Very interesting commentary. So, since candidate Obama and President Obama are distinctly unlike one another, who is pushing President Obama's buttons? Who's calling the shots?

This is the best possible journalism. No b.s., just the unvarnished facts of life in an un-winnable "war against terrorism". Clearly shows that the U.S. military is a terrorist organization whose actions create and sustain growing hostility in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Yes, in that Scahill has the integrity to criticize one of the most powerful and corrupt corporations on Earth. Most journalists either lack the guts necessary to report on powerful white-collar criminals, or are fearful of reprisals for doing so.