John Hutson

Former Insider Shatters Credibility of Military Commissions

Andy Worthington | Posted 08.11.2009 | Politics


Andy Worthington

Lt. Col. Vandeveld said, "I simply could not in good conscience continue to work for an ad-hoc, hastily created apparatus whose evident resort to expediency and ethical compromise were so contrary to my own."

Military Commissions: Government Flounders, As Admiral Hutson Nails Problems

Andy Worthington | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics


Andy Worthington

A legal quagmire that lacks legitimacy and maintains key policies of the Bush administration's "War on Terror" is almost too awful to contemplate.

Disrespecting the Troops, One Thousand Officers at a Time

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics


Steve Ralls

Elaine Donnelly's list of 1,000 officers proves only one thing: That the more things change, the more the agents of intolerance will fight to keep them the same.

Religious Right Trolls "Horror Stories" to Oppose Gay Troops

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


Nathaniel Frank

I set out to learn if reason or prejudice was behind the gay ban in the military.