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The failure to provide for postwar needs has deepened distrust of US intentions.

When Bush (sans flight suit) delivered a photo-op victory speech to the
men and women of the USS Abraham Lincoln, he solemnly noted, "We've
begun the search for hidden chemical and biological w

The new UN resolution doesn't even try to bring the Iraqi occupation into line with international law.

It turns out the threat is not from Iraq but from us.

Defying US policy, they save the lives of illegal migrants, a cup of water at a time.

In this space last week, I commented that the choice for the United
States in North Korea was probably between a catastrophic war and
permitting North Korea to keep its nuclear program and its

Violence, Hannah Arendt said, destroys power. The United States is moving quickly down this path.

Freshly unearthed documents may force the AFL-CIO to face up to past betrayals.

Now that the regime of Saddam Hussein has been overthrown, the Bush
Administration, like a submarine that, having successfully sunk one
ship, resurfaces its periscope to find others, is looking

Blogs

Obama discussed the targeted killing operation today, but will anything really change?

May 23, 2013

Lots of candidates, real politics in Iran.

May 17, 2013

McCain seems worried by the idea of peace, and the State Department refuses to rule out a role for Iran.

May 15, 2013

He might be wrong about Benghazi—but Gregory Hicks is still a whistleblower and he shouldn’t be retaliated against. 

May 10, 2013

Congressional progressives held an important hearing on Capitol Hill this week, urging more transparency from the adminsitration about its drone policy.

May 9, 2013

It just might work. But the bombs-away crowd isn’t happy.

May 8, 2013

How else would we be safe?

May 7, 2013

The New York Times and its columnists push unproven chemical claims as Israeli assaults begin.

May 6, 2013

The president needs to seek a cease-fire and a political accord.

May 6, 2013

Polls show Americans overwhelmingly oppose US action in Syria, 62-24.

May 1, 2013
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