Bush’s Baghdad Palace Bush’s Baghdad Palace
The United States has made no headway quelling the insurgency or rebuilding Iraq, but one secret project is on target: construction of a palatial US Embassy inside the Green Zone. ...
Jun 20, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Danger in Paradise Danger in Paradise
It's hard to tell whether the US is conducting a war against terror or against Native Hawaiians, as the military uses parts of the Waianae coast as a live-fire training ground.
Jun 14, 2006 / Editorial / Mindy Pennybacker
When Soldiers Shoot a War When Soldiers Shoot a War
The War Tapes, a documentary shot by US soldiers and sanctioned by the military, may turn out to be the most powerful statement against the war to date.
Jun 14, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Kevin McCarthy
The Circle of Responsibility The Circle of Responsibility
If certain acts in violation of treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the United States does them or whether Germany does them, and we are not prepared to lay down a rul
Jun 13, 2006 / Feature / Richard Falk
Nightmare Scenario Nightmare Scenario
Exhausted and overused American forces could become so unglued that staying in Iraq may well become impossible. Then what?
Jun 12, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Wall Street Doesn’t Like This War Wall Street Doesn’t Like This War
High levels of uncertainty, poor management and an $800 billion expenditure on a venture that has put America's brand at risk all conspire to make the Street pretty skittish about ...
Jun 8, 2006 / Feature / Ken Miller
Why Haditha Matters Why Haditha Matters
The Haditha massacre cannot be blamed solely on soldiers gone berserk. The Marine Corps cover-up suggests that moral damage from the Iraq War has affected more than a single debase...
Jun 5, 2006 / Editorial / The Editors
Status Quo Gitmo Status Quo Gitmo
Progressives have sparked courtroom litigation and social protest to focus public attention on Guantánamo. Now the Bush Administration should shut it down.
May 25, 2006 / Editorial / The Editors
Seeking Justice Where There Is No Peace Seeking Justice Where There Is No Peace
As conditions worsen in Darfur, the nascent International Criminal Court, whose mandate is to bring genocidaires to justice in a chaotic environment hostile to the rule of law, is ...
May 24, 2006 / Feature / Anja Tranovich
Heckuva Job Heckuva Job
Desperate to report progress in Iraq Bush boasts that the newest Iraqi leader has taken his phone call twice. Wow. And it only cost $200 billion and thousands of dead and maimed Am...
May 24, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer