Blood for Oil Blood for Oil
In May 2001, the White House issued a National Energy Policy report, known as the Cheney Report: the state of our national oil reserves. In 2000, half the oil we consumed was impor...
Oct 10, 2002 / Gore Vidal
The Dangerous Restaurant The Dangerous Restaurant
I was having dinner at a rather expensive restaurant the other night when a man I'd never met before threatened to kill me. He was a distinguished-looking fellow, dressed in a ...
Oct 10, 2002 / Wallace Shawn
Dems Roll Over, Film at 11 Dems Roll Over, Film at 11
As in a paranoid novel by Don DeLillo, it all comes together in the end. The Democrats can't stand up to Bush on Iraq because they're afraid of looking soft on terrorism and Sa...
Oct 10, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Truth on Iraq Seeps Through Truth on Iraq Seeps Through
In a speech intended to frighten the American people into supporting a war, the President Monday again trotted out his grim depiction of Saddam Hussein as a terrifying boogeyman ...
Oct 8, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
Fighting Terrorism With Democracy Fighting Terrorism With Democracy
We must strengthen institutions that protect us from a national security state.
Oct 3, 2002 / Feature / Richard Rorty
Inspections: The Record Inspections: The Record
Pitt: I'd like to talk for a moment about Iraq's nuclear weapons program.
Oct 3, 2002 / Feature / William Rivers Pitt and Scott Ritter
Blair, the Go-Between Blair, the Go-Between
When Tony Blair rose to address a packed House of Commons on Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, Albert Finney had just won an Emmy for his performance as Winston Chu...
Oct 3, 2002 / Maria Margaronis
War Plans and Pitfalls War Plans and Pitfalls
The arrangements are in place. What's missing is any sense they could go awry.
Oct 3, 2002 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
The Generals Speak The Generals Speak
"There are people in this city that believe that the military campaign against Iraq will not be difficult, especially because of the enormous advances in technology and the willi...
Oct 3, 2002 / Feature / Elizabeth Cline and Mosi Secret
Operation Endless Deployment Operation Endless Deployment
The war with Iraq is part of a larger plan for global military dominance.
Oct 3, 2002 / Feature / William D. Hartung, Michelle Ciarrocca, and Frida Berrigan