Iraq reconstruction

Reading Iraq Reading Iraq

"If you want to avoid another Saddam Hussein, you have to work toward peace and democracy in the Middle East."

Jun 8, 2003 / Feature / Jonah Engle

Iraq’s WMD Intelligence Iraq’s WMD Intelligence

"What amazes me is that the President himself is not clamoring for an investigation."

Jun 5, 2003 / Editorial / Senator Robert C. Byrd

Selling (Off) Iraq Selling (Off) Iraq

How to "privatize" a country and make millions.

Jun 5, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock

Downsizing in Disguise Downsizing in Disguise

The streets of Baghdad are a swamp of crime and uncollected garbage. Battered local businesses are going bankrupt, unable to compete with cheap imports.

Jun 5, 2003 / Column / Naomi Klein

The Oil Spoils The Oil Spoils

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.

May 29, 2003 / Editorial / David Cortright

Losing Iraq? Losing Iraq?

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)

May 22, 2003 / Editorial / The Editors

Letter From Baghdad Letter From Baghdad

The failure to provide for postwar needs has deepened distrust of US intentions.

May 15, 2003 / Feature / Steve Negus

WMD? MIA WMD? MIA

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...

May 15, 2003 / Editorial / David Corn

Whose Problem, Whose Solution? Whose Problem, Whose Solution?

The new UN resolution doesn't even try to bring the Iraqi occupation into line with international law.

May 14, 2003 / Feature / Ian Williams

The WMD Follies The WMD Follies

It turns out the threat is not from Iraq but from us.

May 13, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

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