2008

• Iraq: The Necessary Withdrawal

  Juan Cole : US Foreign Policy

  The removal of US troops must be prompt, complete and coupled with smart diplomacy.

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  Justice, of a Sort, for Blackwater

  Jeremy Scahill : Blackwater

  Federal charges are filed against Blackwater guards accused of killing and maiming Iraqi civilians. But the company continues to operate in Iraq and its executives escape scrutiny.

• Ending the Mindset

  The Editors : Barack Obama Administration

  Dissenting views on Iraq and Afghanistan will have to come not from the hawkish national security team, but from outside Washington, and from Obama himself.

• Obama's Iraq Challenge

  Robert Dreyfuss : Barack Obama Administration

  Will Obama make good on his promise to end the war in Iraq?

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  Antiwar Iraq Vets Arrested

  Brett Story & VideoNation : US Military

  A look at the brutal suppression of antiwar Iraq veterans highlights their continued struggle for justice.

• On Veterans Day, Don't Forget About the War

  Aaron Glantz : US Military

  Most Americans want to put the war in Iraq behind them, but this feeling is based not on a coherent critique but on a kind of collective exhaustion.

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  In Defense of ACORN

  Radio Nation : Voters & Voting

  Peter Dreier and John Atlas explain the ACORN controversy, and explore the Republican rationale for keeping it in the news.

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  Collateral Damage

  Chris Toensing : Non-Fiction

  Three new books vividly portray the devastating impact of the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

• End of Iraq's Awakening?

  Robert Dreyfuss : Russia

  A new and growing Sunni resistance movement in Iraq could shatter the false sense of post-surge calm--and it might get Russian support.

• Fatal Distraction

  Alexander Cockburn : U.S. Economy

  Obama's responses to the crises of the war and the failing economy are so flimsy, no wonder the GOP has so handily changed the subject.

• The Secret Behind the Surge

  Tom Hayden : Journalists & Journalism

  Bob Woodward's new book on the Bush years in Iraq raises the possibility that extrajudicial killings--not the surge--were the biggest factor in reducing violence.

• War Is Personal

  Eugene Richards : US Military

  A 25-year-old certified medic, home from Iraq, can't escape the horrors of war.

• Web War

  Ari Melber : US Military

  Citing security concerns, the Pentagon frowns on soldiers blogging about Iraq.

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  How to Get Out of Iraq

  Center For Emerging Media : Convention 08

  Rep. Jim McDermott and Nation editorial board member Tom Hayden discuss how the US can end the Iraq war quickly and responsibly.

• Maliki's Obama Endorsement

  Tom Hayden : Presidential Election 2008

  In a huge setback for John McCain and the Bush Administration, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki endorses Barack Obama's timeline for withdrawal--and the presumptive Democratic nominee could reap a windfall.

• Obama and Iraq

  The Editors : Presidential Election 2008

  His plan to exit Iraq falls far short of the complete withdrawal most Americans want. But it's a place to start.

• Exiting Iraq Is Easier Than They Say

  Chris Toensing

  Getting out of Iraq responsibly isn't the impossible feat war supporters would have you think.

• Obama, Iraq and Afghanistan

  Tom Hayden : Presidential Election 2008

  Obama's plan to de-escalate the war in Iraq only to ramp up another in Afghanistan just might work. It could also entrap the US in an even wider quagmire.

• Edwards Defends Obama's Iraq Policy

  YouTube : John Edwards

  Appearing on Good Morning America, John Edwards speaks out against false claims that Barack Obama has flip-flopped on Iraq.

• Pentagon Fights Peace Majorities in US and Iraq

  Tom Hayden

  The electorates in both countries are threatening to topple the principal warmakers at the ballot box.

• Canada's War Resisters

  Will Di Novi : Canada

  American military defectors are waging a campaign to achieve political asylum in Canada. As the threat of deportation grows, the fate of hundreds of former soldiers and their families hangs in the balance.

• Happy Oil Dependence Day

  Robert Scheer : Energy

  We're drowning in pretended patriotism used to cover the lies that got us into Iraq, the defense of torture and violation of our basic liberties.

• Obama vs. the Smart Guys (and Dumb Wars)

  Eric Alterman : Journalists & Journalism

  Barack Obama got it right on Iraq six years ago. Now, perhaps, so can the rest of us.

• Meet the New Dr. Strangelove

  Tom Hayden : US Military

  His name is David Kilcullen, an Australian academic and military veteran, who seeks to impose a mad science of counterinsurgency on Iraq.

• CBS' Lara Logan Slams US Iraq War Coverage

  The Daily Show : Media Analysis

  CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan feels responsible for Americans not understanding what's going on in Iraq and Afghanistan.