Contrary to U.S. government claims, WikiLeaks’ revelations actually saved lives — and drove demand for accountability from Washington, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Assange Is Free: Here’s What He’s Given Us
Category: The Bush-43 Administration
Anti-Trump Anxiety Ignores History
Given the track record of U.S. authoritarianism, Nat Parry says it’s not surprising that Democrats’ calls for resisting the incoming Trump dictatorship ring hollow for many Americans.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Biden’s Saudi Deal
The White House is committing itself to the survival and longevity of one of the most totalitarian regimes in the region, and the world.
History of the Gaza Strip
Maha Nassar provides historical context to the current violence in the densely populated and besieged enclave.
Jail Blair, Bush & Cheney First
No Justice for US-Tortured Iraqis
Human Rights Watch has found no evidence of the U.S. government paying compensation or other redress to victims of detainee abuse in Iraq. Nor has Washington issued “any individual apologies or other amends.”
Teaching Sept. 11
Approaching the terrorist attacks as a memorializing event on the anniversary generally avoids deeper inquiry into the historic U.S. role in the Middle East and Afghanistan, write Jeremy Stoddard and Diana Hess.
‘The Greatest Fighting Force in Human History’
Call it the new American isolationism, writes William J. Astore. Only this time the country — while pumped up with pride in its “exceptional” military — is isolated from the harrowing and horrific costs of war itself.
Abu Ghraib Torture Case Jumps Legal Hurdle
A U.S. federal judge in Virginia this week refused to dismiss the torture suit against CACI Premier Technology, a military-industrial complex linchpin based in nearby Arlington.
Caitlin Johnstone: Return of a Disgraced Neocon
That U.S. presidents keep hiring someone so tyrannical, corrupt and murderous tells you everything you need to know about the nature of U.S. foreign policy.