We Count, They Don't
Tom Engelhardt : Iraq War
The Bush Administration once professed there were no body counts in its war on terror. But in the metrics-driven post-surge accounting in Iraq, it turns out it's been counting everything.

Tom Engelhardt : Iraq War
The Bush Administration once professed there were no body counts in its war on terror. But in the metrics-driven post-surge accounting in Iraq, it turns out it's been counting everything.
The White House practices the dark arts of trashing whistleblowers who exposed prisoner abuse at Guantánamo and the warrantless spying program, adding another layer of illegality to the war on terror.
Calvin Trillin : Journalists & Journalism
This just in: The Pentagon offers yet another lesson in democracy. Just don't look for any bylines.
A report on the mysteries of the FBI's Larry Franklin/AIPAC investigation.
Stephen Glain : US Foreign Policy
Neocons isolate State Department experts, with disastrous results.
Did Ariel Sharon run a covert program to influence the Bush Administration's decision to go to war in Iraq?
Jason Vest : Iraqi Reconstruction/ Occupation
Seymour Hersh has been much more right than not in his reporting on the current Administration.
A recap of the Pentagon's most egregious post-9/11 mistakes, mishaps and manifestations of misdirection.
Robert Scheer : George W. Bush Administration
When the Pentagon savages individual journalists for questioning its version of events, it is worth noting.
Carol Brightman : Media Coverage of the War on Terrorism
Instead of sidelining the press, as in the Gulf War, the Pentagon has decided to enlist the media's vast resources.



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