers have been convicted for the brutal killing of Abeer al-Janabi and her family—and now the full story is public.

U.S. Soldiers Face Justice for Murder and Assault of Iraqi Woman
20 May 2009
It is possible that Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi won what was in her mind the last and the main battle?

Is KBR’s Decade-Long Crime Spree Finally Coming to an End?
20 May 2009
Bribes, kickbacks, concealing gang rapes, and engaging in human trafficking are among the crimes listed in a new class action lawsuit.

What Happened to the Afghan Elections?
19 May 2009
The upcoming presidential election was to be a major turning point, but now President Hamid Karzai is poised to stay in power.

Iraqi General Election Set For January 30, 2010
18 May 2009
The general election is expected to be a key test of popular support for the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Report: Rumsfeld’s Top Secret Intelligence Reports Were Covered in Biblical Quotes
18 May 2009
Rumsfeld displayed the passages over photographs of U.S. forces in Iraq to curry favor with then president George W. Bush.

Border Conflicts Testing Kurdish Tightrope Act in Iraq
16 May 2009
Will there be a breakthrough to end the fighting between Turkey, Iran, and Iraqi Kurds?

Is There Any Official In Iraq Who Isn’t Corrupt?
15 May 2009
Corruption is more dangerous to the future of Iraq than the terrorism that has been tearing the country and its people apart.

No Jail Time For War Resister Benji Lewis, But His Fight Continues
14 May 2009
My resistance was a conscious decision to cease participation in the continued maintenance and creation of empire.

Was Tortured CIA "Ghost Prisoner" Murdered?
13 May 2009
The suspicious death of Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, who was tortured into lying about an Iraq-al Qaeda connection, raises a series of troubling questions.

Plot Thickens After CIA ‘Ghost Prisoner’ Tortured Into Giving Iraq-al Qaeda Connection Is Found Dead in Libya
13 May 2009
Was it a suicide, as Libyan authorities claim? Or was he murdered?

Troop Massacre in Baghdad Puts War Trauma Under the Spotlight
12 May 2009
‘The first impulse is to be angry … but then you can’t help but ask: ‘What caused this person to be this upset, this angry?’

In Afghanistan, New General, Same War
12 May 2009
Gen. David McKiernan is pushed out and replaced with Gen. Stanley McChrystal. But don’t expect any quick improvement on the battlefront.

What Made Him Snap? Soldier Goes on Killing Spree in Baghdad ‘Stress Clinic’
11 May 2009
Yesterday’s attack was the deadliest by a fellow soldier since Bush’s wars began. The trauma of combat may be the source.

What Made Him Snap? Soldier Goes on Killing Spree in Baghdad "Stress Clinic"
11 May 2009
Yesterday’s attack was the deadliest by a fellow soldier since Bush’s wars began. The trauma of combat may be the source.

Angry Farmers Sabotage Chinese Oil Equipment in Southern Iraq
8 May 2009
It is the second incident in less than a week involving the Ahdab oil field which the China National Petroleum Corporation is developing.

After U.S. Strikes, Afghans Describe ‘Tractor Trailers Full of Pieces of Human Bodies’
7 May 2009
Rage spreads in Afghanistan after a U.S. bombing kills some 130 people; Meanwhile the Pentagon spins a cover-up and Obama readies more troops.

How Is it that the Wall Street Journal Editors Have Absolutely No Memory of the Last 8 Years?
7 May 2009
They are blaming Obama for spending, after Bush’s accomplishments: a crippled economy, two failed wars and environmental crisis?

Revealed: U.S. Interrogators May Have Killed Dozens of Detainees
6 May 2009
In all, 98 detainees have died while in U.S. hands, with 34 identified as homicides, at least eight of which were tortured to death.

The Plight of Women Soldiers
5 May 2009
More women have fought and died in Iraq than in all the wars since World War II put together. Yet they are rarely recognized for their service.

Saving Death Row Inmate Troy Davis’s Life Is AlterNet’s Top Take Action Campaign of the Week
5 May 2009
Troy Davis faces execution for murdering a Police Officer, despite that 7 out of 9 witnesses have recanted or contradicted their testimony.

In Iraq, Journalists Are Still In Mortal Danger
4 May 2009
Iraq remains the most dangerous country in the world for journalists. Now, proposed legislation designed to protect them is ripe for abuse.

Abu Ghraib Prison Guards: We Were Scapegoats for the Bush Administration
2 May 2009
Prison guards jailed for torturing prisoners at Abu Ghraib will appeal their convictions based on revelations in the CIA torture memos.

The British Withdrawal Is Only Our Latest Shameful Exit Following an Unjust Invasion Of Iraq
1 May 2009
179,000 dead Iraqis? Or closer to a million? The British never cared about the Iraqis. That’s why we don’t know the figure. That’s why we left Basra.