By Gareth Porter WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (IPS) - The Barack Obama administration is talking tough to Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the need for dec...
Inter Press Service | Posted 10.29.2009 | World
By Gareth Porter WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (IPS) - The revelation by the New York Times Wednesday that Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of Afghan President ...
Inter Press Service | Posted 10.13.2009 | World
By Gareth Porter WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (IPS) - U.S. national security officials, concerned that President Barack Obama might be abandoning the strateg...
ZP Heller | Posted 07.20.2009 | World
Instead of thinking of alternatives to a dangerously flawed military strategy, US commanders are trying to control the narrative about civilian casualties.
Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 04.28.2009 | World
WASHINGTON, Mar 28 (IPS) - The argument for deeper U.S. military commitment to the Afghan War invoked by President Barack Obama in his first major p...
Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 04.25.2009 | World
WASHINGTON, Mar 25 (IPS) - Despite President Barack Obama's statement at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina Feb. 27 that he had "chosen a timeline that wi...
Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 04.20.2009 | World
WASHINGTON, Mar 20 (IPS) - U.S. Special Operations forces in Afghanistan, whose commando raids and airstrikes against suspected Taliban targets have...
Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 04.14.2009 | World
WASHINGTON, Mar 5 (IPS) - The arguments for maintaining a major U.S. combat force in Iraq at least through 2011, escalating U.S. military involvemen...
Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 03.12.2009 | World
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (IPS) - The political maneuvering between President Barack Obama and his top field commanders over withdrawal from Iraq has taken ...
The Real News | Posted 03.07.2009 | World
Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 04.14.2009 | World
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (IPS) - When U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates accused Iran of "subversive activity" in Latin America Tuesday, it raised the qu...
Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 02.09.2009 | World
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (IPS) - Contrary to Israel's argument that it was forced to launch its air and ground offensive against Gaza in order to stop the ...
Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 01.15.2009 | World
TEHRAN, Dec 15 (IPS) - Would a negotiated agreement between Iran and the Barack Obama administration be feasible if Obama sent the right signals? The ...
The Real News | Posted 01.11.2009 | World
Hours after returning from a fact-finding mission to Iran, Gareth Porter sat down with The Real News Network to discuss his findings. Gareth responds to recent Obama statements toward Iran.
Eric Alterman | Posted 09.18.2008 | Media
As the cable shows occupy themselves with campaign to-and-fro and Olympic swimmers, take some time to read this piece from the invaluable Gareth Porter about recent developments in Iraq.
Inter Press Service | Posted 11.06.2009 | World