No, Newt, the Ends Don’t Justify the Means No, Newt, the Ends Don’t Justify the Means
Whatever happens in Iraq, lying to Americans and the world about the reasons for war is not acceptable.
Jun 25, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
Ride of the Valkyries Ride of the Valkyries
To the myth-makers of war, the Americans in Iraq look like the Russians in Chechnya.
Jun 24, 2003 / Feature / Matt Bivens
Chile’s Strange Justice Chile’s Strange Justice
Emblematic of Chile's skewed democratic transition was the sight of congressional deputy Juan Pablo Letelier, probably one of the most honest and dedicated politicians in the cou...
Jun 24, 2003 / Feature / Tim Frasca
A New Solidarity Front in Iraq A New Solidarity Front in Iraq
This fall will see a fact-finding mission to Iraq to evaluate the condition of workers and the status of the labor movement.
Jun 23, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
The Empire Strikes Back The Empire Strikes Back
A few years in Washington, DC, snake-oil capital of the universe, and you begin to think that anything can be packaged as something else. Well, almost anything.
Jun 19, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Anatol Lieven
The Press and Private Lynch The Press and Private Lynch
The Pentagon was selling a patriotic tale. It found many eager buyers.
Jun 19, 2003 / Feature / Daphne Eviatar
Probing 9/11 Probing 9/11
A bipartisan commission is at work, but how tough it will be is still unknown.
Jun 19, 2003 / Feature / David Corn
The Other Japanese Occupation The Other Japanese Occupation
When Tokyo took over Manchuria, its propagandists spoke of "liberation."
Jun 19, 2003 / Books & the Arts / John W. Dower
First Chronicles First Chronicles
With street fighting prevailing, Paul Bremer, the American administrator in Iraq, recently trotted out a new "two-sided approach," according to the New York Times.
Jun 19, 2003 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Ballad of Private Lynch The Ballad of Private Lynch
Preferring death to getting caught,
She emptied weapons as she fought.
Though shot and stabbed she didn't flinch.
She battled on, did Private Lynch.
Or did she?
Jun 19, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin