Regions and Countries

History? What History? History? What History?

Allowing the looting of Iraq's museums is another indication of our contempt for the Mideast -- and our unfitness to rule it

Apr 16, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Privatization in Disguise Privatization in Disguise

On April 6, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz spelled it out: There will be no role for the United Nations in setting up an interim government in Iraq.

Apr 10, 2003 / Column / Naomi Klein

Letter From Afghanistan Letter From Afghanistan

Little "nation-building" is under way, and the country is on the edge of civil war.

Apr 10, 2003 / Feature / Scott Baldauf

Among the Gilded Paupers Among the Gilded Paupers

The quest for El Dorado, the mythic city of gold, is at the heart of the tumultuous history of the Americas.

Apr 10, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Anderson Tepper

The View From the Throne The View From the Throne

After carefully crafted U.S.

Apr 9, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Dispatch From Vietnam Dispatch From Vietnam

In this country, where a US military attack echoes more loudly perhaps than anywhere else in the world, protesters against the war are expressing themselves from Hanoi in the n...

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Peter Davis

Dispatch From Russia Dispatch From Russia

A few hours after the United States launched its first missile attack against Baghdad, I spoke to 400 students and faculty at Moscow's largest university of commerce and econom...

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Dispatch From France Dispatch From France

Following the first attack at 3 am French time, the morning papers were ready with generic "War Is Here" headlines, accompanied by full-page images of dark skies.

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Mark Cramer

Dispatch From China Dispatch From China

The pedicab driver stretched out in the passenger seat, his legs thrown over the bicycle seat, half dozing and half listening to the latest news updates in the hours after Amer...

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Jen Lin-Liu

Dispatch From Israel Dispatch From Israel

As I was driving home from work late Wednesday night, it became clear that the assault would begin within hours.

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Neve Gordon

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