Iraq War

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Sgt. John Russell to Face Murder Charges but Not Death Penalty in Camp Liberty Massacre

John M. Russell.​"If you can't help me," Sgt. John Russell told Army doctors hours before he committed the deadliest act of soldier-on-soldier violence in the Iraq war, "then I will just kill myself." Instead the mentally unstable Texan killed five fellow U.S. service members in 2009 at Camp L ... More >>

Sgt. John M. Russell, Accused of Murdering Five Stryker Base Soldiers, Competent to Stand Trial

​As the Army prepares for the prosecution of more Joint Base Lewis-McChord "Kill Team" members accused of murdering at least three Afghani civilians, we've learned that military officials have also decided to go forward with the prosecution of another accused JBLM killer, Sgt. John M. Russell, ... More >>

Lewis-McChord 'Kill Team' Photos Published by Der Spiegel; Army Bracing for Afghan Backlash

Abu Ghraib​A reaction worse than to the photos of Abu Ghraib? That's how the impact of the trophy photographs taken by the Joint Base Lewis-McChord "Kill Team" is being described. The German magazine Der Spiegel today published three of what it says are as many as 4,000 pics and vids taken by ... More >>

Brandon Maggart, Fort Lewis Sergeant, Last U.S. Soldier to Officially Die in the Iraq War

​Brandon E. Maggart's wife Teresa was planning to welcome her soldier husband home to Missouri this month with a banner that said "Husband, Father, Hero." Instead, she used the words in an obituary for the Fort Lewis Army sergeant, 24, who, it turns out, officially is the last American servic ... More >>

Jonathan Franzen

​Brandon E. Maggart's wife Teresa was planning to welcome her soldier husband home to Missouri this month with a banner that said "Husband, Father, Hero." Instead, she used the words in an obituary for the Fort Lewis Army sergeant, 24, who, it turns out, officially is the last American servic ... More >>

Running the Numbers

​Brandon E. Maggart's wife Teresa was planning to welcome her soldier husband home to Missouri this month with a banner that said "Husband, Father, Hero." Instead, she used the words in an obituary for the Fort Lewis Army sergeant, 24, who, it turns out, officially is the last American servic ... More >>

The War Milestone No One Noticed

The 5,000th death of a U.S. service member in Iraq and Afghanistan was barely noticed two weeks ago. Military Families Speak Out dispatched a press release on the June 2 milestone but it got little play. Today, the U.S. body count is up to 5,024 for Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan and relate ... More >>

The Guv in Iraq

She wasn't in D.C. waiting to be named Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary, nor was she conferring with Dems on replacing Sen. Patty Murray or Rep. Jay Inslee after their moves to the Obama administration. All dead-end rumors. Instead, Gov. Christine Gregoire's office just announced, her mysterious di ... More >>

Dick Cheney's Other Starring Role

She wasn't in D.C. waiting to be named Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary, nor was she conferring with Dems on replacing Sen. Patty Murray or Rep. Jay Inslee after their moves to the Obama administration. All dead-end rumors. Instead, Gov. Christine Gregoire's office just announced, her mysterious di ... More >>

The Last, Final, Presidential Debate. We Mean It. There Ain't No More.

She wasn't in D.C. waiting to be named Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary, nor was she conferring with Dems on replacing Sen. Patty Murray or Rep. Jay Inslee after their moves to the Obama administration. All dead-end rumors. Instead, Gov. Christine Gregoire's office just announced, her mysterious di ... More >>

James Traub

She wasn't in D.C. waiting to be named Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary, nor was she conferring with Dems on replacing Sen. Patty Murray or Rep. Jay Inslee after their moves to the Obama administration. All dead-end rumors. Instead, Gov. Christine Gregoire's office just announced, her mysterious di ... More >>

Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson

She wasn't in D.C. waiting to be named Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary, nor was she conferring with Dems on replacing Sen. Patty Murray or Rep. Jay Inslee after their moves to the Obama administration. All dead-end rumors. Instead, Gov. Christine Gregoire's office just announced, her mysterious di ... More >>

Dexter Filkins

She wasn't in D.C. waiting to be named Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary, nor was she conferring with Dems on replacing Sen. Patty Murray or Rep. Jay Inslee after their moves to the Obama administration. All dead-end rumors. Instead, Gov. Christine Gregoire's office just announced, her mysterious di ... More >>

Standard Operating Procedure: Torture Made Beautiful

She wasn't in D.C. waiting to be named Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary, nor was she conferring with Dems on replacing Sen. Patty Murray or Rep. Jay Inslee after their moves to the Obama administration. All dead-end rumors. Instead, Gov. Christine Gregoire's office just announced, her mysterious di ... More >>

It's Not Time to Leave Iraq

Too many Americans and Iraqis have sacrificed their lives, limbs, and loved ones to just pull out because things are difficult.

Stop-Loss: Iraq War Vet Ryan Phillippe Fights New Battle at Home

Too many Americans and Iraqis have sacrificed their lives, limbs, and loved ones to just pull out because things are difficult.

Albright: Iraq War And a Few Yuks at Town Hall

Too many Americans and Iraqis have sacrificed their lives, limbs, and loved ones to just pull out because things are difficult.

Mission Reaccomplished

Too many Americans and Iraqis have sacrificed their lives, limbs, and loved ones to just pull out because things are difficult.

No End in Sight: Or, Military Quagmires 101

Never mind the latest troop surge. The latest Iraq war doc damningly indicts its original architects.

Slam Dunk's Toll

Never mind the latest troop surge. The latest Iraq war doc damningly indicts its original architects.

3 Whidbey Sailors KIA

Never mind the latest troop surge. The latest Iraq war doc damningly indicts its original architects.

Stonewalled

What happens when a war memorial runs out of space for the newly deceased?

Dying To Inform

What happens when a war memorial runs out of space for the newly deceased?

Kerry's Sorry, Anyone Else?

What happens when a war memorial runs out of space for the newly deceased?

State of Denial: Our New Dead

What happens when a war memorial runs out of space for the newly deceased?

Maria: Do Something!

What happens when a war memorial runs out of space for the newly deceased?

Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier's Fight for America From Baghdad to Washington

The Iraq War memoirs just keep on coming.

Left of the Dial, Little Manhattan, and Occupation: Dreamland

Raging liberals, puppy love, and the hazards of Iraq.

Iraq by the Numbers

An update after three years of the mission.

'There Is No War on Terror'

An interview with Noam Chomsky.

They Protest Too Much

An interview with Noam Chomsky.

Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army

By Kayla Williams (Norton, $24.95).

Home Front Casualties

Murders and suicides by military personnel might be part of the Iraq war toll.

How to End the Cycle

Murders and suicides by military personnel might be part of the Iraq war toll.

The Tipping Point

The American public is turning against the war in Iraq.

The Few, the Recruits

The American public is turning against the war in Iraq.

This Week's Reads

Jonathan Safran Foer, Åsne Seierstad, Jonathan Wilson, and Mary Guterson.

Closing the Credibility Gap

Jonathan Safran Foer, Åsne Seierstad, Jonathan Wilson, and Mary Guterson.

Weapons of Mass Improvisation

The roadside bomb has mass appeal among insurgents and is having a massive impact.

Safe at Home, Ill at Ease

The biggest group of Washington soldiers who served in Iraq are starting to return, and it's not clear we're ready for them.

Media Follies!

The biggest group of Washington soldiers who served in Iraq are starting to return, and it's not clear we're ready for them.

On the Brink of Civil War

The biggest group of Washington soldiers who served in Iraq are starting to return, and it's not clear we're ready for them.

A Lost Cause

The biggest group of Washington soldiers who served in Iraq are starting to return, and it's not clear we're ready for them.

Facing Our Losses - Iraq 2007

Washington's toll in Iraq in 2007.

Facing Our Losses - Iraq 2006

Washington's toll in Iraq in 2006.

Facing Our Losses - Iraq 2005

Washington's toll in Iraq in 2005.

Facing Our Losses - Iraq 2004

Washington's toll in Iraq in 2004.

The War Hits Home

As they laid Justin Hebert to rest, it was hard to square the death of the 20-year-old with what we know now about the invasion of Iraq.