InvestigationWorld The Coming Collision in Sudan The carnage wreaked by resource wars in Southern Sudan through the eyes of those who have survived. Part two of two. David MorseTomDispatchOctober 16, 2007
InvestigationPolitics, World Specialist Town Takes His Case to Washington Evidence of more than a dozen cases of soldiers who passed the rigorous health screening given recruits — and yet were diagnosed, after serving in Iraq, with a pre-existing “personality disorder.” Joshua KorsThe NationOctober 15, 2007
InvestigationWorld Starting from Zero The carnage wreaked by resource wars in Southern Sudan through the eyes of those who have survived. Part one of two. David MorseTomDispatchOctober 14, 2007
InvestigationEnvironment, World The Fight to Save Congo’s Forests Congo’s tropical forests are the second largest on the planet, and they process staggering amounts of CO2. But the nation’s new political stability may put them at risk of deforestation. Christian ParentiThe NationOctober 4, 2007
InvestigationWorld The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness Fifty military veterans speak on the record about attacks on Iraqi civilians Chris Hedges & Laila Al-ArianThe NationJuly 30, 2007
InvestigationWorld The Bitter End Many troops in Iraq want to remain there. Democrats, haunted by the legacy of Vietnam, want to bring them back. But they need to realize that arguing in the name of the troops won’t work. Spencer AckermanWashington MonthlyJuly 7, 2007
InvestigationWorld Training Iraq’s Death Squads Though the U.S. Army in Iraq is training the Iraqi Police, many worry that the militiamen who infiltrate the police cadre will use their newfound knowledge to turn on the Americans or rival sects. Spencer AckermanThe NationJune 4, 2007
InvestigationPolitics, World How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits He took shrapnel to the head in Ramadi, Iraq. But instead of care, he got booted from the Army for an alleged pre-existing “personality disorder.” Joshua KorsThe NationApril 9, 2007
InvestigationBusiness, World Bush’s Shadow Army Jeremy Scahill reports on the Bush administration’s growing dependence on private security forces such as Blackwater USA and efforts in Congress to rein them in. This article is adapted from his new book, Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army (Nation Books). Jeremy ScahillThe NationApril 2, 2007
InvestigationPolitics, World KBR’s $400 Million Iraq Question Will the mammoth contractor be forced to pay the U.S. government $400 million because they violated military policy by hiring Blackwater to provide security for them rather than the military? Jeremy Scahill & Garrett OrdowerThe NationMarch 12, 2007