‘State Dept. Study Foresaw Trouble In Iraq’ ‘State Dept. Study Foresaw Trouble In Iraq’
--Headline, New York Times, October 19
Oct 23, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Strange Bedfellows Strange Bedfellows
One reason the Bush Administration gave for going to war in Iraq was Saddam Hussein's alleged ties to terrorists.
Oct 23, 2003 / Laura Rozen
Big Bucks in Iraq Big Bucks in Iraq
In early October, Iraq's US-appointed Governing Council awarded the country's first mobile phone licenses to three companies from the Middle East.
Oct 23, 2003 / Tim Shorrock
Many Peaces, One War Many Peaces, One War
Iraq lies in ruin, the US military occupation is generating a sustained guerrilla resistance, crime is rampant in Baghdad and an Iraqi civil war along ethnic and religious line...
Oct 23, 2003 / Christian Parenti
The Growing Disquiet The Growing Disquiet
In the end, George W. Bush got Congress to approve the $87 billion he insisted on for the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq.
Oct 23, 2003 / The Editors
Abrams and Novak and Rove? Oh My! Abrams and Novak and Rove? Oh My!
Even though the Joseph Wilson affair has convulsed the capital for many weeks, much of what makes it important is still ignored.
Oct 16, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman
Is Syria Next? Is Syria Next?
Shortly after 9/11, the government received an extraordinary gift of hundreds of files on Al Qaeda, crucial data on the activities of radical Islamist cells throughout the Midd...
Oct 16, 2003 / The Editors
Meanwhile, in Manila… Meanwhile, in Manila…
Bush's war has internationalized internal conflicts on the archipelago.
Oct 9, 2003 / Feature / Luis H. Francia
Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
"...interviews last week with historians, advertising executives, pollsters and Democratic and Republican image-makers turned up this consensus: Mr.
Oct 9, 2003 / Jonathan Schell
The President’s Response To the Report Stating That No Weapons of Mass Destruction Have Been Found in Iraq The President’s Response To the Report Stating That No Weapons of Mass Destruction Have Been Found in Iraq
The President now says that Kay's report-- Which plainly states that weapons of the sort
Oct 9, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin