US Wars and Military Action

Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero

"During the Vietnam War, many young men, including the current President, the Vice President and me, could have gone to Vietnam and didn't. John Kerry came from a privileged back...

Jul 29, 2004 / Jonathan Schell

Wrong Again Wrong Again

Nearly every day brings fresh evidence that the Bush Administration deliberately undermined the security of this nation by misleading us into a costly and potentially ruinous war...

Jul 15, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman

Senate WMD Report Whacks CIA, Not Bush Senate WMD Report Whacks CIA, Not Bush

The panel says there was no immediate threat from Iraq.

Jul 9, 2004 / Feature / David Corn

No Blank Check No Blank Check

"A state of war is not a blank check for the President." The Bush Administration's claims "would turn our system of checks and balances on its head." "If civil rights are to be c...

Jul 1, 2004 / David Cole

Rehnquist, Cambodia & Abu Ghraib Rehnquist, Cambodia & Abu Ghraib

The Chief Justice wrote a rationale for Nixon's invasion that is being used to justify torture.

Jun 26, 2004 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro

Al Qaeda Disconnect Al Qaeda Disconnect

Though Bush & Cheney insist on a connection, the 9/11 Commission states otherwise.

Jun 17, 2004 / David Corn

Former Bush (41) and Reagan Officials Say Bush (43) Must Go Former Bush (41) and Reagan Officials Say Bush (43) Must Go

these old hands are taking a stand against the most arrogant and incompetent foreign policy in their lifetimes.

Jun 16, 2004 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Libyan Epilogue Libyan Epilogue

Ronald Reagan understands the uses of terrorism. The air strike he ordered against Libya demonstrates that far more powerfully the press accounts available to Americans revealed.

Jun 7, 2004 / Ramsey Clark

CACI and Its Friends CACI and Its Friends

In his now-famous report on Abu Ghraib prison, Maj. Gen.

Jun 3, 2004 / Tim Shorrock

Kerry’s Dance Kerry’s Dance

It may have the ring of cliché, but America's next presidential election will be among the most crucial events in contemporary history.

Jun 3, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman

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