The Surge in Baghdad
Tom Hayden
In this web video from Robert Greenwald's BraveNew Films, Tom Hayden counts the human cost of the US troop surge, as measured in the ruined lives of Iraqi civilians.
2006
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Anger in the Arab World
Rashid I. Khalidi : Middle East
At best, war in Gaza and Lebanon will weaken pro-American regimes without destroying Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran or Syria. At worst, it will plunge the region into catastrophe.
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The Fractured Mideast
Bush's Mideast strategy of inaction is a dangerous failure. He must act diplomatically to achieve a cease-fire, prisoner exchange and Israeli withdrawal from Arab lands.
2005
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Salvador Memories
An exhibit at the International Center of Photography showcasing the brutal images of the civil war in El Salvador should remind the Pentagon and the public that the "Salvador Option" currently considered by the military leads directly to the charnel house.
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Revving Up the China Threat
Michael T. Klare : US Military
The Bush Administration's stance on China has gone from worry about their economic strength and oil consumption to full-on preparation for a new cold war.
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Crime and Punishment
A recent surge of novels and memoirs reveals for the first time the ways in which Germans suffered from Allied "total war" strategy during World War II.
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Bush's Blind Spot on Iran
Robert Scheer : US Politics & Government
Threatening Iran only strengthens the hand of hard-line nationalists and religious fundamentalists in Tehran.
2003
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In the Stars
When heaven seems so far sometimes, we dream and wait for miracles and look in the stars.
2002
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Operation Endless Deployment
William D. Hartung, Frida Berrigan & Michelle Ciarrocca : Middle East
The war with Iraq is part of a larger plan for global military dominance.
This week: Political shifts in the U.K.; Roberto Lovato and Jeanvieve Williams talk about "Juan Crow," a matrix of anti-immigration laws; and Ross Tuttle and Scott Horton look at the chaos in Guantanamo, as the first detainees head to trial. (13mb mp3)
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