War and Antiwar

Israel is trying to stifle an international outcry after soldiers' accounts of atrocities during the war on Gaza appeared in the press. March 31, 2009

What other explanation could there be for Canada allowing George W. Bush in to speak, but barring British antiwar leader George Galloway? March 27, 2009

A military resister explains that the Army's actions against him for refusing to deploy to Iraq are coming to a head in April. March 26, 2009

Thousands of antiwar demonstrators marked the sixth anniversary of war on Iraq at protests on March 21. March 23, 2009

Barack Obama is continuing a troop buildup in Afghanistan begun by George W. Bush, but support for the U.S./NATO occupation is still eroding. March 20, 2009

Two new studies reveal the devastating toll on Iraq's surviving population in the wake of the U.S. invasion and occupation. March 18, 2009

Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, plus family members and activists, came together for a Winter Soldier event in Austin, Texas. March 10, 2009

The military health-care system remains overburdened, while suicides by soldiers have hit their highest rate in three decades. March 4, 2009

Barack Obama's decision to maintain a "residual" occupying force is shaped by the conventional wisdom that the U.S. is finally winning in Iraq. It's not. March 2, 2009

Israel's Gaza assault has stirred a commitment among people around the world that the time has come to do something about the war on Palestinians. February 27, 2009

While Barack Obama prepares to scale back the U.S. occupation of Iraq, he's ramping up the American military machine in Afghanistan. February 25, 2009

Falluja is filled with the shells of buildings pulverized by U.S. weaponry. But a new U.S. strategy has made Sheik Aifan Sadun the richest man in town. February 20, 2009

With the Taliban displaying new strength, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is increasingly looking like the fall guy for Western failures. February 16, 2009

An antiwar veteran examines the claims of two military recruiters that they are providing a service to students looking for a career. February 10, 2009

Barack Obama is honoring a campaign pledge to close the U.S. prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, but there are omissions and inconsistencies in his actions. January 28, 2009

Juan Cole's proposal that supporters of Palestinian rights need to form a "peace" lobby to counteract the "Israel lobby" is wrong on a number of points. January 20, 2009

Israel declared a "cease-fire" after a 23-day onslaught on Gaza, but reports continued of attacks on Palestinians. January 19, 2009

The Israel media and government claim that Israel is carrying out a moral military campaign against Hamas. January 19, 2009

Israel's war on Gaza has raised a longstanding debate with sections of the antiwar movement that have tried to avoid the issue of Palestine. January 15, 2009

Israel claims it is defending itself against Hamas rockets, and it is using some of the most powerful and deadly weaponry in the world to do so. January 13, 2009

Gaza has been plunged into a living nightmare as Israel's war on Palestinians claims more victims every day--men, women and children alike. January 12, 2009

A national student coalition calls on fellow activists to make their voices heard in opposition to the onslaught on Gaza. January 9, 2009

There is one sad, near certainty about 2009: the war in Afghanistan will grow bloodier, more brutal and more dangerous to the region. January 6, 2009

The national convention of the main U.S. antiwar coalition left a number of questions unanswered about the movement's future. December 19, 2008

An Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George Bush during a press conference has become a hero to Iraqis who hate the U.S. occupation. December 17, 2008