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Under cover of darkness in the early morning hours of March 18, Qusay
Saddam Hussein carted off nearly $1 billion in hard currency from Iraq's
central bank.

Truth has a way of asserting itself despite all attempts to obscure it. Distortion only serves to derail it for a time.

Clarification: George W. Bush's proclamation of Al Qaeda as "not a problem anymore" was a reference to top Al Qaeda
operatives, not the entire organization. (06/04/03)

The Peace Corps is feeling the fallout from Bush Administration policies.

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

Blogs

Tipping over ethnic and sectarian balances for imperial purpose is not a good idea.

June 19, 2013

How to de-escalate the increasing US involvement in the country. 

June 18, 2013

Congress should always check and balance plans to support rebels in foreign conflicts. But thatrsquo;s especially true when 70 percent of Americans think it’s a bad idea.

June 18, 2013

Media continue to neglect important arguments against further US engagement in the civil war. 

June 18, 2013

War in Syria won’t help US-Iran ties.

June 17, 2013

While many mainstream media outlets are accepting White House confirmation as fact, some reporters are skeptical of "slam dunk" proof of chemical weapons.

June 14, 2013

Bradley Manning’s leak was as difficult as microwaving popcorn. What does this mean?

June 13, 2013

The NSA illegally monitored United Nations diplomats and weapons inspectors in an effort to get the Iraq War approved. 

June 11, 2013

Secretary of State Kerry has a hard road ahead of him to Geneva.

June 10, 2013

Why is the US targeting and killing US citizens in drone strikes?

June 7, 2013