The Chalabi Factor in Iraq The Chalabi Factor in Iraq
The passel of neoconservatives who pushed for war in Iraq in 2003 believed fervently that the war would change the face of the Middle East.
Feb 18, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Gaza: Treading on Shards Gaza: Treading on Shards
The people of Gaza know they have been abandoned.
It’s Greek to Goldman Sachs It’s Greek to Goldman Sachs
"What is this Goldman Sachs and why has it caused us so much grief?" is a question they must be asking in even the most remote of Greek villages, as they are throughout much of thi...
Feb 17, 2010 / Column / Robert Scheer
Odierno: Chalabi, Lami Tied to Iran Odierno: Chalabi, Lami Tied to Iran
Yesterday, during his appearance at the Institute for the Study of War, I had a chance to ask General Ray Odierno, the US commander in Iraq, about the role of Iran in the recent pu...
Feb 17, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Heckuva Job, Bidey Heckuva Job, Bidey
As Iraq's election decends from manipulation to thuggery to outright brutality, assassinations, and bombings, it's hard to know what reaction to have to Vice President Biden's comm...
Feb 14, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Hero of the Orange Revolution Poisons Ukraine The Hero of the Orange Revolution Poisons Ukraine
No politician has ever suffered a more humiliating rejection than the former leader of Ukraine's Orange Revolution and its current sitting president, Viktor Yushchenko.
The Robin Hood Tax The Robin Hood Tax
On Wednesday, British activists launched a major campaign to push Gordon Brown's government into adopting a tiny tax that could raise hundreds of billions for public services...
Feb 12, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Iranian Nukes? Not So Fast Iranian Nukes? Not So Fast
Time, once again, to review the bidding (and the state of hysteria) over Iran's nuclear program.
Feb 12, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Haiti: A Creditor, Not a Debtor Haiti: A Creditor, Not a Debtor
It is we in the West who owe it reparations.
Feb 11, 2010 / Column / Naomi Klein
Trials and Terror Trials and Terror
Four Republicans continue to misrepresent the rights of the accused "underwear" bomber--despite having been briefed on those rights on Christmas Day.