How to Kill Saddam How to Kill Saddam
The last time I saw pictures of a man in need of a haircut being displayed as a trophy of the American Empire it was Che Guevara, stretched out dead on a table in Vallegrande, a ...
Dec 18, 2003 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
It Should Be Late, It Was Never Great It Should Be Late, It Was Never Great
Khrushchev wrote in his incomparable memoirs that Soviet admirals, like admirals everywhere, loved battleships because they could get piped aboard in great style amid the respect...
Dec 4, 2003 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
The London Trip of a Global Tyrant The London Trip of a Global Tyrant
This city has been the November host of a global tyrant, on whose rampages the sun never sets. His name is not George Bush but Rupert Murdoch.
Nov 20, 2003 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Why We Still Need a Third Party Why We Still Need a Third Party
To gauge the level of hatred entertained by liberals for the Bush Administration, take a look at the bestseller lists.
Nov 6, 2003 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Krugman’s World Krugman’s World
Enter the world of Paul Krugman, a world either dark (the eras of Bush I and Bush II) or bathed in light (when Bill was king).
Oct 23, 2003 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Welcome to Arnold, King for a Day Welcome to Arnold, King for a Day
Gray Davis, good riddance! Into the political coffin with you and off you go to the crypt.
Oct 9, 2003 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Alan Dershowitz, Plagiarist Alan Dershowitz, Plagiarist
Let's start with a passage from Alan Dershowitz's latest book, The Case for Israel, now slithering into the upper tier of Amazon's sales charts.
Sep 25, 2003 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
‘Behold, the Head of a Neocon!’ ‘Behold, the Head of a Neocon!’
Beating up on neocons used to be a specialize sport without wide appeal. With all due false modesty I offer myself as an early practitioner.
Sep 11, 2003 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Handmaid in Babylon: The UN’s Decline and Fall Handmaid in Babylon: The UN’s Decline and Fall
"One has to be careful," said United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in late August, "not to confuse the UN with the US." If the Secretary General had taken his own advice...
Aug 28, 2003 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Meet the Prime WMD Fabricator Meet the Prime WMD Fabricator
Week after week Bush and his people have been getting pounded by newly emboldened Democrats and liberal pundits for having exaggerated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein and hi...
Jul 31, 2003 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn