The Myopic Iraq Debate The Myopic Iraq Debate
Like the war itself, the unfolding Congressional hearings on what to do next raise more questions than answers.
Sep 8, 2007 / Feature / Matthew Blake
The New Counterinsurgency The New Counterinsurgency
The Army's updated Field Manual draws on an old, blood-steeped tradition.
Sep 6, 2007 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Why We Must Leave Iraq Why We Must Leave Iraq
End the occupation, abandon the pretense that only American power can bring order to the region and atone for the human catastrophe we have caused.
Sep 6, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors
Bush’s Deceitful Smiles Bush’s Deceitful Smiles
A deceitful President, masking the chaos his $3 trillion war has unleashed with photo-ops from Iraq, now confronts cynical Democrats in Congress poised to write another check, will...
Sep 5, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bush’s Napoleonic Folly Bush’s Napoleonic Folly
Bush's war on Iraq mirrors Napoleon's invasion of Egypt--two disastrous attempts to reshape the Middle East.
The Real Iraq Progress Report The Real Iraq Progress Report
The parade of political tourists to Iraq in recent weeks suggests that this murderous adventure will continue well into the next presidency.
Aug 22, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Money Surge The Money Surge
In an effort to bolster the surge and tamp down violence in Iraq, the US military is buying off insurgents. But what happens if they don't stay bought?
Aug 17, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
What ‘Progress’ in Iraq Really Means What ‘Progress’ in Iraq Really Means
The cost of deploying a soldier, the number of bullets fired for each insurgent killed, the percentage of Iraqi babies born underweight. A portrait-by-numbers of the Iraq catastrop...
Aug 13, 2007 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Who’s Sorry Now? Who’s Sorry Now?
Michael Ignatieff apologizes for being wrong on Iraq. If only mainstream media acknowledged all the people who were right.
Aug 9, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Terror America Wrought The Terror America Wrought
Take a moment to remember the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, connecting the dots between that attack and US actions in Iraq sixty-two years later.
Aug 8, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer