Ominous Signs of a Wider War Ominous Signs of a Wider War
The naming of Adm. William Fallon to replace Gen. John Abizaid as head of Centcom is an ominous sign that Bush is preparing for a wider war.
Jan 10, 2007 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
Tax the Rich, End the War Tax the Rich, End the War
Congress should levy a Victory Over Terror tax on the superrich which would expire once our troops are safely home.
Jan 9, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Khalilzad: Good News and Bad for UN Khalilzad: Good News and Bad for UN
Zalmay Khalilzad promises be a more effective US ambassador to the UN, but is that a good thing?
Jan 9, 2007 / Ian Williams
Bush’s Theater of the Absurd Bush’s Theater of the Absurd
Bush is the insolent star of an absurd spectacle, seeking to escalate a failed war that Congress and the people oppose.
Jan 9, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Democrats’ First Test The Democrats’ First Test
Do the Dems have the vision to force Bush to pull back on Iraq and rebuild the economy?
Jan 7, 2007 / The Editors
Hurricane Carter Hurricane Carter
Jimmy Carter has been vilified for saying things about the occupation in his new book that appear regularly in Israeli newspapers.
Jan 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Henry Siegman
Destabilizing the Horn Destabilizing the Horn
Undeterred by blunders in Iraq, Bush opens another battlefront in Somalia.
Jan 4, 2007 / Salim Lone
The Saddam Spectacle The Saddam Spectacle
A videotaped hanging does not bring justice to Saddam's victims, living or dead.
Jan 4, 2007 / Bruce Shapiro
An Act of Barbarism An Act of Barbarism
Someone has to say it: The hanging of Saddam Hussein was an act of barbarism that mocks all of Bush's posturing on Iraq.
Jan 3, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer