War and Antiwar

As Washington debates a new surge of troops to Afghanistan, an overstretched military is struggling to meet its deployment numbers. November 18, 2009

The case of Private Timothy Rich shows the disastrous consequences of the military's apathetic attitude toward its own. November 16, 2009

A member of Iraq Veterans Against the War reflects on the everyday violence that fuels tragedies like the one at Fort Hood. November 13, 2009

Barack Obama visited Fort Hood following the tragic shooting--but wouldn't accept a letter expressing the concerns of Iraq Veterans Against the War. November 12, 2009

An outspoken opponent of the occupation of Afghanistan, the country's puppet government and the Taliban explains why the U.S. should get out now. November 10, 2009

Even when they weren't filling the air with racist hate, the media's explanations for the shootings at Fort Hood missed the real questions we need to ask. November 9, 2009

The Fort Hood chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War and Under the Hood Café respond to the shooting tragedy. November 9, 2009

Afghanistan's election farce came to a laughable end when Hamid Karzai was declared the winner after his rival dropped out of a run-off vote. November 4, 2009

Tens of thousands of veterans are struggling to stay in school because of a bureaucratic snafu involving GI Bill education benefits. October 30, 2009

Many soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken to blogging, posting photographs and uploading videos, all related to their experience of the wars. October 28, 2009

Jamie Leigh Jones was raped in Iraq while working for KBR--and the company has done everything it can ever since to stop her from getting justice. October 26, 2009

Barack Obama--who won the votes of millions of people as a "peace candidate"--is poised to further escalate the war in Afghanistan. October 21, 2009

The comments of High Court justices in London about a case charging British Army atrocities in Iraq have implications for Northern Ireland. October 14, 2009

The Obama administration is embroiled in a debate over Gen. Stanley McChrystal's proposal for a further escalation of troops to Afghanistan. October 7, 2009

War resister Travis Bishop has been held almost entirely "incommunicado" at a military prison at Fort Lewis in Washington. September 30, 2009

Cruise-missile liberal Jamie Rubin has seldom seen a war he didn't like, so it's no surprise that he's hitting cable shows to support escalating the war in Afghanistan. September 23, 2009

U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan are accused of storming through a hospital in search of "insurgents"--a violation of international law. September 21, 2009

The family of military contractor Adam Hermanson wants to know what caused his electrocution death--and why they can't get answers from his employer. September 17, 2009

The mercenary firm Blackwater is facing a new set of shocking revelations about its behavior. So why is it still on the government payroll? September 2, 2009

Did the mercenary firm Blackwater operate as hired assassins targeting members of al-Qaeda for the Bush administration? August 25, 2009

A terrible spree of violence committed by soldiers based at Fort Carson in Colorado is casting a spotlight on the dehumanizing effects of war. August 11, 2009

Since Barack Obama took office in January, the State Department has contracted with Blackwater for more than $174 million in "security services." August 11, 2009

Spc. Victor Agosto faced a summary court-martial last week for his refusal to deploy to Afghanistan--but to his supporters, it was the war itself that was on trial. August 10, 2009

A former Blackwater employee and an ex-U.S. Marine who worked for the company have made a series of explosive allegations in sworn statements. August 6, 2009

The "withdrawal" of U.S. troops from Iraqi cities is part of the redesign of an ongoing occupation, carried out for both American and Iraqi consumption. July 22, 2009