War on Terror

Book: Osama Bin Laden Tried To Kill Bill Clinton

True/Slant | Jamie Malanowski | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics


According to a new book by a professor at Duquesne University Law School, Osama bin Laden tried to assassinate President Bill Clinton during a 1996 vi...

Obama's Af-Pak War Should be Considered Illegal

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 12.21.2009 | World


Marjorie Cohn

President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize nine days after he announced he would send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. His escalation of the war may not have been what the Nobel committee envisioned.

Playboy: Con Man Convinced Bush Administration He Could Predict Terror Attack

Playboy | Aram Roston | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics


The weeks before Christmas brought no hint of terror. But by the afternoon of December 21, 2003, police stood guard in heavy assault gear on the stree...

The Stories of the Two Somalis Freed From Guantanamo

Andy Worthington | Posted 12.21.2009 | World


Andy Worthington

The release of two more men yet again demonstrates how hysterical and unsubstantiated are Republican claims that Guantánamo is full of hardcore terrorists.

Judge Orders Release from Guantanamo of Unwilling Yemeni Recruit

Andy Worthington | Posted 12.18.2009 | Politics


Andy Worthington

The administration's reluctance to release Yemenis is based on the fear that detainees who were actually harmless in 2002 may have since actually been radicalized by their stay at Guantanamo.

Is America Facing a European-Like Domestic Terrorist Threat?

John L. Esposito | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics


John L. Esposito

While there must be zero tolerance for terrorists, it is important to remember that the American Muslim community is a valued and much needed partner in countering extremism.

"Model Prisoner" at Guantanamo, Tortured in the "Dark Prison," Loses Habeas Corpus Petition

Andy Worthington | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics


Andy Worthington

Al-Madhwani joins eight other prisoners in a legal netherworld, no longer regarded as "enemy combatants" by the administration, but still detained indefinitely as though they were.

Former Guantanamo Prosecutor Loses Job for Criticizing Military Commissions

Andy Worthington | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics


Andy Worthington

orris Davis, the retired Air Force Colonel who served as the Chief Prosecutor of the Military Commissions at Guantánamo until 2007, has just lost his job for writing an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal.

Afghan Policy Remains in the Dark Ages

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 12.07.2009 | World


Patricia DeGennaro

For our part, it is time to shift America's focus away from a power that peddles so many deadly weapons to one that fosters economic growth, entrepreneurial ventures and positive creativity.

Obama's Unavoidable Cure for the Afghanistan Cancer

Bob Cesca | Posted 12.03.2009 | World


Bob Cesca

Are we willing to allow eight years of mistakes and mismanagement to go unmitigated, or do we risk more lives trying to at least clean up some of the mess before we bug out?

Jason Linkins

Critics Of Obama's Exit Strategy Have Argument Backwards

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.04.2009 | Politics


The narrative that seems to be emerging from the most bellicose critics of last night's speech by President Barack Obama is that his setting a start d...

The War Of Yoga: Bringing Our Troops To The Mat!

Sadie Nardini | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living


Sadie Nardini

When it comes to their own, bliss-filled circles, many yogis feel right at home. Bring a foreign element to the door however, and you'll see that often, this sanctuary is then revealed as the dogma-house it really is.

NYC Trial Of High-level Terror Masterminds Will Violate Civil Liberties -- Of Americans

Heather Robinson | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York


Heather Robinson

To put it simply, in bringing these men to civilian trial the Obama Administration is allowing for the possibility that they may be released at some point, unless the trials are kangaroo trials.

The KSM Trial And Republican Attacks

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

For many Republicans, none more so than Rudy Giuliani, the KSM trial is merely an opportunity to get some media attention and take a cheap shot at the president.

Why Is Congress Mute On Afghanistan?

Tommy Sowers | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics


Tommy Sowers

Eight years in, we deserve more than another executive debate of resources behind closed doors. We deserve a Congress willing to do their duty -- define an objective or bring our troops home.

The New Strategy for Obama's War: Precision Power

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Mayhill Fowler

There is nothing like the convergence of two equally unpleasant scenarios -- in this case the danger in Pakistan and American forces settling further into Afghanistan -- to sharpen a leader's mind.

Why the Afghan Surge Will Fail

Conn Hallinan | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


Conn Hallinan

McChrystal argues that the current situation is "critical," and that an escalation "will be decisive." But as former Defense Intelligence Agency analyst A.J. Rossmiller says, the war is a stalemate.

From Wall Street to Neverland: The Year America Didn't Sleep

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Qanta Ahmed, MD

The public health burden of insomnia on the US is measured in the hundreds of billions of dollars. While we routinely cut calories, or cram in exercise, sleep has not even entered the conversational lexicon.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Criminal Trial May Shine Light on Roots of Terrorism

Coleen Rowley | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


Coleen Rowley

The most pragmatic method of determining the guilt or innocence of criminals like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has always been in criminal court. Rush Limbaugh and his ilk are very wrong about this.

How America's Wars Are Systematically Destroying Our Liberties

Alfred W. McCoy | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


Alfred W. McCoy

Think of our counterinsurgency wars abroad as so many living laboratories for the undermining of a democratic society at home, a process historians of such American wars can tell you has been going on for a long, long time.

Messages To Fallen Soldiers: Myspace Memorials (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Mathew Palevsky/Mallika Rao | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Thousands of American men and women have lost their lives in the Global War on Terror since it began in 2001. For the loved ones left behind, the MyS...

The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


David A. Love

As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.

20 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Will Another Superpower Meet Its End in Afghanistan?

Loretta Napoleoni | Posted 11.10.2009 | World


Loretta Napoleoni

Remarkably, Afghanistan seems once again to be shaping our future. It is paradoxical that the graveyard of one superpower should become a battlefield for the other.

The Virus Behind Fort Hood Shootings

Wael Nawara | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Wael Nawara

After 9/11 and the launching of "The War on Terror," which reportedly he opposed, Mjr. Hasan may have begun to develop an identity crisis.

An Opportunity for Muslims to Show Some CAIR for Victims of Violence

Rob Asghar | Posted 11.10.2009 | World


Rob Asghar

It could take years to unpack the dynamics behind Ft. Hood. But I have a suggestion for the Muslim-American community: go beyond the routine condemnations. Deeds, not words.