War Profiteering War Profiteering
Even before US troops arrived in Baghdad, looting broke out--in Washington.
Apr 24, 2003 / The Editors
On The Halliburton Corporation’s Iraq Contracts On The Halliburton Corporation’s Iraq Contracts
A lot of folks die.
At last the war ends.
The world is made safe
For Dick Cheney's friends.
Apr 17, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letter from Ground Zero Letter from Ground Zero
In the past 200 years, all of the earth's great territorial empires, whether dynastic or colonial, or both, have been destroyed. The list includes the Russian empire of the cza...
Apr 17, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell
Are We Safer? Are We Safer?
The Bush Administration and its cheerleaders in the media are claiming that the "remarkable success" of the US war in Iraq proves its opponents were "spectacularly wrong"--even...
Apr 17, 2003 / Stephen F. Cohen
Tomorrow in Baghdad Tomorrow in Baghdad
Even before US forces could establish order in the cities of Iraq and bring humanitarian relief to its people, the Bush Administration unleashed a barrage of threats against Sy...
Apr 17, 2003 / The Editors
Hour of Media Shame Hour of Media Shame
One casualty of the war on Iraq has been the image of the Western media.
Apr 11, 2003 / Feature / Kanak Mani Dixit
The US vs. the UK The US vs. the UK
A comparison of media coverage of the Iraq war.
Apr 11, 2003 / Feature / Russ Baker
Saving Private Lynch Saving Private Lynch
It was a drama too good to miss, made for TV, if not for Hollywood.
Apr 10, 2003 / Annette Fuentes
The Firing of Peter Arnett The Firing of Peter Arnett
On March 19, shortly after Saddam Hussein defied President Bush's deadline to go into exile, Tom Brokaw of NBC broke into Law & Order, airing on the East Coast, to announce...
Apr 10, 2003 / Tom Goldstein
Yes, War Really Is Hell Yes, War Really Is Hell
The risks of war? There was the risk of being bombed if you had the misfortune to live in a neighborhood where US targeters thought Saddam Hussein might be located.
Apr 10, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn