While the focus is on Dick Cheney’s role, the U.S. has long had a bi-partisan assassination program. And Obama is expanding on it.

In a world of shrinking energy reserves, is Iraq finally fated to become what it was going to be anyway, even before the chaos and catastrophe set in: a giant gas pump for an energy-starved planet?

The headlines are declaring “US Leaves Iraq,” and Iraqis are celebrating an Orwellian “National Sovereignty Day.” THE WAR IS OVER… Don’t believe the hype! Here’s a roundup of what’s really happening on the ground in Iraq.

As a School of the Americas military leader takes control of Honduras in a coup, many are questioning the US role in yet another foreign election dispute. Here’s a roundup of critical views.

The US is looking to withdraw from Iraq in name only, as it appears up to 50,000 military personnel will remain after the June 30 deadline.

Two Taliban leaders turn on Mehsud and accuse him of being “an American agent.” One quickly gets assassinated, while US forces suspiciously still can’t kill the elusive Pakistan Taliban leader.

Iraqi Oil Minister accused of mother of all sell-outs. To public fury, the country is handing over control of its fields to foreign companies.

McChrystal is a hired gun, an assassin, a man known for committing war crime atrocities as head of the infamous Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) - a de facto death squad described as an “executive assassination wing” that operated out of Dick Cheney’s office.

Watch these revealing video reports on Afghan civilian deaths by US forces and then read Glenn Greenwald’s and Gareth Porter’s reports on the US suppression of evidence on civilian deaths.

Stephen Colbert’s trip to Iraq generated a lot of buzz and controversy. Here’s our top 3 clips and an open letter critical of Colbert’s trip.

The US has been torturing people for decades. The only difference now is that you are hearing about it.

As US troops and private contractors surge in Afghanistan, a new report reveals a system rife with abuse. Also, why is an executive of a major war contractor on the commission investigating contractors?

Since filing complaints against 12 Bush-Cheney lawyers the case for disbarment has gotten stronger. More information is leaking out. And, more and more Americans from citizens to generals to a former president are speaking out.

Amid the media frenzy and speculation over the disappearance of Air France’s ill-fated Flight 447, the loss of two of the world’s most prominent figures in the war on the illegal arms trade and international drug trafficking has been virtually overlooked.

In its first report to Congress, the Wartime Contracting Commission presents a bleak assessment of how taxpayer dollars have been spent since 2001.

Bill Moyers sits down with award-winning investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill to examine the human and financial costs of America’s wars.

Glenn Greenwald breaks down three extremely important internal Justice Department torture emails.

Richard Dearlove, former spy chief, joins a growing number of high-profile critics warning that individual freedom and privacy are being seriously eroded by the Government’s disproportionate efforts to guard against terrorism.

The president created a new online “open government” system in which people were free to brainstorm and vote on proposals. The leading proposal in the category of “Legal and Policy Challenges” was End Imperial Presidency, but it’s been removed…

European countries agreed on terms for taking in dozens of detainees from Guantánamo Bay, boosting President Barack Obama’s plan to close the detention camp.