War

Washington finds itself drawn ever deeper into conflicts that, once begun, become interminable — wars for which the US military has yet to devise a plausible solution.

Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill discusses the privatization of US wars abroad and who profits from drone strikes.

Author Rebecca Gordon explains why US officials must be held accountable for torture and other alleged war crimes.

The dominant media tend to paint violent extremism as an inherently Islamic problem only solvable with the use of force.

Officials' impunity all but guarantees that the next time our country is seized by a spasm of fear, we can expect more crimes.

Five years after the conflict began, Syrians are crowdsourcing money online to rebuild and fortify bombed hospitals.

To make peace in Korea, the US should reflect on historical realities and consider strategies other than military posturing.

Antal wrote, “We have sanitized killing and condoned extrajudicial assassinations ... ”

The US failure to force Syrian opposition groups to separate from the Nusra Front contributed to the erosion of the cease-fire.

Peter Kuznick discusses the United States' war crimes — from the atomic bombings of Japan, to the Cold War, to today's “war on terror.”