Bush’s Uzbek Bargain Bush’s Uzbek Bargain
After weeks of evasion and deflection, reminiscent of two illicit lovers keen to avoid scandal, the United States and Uzbekistan announced on October 12 that they had made a deal.
Oct 17, 2001 / Feature / Dilip Hiro
They’re Rich, They’re Spoiled, They’re Supporting Terrorists They’re Rich, They’re Spoiled, They’re Supporting Terrorists
What do we bomb next? Saudi Arabia? The Saudis would be a logical target if President Bush were serious about his stated goal of punishing nations that support terrorism.
Oct 16, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer
Review of Review of
Afghanistan. By Angus Hamilton. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. $5 net.
Oct 11, 2001 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
Letter From Berlin Letter From Berlin
The Green Party is in the throes of a crisis that threatens its very existence.
Oct 11, 2001 / Feature / Paul Hockenos
New War, Old Weapons New War, Old Weapons
President Bush has stated that his global campaign against terrorism will be a "new kind of war," in which traditional military approaches will give way to a more innovative mix o...
Oct 11, 2001 / William D. Hartung
Letter From Ground Zero: October 11, 2001 Letter From Ground Zero: October 11, 2001
Annihilation and the Ways of Peace
Oct 11, 2001 / Jonathan Schell
The Limits of War The Limits of War
The war in Afghanistan, coming after the atrocities of September 11, provokes a welter of contradictory emotions. On the one side, a desire for justice and a yearning for security...
Oct 11, 2001 / The Editors
Dry Up the Pools of Discontent Dry Up the Pools of Discontent
The bombing part is easy. Not of course on the civilians, the "collateral damage" likely to be killed in unseemly large numbers, as they were during the Gulf War.
Oct 10, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer
Kabul’s Health Apartheid Kabul’s Health Apartheid
On September 6, Afghanistan's Taliban extremists ordered all hospitals in the capital city of Kabul to partly or completely suspend medical services to women.
Oct 4, 2001 / Max Block