War and Antiwar

  • Obama's neoliberals

    Reading a new report supporting President Obama's escalation of the war in Afghanistan is a reminder of how much neoliberals and neocons are alike.

  • Doubling down in Afghanistan

    Barack Obama has dropped the rhetoric about the "war on terror," but that doesn't mean he's given up on broader objectives of the 2001 invasion.

  • Antiwar students look ahead

    The East Coast Campus Antiwar Network conference provided a much-needed discussion on how to move forward.

  • Israeli soldiers reveal atrocities

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

  • They banned the wrong George

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

  • Reaffirming our resistance

    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 21 protests demand end to occupation

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

  • Afghanistan's response to escalating war

    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.

  • Hidden wounds of occupation

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

  • Winter soldiers testify in Texas

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

  • Tragedy strikes back at home

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

  • The plan to not end the occupation of Iraq

    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.

  • A new movement against Israel's apartheid

    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.

  • Escalating the "good war"

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

  • Iraq's "Teflon Don"

    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.

  • Will Obama dump Karzai?

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

  • Responding to the recruiters

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

  • What's next after Guantánamo?

    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.

  • A lobby for Palestine?

    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.

  • Israel's deadly cease-fire

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

  • How to sell "ethical warfare"

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

  • Gaza and the antiwar struggle

    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.

  • Beyond disproportionate

    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.

  • "They're wiping out entire families"

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

  • Student solidarity with Gaza

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