War & Peace

Greenwald: Dick Cheney Should Be in 'Federal Prison' Not on 'Meet The Press'

Leaked Internal CIA Document Admits US Drone Program "Counterproductive"

Jon Queally, staff writer

Wikileaks on Thursday has made public a never-before-seen internal review conducted by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency that looked at the agency's drone and targeted assassination programs in places like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and elsewhere. The agency's own analysis, conducted in 2009, found that its clandestine drone and...

Reflecting 'Global Surge in Authoritarianism,' 2014 Marks a Brutal Year for Journalists

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

2014 has been a grim year for journalists. Two leading press freedom groups...

Amid Grief, Warnings That Pakistan Gov't Retaliation Could Violate Human Rights

Sarah Lazare, staff writer

As people across Pakistan and the world mourn the at least 148 people—most of...

Despite Warnings of Future War, Obama to Impose New Russian Sanctions

Israel Seeks US Block of Palestinian Bid at UN for Statehood

Scores of Children Among Dead After Assault on Military School in Pakistan

Advocates of CIA Torture Victims Demand: 'Charge Them, Or Let Them Go'

Calls for 'Torture Team' Prosecutions Persist as Cheney Brags "I'd Do It Again"

US Marine Charged with Murder in Philippines

Bush 'Intimately Involved' with CIA Torture, says Rove

Buried Within Omnibus Bill, a 'Long-Term Blank Check for War Spending'

Torture Report Raises Hopes, Offers Ammo for Bush & Co. Prosecutions

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: There Should Be "No Impunity" for US Torture

Secretary of State John Kerry Pushes for Endless War Authorization

Obama: America "Exceptional" So We Don't Prosecute Torturers

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Good Times, As Far As We Knew

Stephen Colbert ended his dazzling nine-year run by gleefully killing death and leading a massive sing-along with former guests from Willie Nelson to Gloria Steinem. Colbert's withering smarts, righteous anger and basic humanity helped get us through the Bush years - still, alas, so with us. Colbert highlights include his blistering takedown of Bush at the White House press dinner as a stunned W sat a few feet away. Colbert's truthiness will be missed.