Now They Tell Us Now They Tell Us
With Baghdad conquered, the fog of prewar has started to clear.
May 1, 2003 / Feature / David Corn
Reflections on a War Reflections on a War
It was the best of wars. It was the worst of wars. But did the war in Iraq change anyone's mind?
May 1, 2003 / Editorial / Charles Glass
Weapons of Mass Delusion? Weapons of Mass Delusion?
Tom Friedman doesn't care if the United States ever finds weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
May 1, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Militants at the Crossroads Militants at the Crossroads
When Ayatollah Abdel Majid al-Khoei was stabbed to death earlier this month by a mob in Shiite Islam's holiest mosque, the bloody event was widely described as a blow to the forc...
Apr 24, 2003 / Feature / Ari Z. Weisbard
Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
In Baghdad this week, one Mohammed Mohsen Zubaidi, an Iraqi businessman with ties to the Iraqi National Congress, has shown up claiming to be the city's governor.
Apr 24, 2003 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell
It’s the Oil, Stupid It’s the Oil, Stupid
On the second day of the invasion of Iraq, US commandos seized two Iraqi offshore oil terminals in the Persian Gulf, capturing their defenders without a fight.
Apr 24, 2003 / Editorial / Michael T. Klare
War Profiteering War Profiteering
Even before US troops arrived in Baghdad, looting broke out--in Washington.
Apr 24, 2003 / Editorial / The Editors
On The Halliburton Corporation’s Iraq Contracts On The Halliburton Corporation’s Iraq Contracts
A lot of folks die. At last the war ends. The world is made safe For Dick Cheney's friends.
Apr 17, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letter from Ground Zero Letter from Ground Zero
In the past 200 years, all of the earth's great territorial empires, whether dynastic or colonial, or both, have been destroyed. The list includes the Russian empire of the cza...
Apr 17, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell
Tomorrow in Baghdad Tomorrow in Baghdad
Even before US forces could establish order in the cities of Iraq and bring humanitarian relief to its people, the Bush Administration unleashed a barrage of threats against Sy...
Apr 17, 2003 / Editorial / The Editors