Who Will Get the Oil? Who Will Get the Oil?
War and corruption have decimated Iraq's oil supply, and Western companies are angling for a cut of what's left.
Mar 1, 2007 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Pity the Region Pity the Region
Robert Fisk's The Great War for Civilization criticizes a self-righteous US foreign policy oblivious to the power of retributive justice in the Middle East.
Jan 19, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Augustus Richard Norton
Pacifying Iraq: Insurgent Scenarios Pacifying Iraq: Insurgent Scenarios
In informal but politically credible ways, factions of Iraq's armed national resistance are developing scenarios for an honorable withdrawal of US troops and a shared set of demand...
Jan 10, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Language of the Heart Language of the Heart
We need to learn a new language of peace and love that we can speak, even shout, to our leaders who only understand the language of greed and murder.
Dec 29, 2005 / Editorial / Cindy Sheehan
The Question of Kurdistan The Question of Kurdistan
The Kurds have almost no natural resources and suffer from a culture of corruption. But their call for autonomy is a serious threat to the building of a united Iraq.
Oct 26, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Pyrrhic Victory in Iraq Pyrrhic Victory in Iraq
For Iraqis fed up with the violence and chaos of the occupation, passage of the new Constitution is just one more US-imposed measure that will set the stage for civil war.
Oct 20, 2005 / Editorial / The Editors
Unintended Consequences Unintended Consequences
With its war in Iraq and its talk of promoting democracy, the Bush Administration has begun to transform the Middle East--but not always in ways it may have intended.
Jul 28, 2005 / Feature / The Nation
Iraq: The Human Toll Iraq: The Human Toll
The humanitarian crisis is further evidence of the abysmal failure of US policy.
Jul 25, 2005 / Feature / David Cortright
The Theater of Cruelty The Theater of Cruelty
The detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib were both a continuation and a divergence from historical prison practices.
Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Amitav Ghosh
Even Bush’s GOP Allies Are Breaking Ranks Even Bush’s GOP Allies Are Breaking Ranks
Several Republicans in Congress now recognize that the situation in Iraq is only getting worse.
Jun 22, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer