The Afghanistan Papers review: superb exposé of a war built on lies
Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post used freedom of information to produce the definitive US version of the war
August 2021
When power thrives on unspoken fear, bravery is in saying ‘I am afraid’
Nick Cohen
Admitting cowardice is a subversive act within cultures that demand lip service
July 2021
Iraq was Donald Rumsfeld’s war. It will forever be his legacy
Andrew Cockburn
The Observer view on US and Nato withdrawal from Afghanistan
Rumsfeld’s much-vaunted ‘courage’ was a smokescreen for lies, crime and death
Richard Wolffe
History unlikely to forgive Donald Rumsfeld’s Iraq warmongering
June 2021
Donald Rumsfeld, former US defense secretary, dies aged 88
Donald Rumsfeld obituary
January 2018
The long read
How the heroin trade explains the US-UK failure in Afghanistan
The long read: Western intervention has resulted in Afghanistan becoming the world’s first true narco-state
April 2017
Let’s stop pretending we’re not clueless about the state of the world
Marina Hyde
Claiming to know what motivates Assad or Trump is comforting when the future looks so uncertain
March 2017
'These are dangerous times': the man who sued George W Bush and the Iraq war
Inder Comar is a San Francisco lawyer whose usual clients are small tech startups: could he bring the only case against the planners of the 2002 war?
June 2016
Tony Blair, the Chilcot report and the legacy of Iraq
Letters: As far as the aftermath is concerned, Syria shows only too plainly what happens if you don’t intervene while Libya shows what can happen if you do
January 2016
Donald Rumsfeld releases solitaire app
Politician who once said ‘I’m not into this detail stuff – I’m more concepty’ says of his solitaire game: ‘I’ve spent countless hours on beta releases’
November 2015
'He's getting up in years': Rumsfeld says Bush Sr wrong in criticism of son's aides
Bush Jr ‘made his own decisions’ says former defense secretary, who is labelled arrogant and damaging to president in new biography of George HW Bush
George Bush Sr book reveals a more dangerous Dick Cheney than anyone knew
Destiny and Power shows a VP with more authority than almost all his predecessors, making plain Bush Jr’s administration could have been even worse
'Iron-ass' Cheney and 'arrogant' Rumsfeld damaged America, says George Bush Sr
Former president claims hawkish reaction to 9/11 attacks and desire to ‘get our way in the Middle East’ hurt his son’s administration, says new biography
October 2015
'Deconflict': buzzword to prevent risk of a US-Russian clash over Syria
Word is being used by officials to describe attempts to ensure US and Russian air forces don’t shoot each other while they conduct overlapping air campaigns
June 2015
Donald Rumsfeld denies he thought democracy in Iraq was 'realistic' goal
Former defense secretary who led US into 2003 invasion contradicted past assertions in support of ‘model’ government in Times of London interview
May 2015
Fall of Ramadi betrays Obama administration's 'credibility gap'
Isis capture of Iraq city reveals contradictions in White House ‘happy talk’, reminding critics of Donald Rumsfeld downplaying Iraq occupation
January 2015
Where is justice for the men still abandoned in Guantánamo Bay?
Morris Davis
Morris Davis: A man who is no more a terrorist than Forrest Gump was remains incarcerated four years after he was cleared for release
