In the Greek myth, Heracles battles the Hydra – a multi-headed reptilian monster that was terrorizing the Greek countryside. However, every time a head was cut off, two grew in its place, so cutting off one head at a time was an ineffective plan of attack....

Iraqi officials say that a top Islamic State militant was killed in an airstrike in al-Iyadhiya, near Tal Afar; however, the U.S. military denied bombing the location where he was allegedly killed. Abdul Rahman Mustafa Mohammed (A.K.A. Abu Alaa al-Afri) is thought to...

Originally posted at TomDispatch. Soon after 9/11, Ann Jones went to Afghanistan to help in whatever way she could, “embedding” with civilians who had been battered by the rigors of that war-torn land. Out of that experience, especially dealing with the...

Who said this?: "I'm not saying that they're at the highest levels, but I believe that somewhere in this government are people who know where Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda is, where Mullah Omar and the leadership of the Afghan Taliban is, and we expect more cooperation...

Yemen is the poorest country in the Arab world, bereft of resources, fractured by tribal divisions and religious sectarianism, and plagued by civil war. And yet this small country tucked into the bottom of the Arabian Peninsula is shattering old alliances and spurring...

Bombers targeted Shi’ite pilgrims traveling to visit a major shrine in Baghdad.

In the new book, The Great War of Our Time, Michael J. Morell, former Deputy Director of the CIA, exonerates former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (now National Security Adviser) Susan Rice of skullduggery in...

We now live in a society where safety and security are to be sought at all costs. The sacrifice of liberty is not a concern for most Americans today. This is not something new and it has been characteristic of most people throughout history but it has gotten...

Two Sunni leaders complained they are being pushed out of the political system despite claims by the government that it is trying to bring Sunnis into power. At least 55 people were killed or found dead.