Why is the U.S. in Iraq?

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[] Failure to Find WMD in Iraq Points to Intelligence Failure, Kay Says -- Scott Lindlaw, 2004 January 25.
[] `It's Just Wrong, What We're Doing' -- Doug Saunders, 2004 January 24.
Repentant Vietnam War architect Robert McNamara says the U.S. is making the same mistakes all over again in Iraq.
[] Musharraf Admission on Secrets -- BBC News, 2004 January 23.
``Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has said it appears that Pakistani scientists have sold nuclear secrets to other nations.''
[] Cheney Is Adamant on Iraq `Evidence' -- Greg Miller, 2004 January 23.
The U.S. Vice President's powers of imagination are becoming an embarassment to the Bush administration.
[] Washington Trades Human Rights for Oil in Azerbaijan -- Jim Lobe, 2004 January 23.
[] Survey Suggests U.S. Military Retention Problems -- Charles Aldinger, 2004 January 23.
[] CIA Warns of Iraq Civil War -- Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay, 2004 January 21.
[] Murder of Professor Alarms Intellectuals -- Nicholas Riccardi, 2004 January 21.
Attacks on outspoken professors are part of an underground civil war in Iraq that may boil over once the U.S. hands over power.
[] U.S. Set for Iraq Election Retreat -- Patrick Wintour, Michael White, and Ewen MacAskill, 2004 January 21.
[] The Troublesome, Vote-Loving Ayatollah -- The Economist, 2004 January 20.
Ironically, U.S. plans for Iraq are under threat because the spiritual leader of the country's Shia majority is demanding fully democratic elections.
[] Roadblocks Await U.S. Plans for Iraqi Self-Rule -- Jim Michaels, 2004 January 20.
[] In Baghdad, Many Iraqis Want United Nations Back -- Dean Yates, 2004 January 20.
Distrust of the U.S. runs deep.
[] Suicide Bomb at U.S. Headquarters Kills 20 and Injures More Than 100 -- Rory McCarthy, 2004 January 19.
[] Arms Issue Seen as Hurting U.S. Credibility -- Glenn Kessler, 2004 January 19.
President Bush's failure to find illegal weapons in Iraq is harming U.S. foreign policy.
[] Iraq Attacks Complicate UN Role Plans -- Paul Reynolds, 2004 January 19.
``The latest bomb in Baghdad makes the attempt by the United States to bring the United Nations back into Iraq even more difficult.''
[] The Rise of the Jihadists -- Romesh Ratnesar and Phil Zabriskie, 2004 January 18.
With Saddam in captivity, are Islamic extremists playing a larger role in the anti-U.S. insurgency?
[] Now U.S Wants U.N. in Iraq -- Roland Flamini, 2004 January 17.
[] Refereeing in Hell -- Babak Dehghanpisheh, 2004 January.
After freeing Iraq, can the U.S. keep it from coming apart?
[] U.S. Military `Brutalised' Journalists -- Luke Harding, 2004 January 13.
When the international news agency Reuters complained that some of it's staff had been ill-treated, it was bluntly told by the U.S. military not to pursue the matter.
[] Army War College Essay Calls Iraq War `Distraction' -- Thomas E. Ricks, 2004 January 12.
[] Iraqi Impatience Spawns Melee, Opposition to U.S. Handover Plan -- Hamza Hendawi, 2004 January 11.
[] Impatient Iraqis Throw Stones at British -- Nadia Abou el-Magd, 2004 January 11.
[] Iraq Attacks May Signal Religious Strife -- The Associated Press, 2004 January 10.
Attacks against Shiite Mosques in Iraq have raised concerns about religious and ethnic strife.
[] Powell: No Proof of al-Qaida-Iraq Link -- Christopher Marquis, 2004 January 9.
[] Mounting Evidence Shows Iraq Didn't Have WMDs -- Derrick Z. Jackson, 2004 January 9.
[] Iraq Didn't Pose Immediate Threat to U.S., Report Concludes -- Drew Brown, 2004 January 8.
[] No Proof Links Iraq, al-Qaida, Powell Says -- MSNBC, 2004 January 8.
[] Iraqis Revive Ancient Word `Ulooj' to Insult, Greet U.S. Troops -- Hannah Allam, 2004 January 5.
[] Last-Ditch Effort Secures Afghan Charter -- The Associated Press, 2004 January 4.
[] You Can't Quit Now, Army to Tell Many -- Esther Schrader, 2004 January 4.
``The U.S. Army is expected this week to prohibit still more soldiers now in Iraq and soon to be deployed there from leaving military service.''
[] Pace of Attacks on U.S. Troops Hasn't Slowed Since Saddam's Capture -- Tom Lasseter, 2004 January 2.
[] Pentagon Stops Troops from Signing Off -- David Usborne, 2003 December 31.
``The Pentagon is increasingly refusing to allow American soldiers to leave the armed services as commanders struggle to keep up the military's numbers in the face of increasing demands from multiple overseas missions.''
[] The U.S. Winked at Hussein's Evil -- Robert Scheer, 2003 December 30.
``Ironically, the U.S supported Iraq when it possessed and used weapons of mass destruction (in the 1980s) and invaded it when it didn't.''
[] Extended Enlistments Irk Soldiers -- Lee Hockstader, 2003 December 30.
To meet its obligations in Iraq and around the world, the U.S. Army is refusing to release tens of thousands of volunteer soldiers from service after their contracts expire.
[] Pentagon Freezes Iraq Funds Amid Corruption Probes -- Stephen J. Glain, 2003 December 30.
[] MI6 Planted Iraq Stories -- Nicholas Rufford, 2003 December 28.
According to the Sunday Times of London, the British Secret Intelligence Service planted unsubstantiated stories about Saddam Hussein's weapons in the British press to help sell an Iraq invasion to the public.
[] Bible Belt Missionaries Set Out on a `War for Souls' in Iraq -- David Rennie, 2003 December 27.
[] Rumsfeld Backed Saddam Even After Chemical Attacks -- Andrew Buncombe, 2003 December 25.
Although he's outraged about it now, twenty years ago Donald Rumsfeld met personally with Saddam to assure him that his use of chemical weapons wouldn't sour the dictator's relationship with the U.S.
[] Partners in Crime: U.S. Complicity in the War Crimes of Saddam Hussein -- Paul Rockwell, 2003 December 23.
``The repression and brutality of Saddam's regime was not a secret when U.S. and Iraqi officials coordinated their military efforts'' during the 1980s.
[] Bush Has Thrown Open Pandora's Box in a Paradise for International Terrorists -- David Hirst, 2003 December 23.
After taking apart the Middle East, the U.S. may not be able to put it back together the way it wants.
[] `Preventive War' was a Recurring Theme Throughout the Last Century -- Errol Morris, 2003 December 23.
[] The Two Troublemakers -- Kathy Kelly, 2003 December 22.
All Palestinians are terrorists, right?
[] Selective Memory and a Dishonest Doctrine -- Noam Chomsky, 2003 December 21.
The Bush administration's contempt for the U.N. and for the misgivings of U.S. allies belies its true feelings about democratic institutions.
[] War on Terror Far from Being Won -- Dave Zweifel, 2003 December 19.
Celebrate the capture of Saddam, but don't call it a blow against the terrorists, because it's no such thing.
[] Risky Business -- Naomi Klein, 2003 December 18.
Judging from a recent conference for businesses looking to help rebuild Iraq, ``it seems finally to have dawned on the investment community that Iraq is not only an `exciting emerging market'; it's also a country on the verge of civil war''.
[] Bush Shifts Position on Urgency of Iraq's Weapons Danger -- Richard W. Stevenson, 2003 December 18.
Questioned about the disappearance of Iraq's terrible weapons, President Bush now downplays their significance.
[] War May Prove More of a Blunder Than a Crime -- Hugh White, 2003 December 18.
``Washington has yet to resolve the dilemma at the heart of the Iraqi project--that a truly democratic Iraq will most likely be weak, unstable, theocratic, and anti-American.''
[] During Trial, Hussein May Try to Implicate Western Leaders -- Mark Matthews, 2003 December 17.
The U.S. and other nations that supported him in the past could have their dirty laundry aired.
[] Saddam Loyalists Protest in Anger -- Tracy Wilkinson, 2003 December 17.
[] How to Deal with Irritatingly Good News -- Janet Daley, 2003 December 17.
Talking points for the irrepressibly negative anti-Iraq-war left, now that Saddam Hussein is in custody.
[] Wave of Violence Hits Iraqi Towns as Rioters Show Support for Saddam Hussein -- Challiss McDonough, 2003 December 16.
[] Iraq Official: U.N. Failed Us and Should Help Now -- Evelyn Leopold, 2003 December 16.
``Iraq's foreign minister accused the United Nations of failing his country by leaving Saddam Hussein in power for decades.''
[] Capture Doesn't Justify Invasion -- Joan Ryan, 2003 December 16.
Make no mistake: Anti-war leftists are pleased Saddam has been captured, but that won't stop them from complaining that President Bush took the U.S. to war under false pretenses.
[] We Got Him ... Now What? -- Robert Scheer, 2003 December 16.
``The onus is on the United States to accord this former ally and head of state all the rights due a high-level prisoner of war, as established at Nuremberg and The Hague.''
[] Senators were Told Iraqi Weapons Could Hit U.S. -- John McCarthy, 2003 December 15.
``U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said the Bush administration last year told him and other senators that Iraq not only had weapons of mass destruction, but they had the means to deliver them to East Coast cities.''
[] So was Hussein So Much of a Threat? -- Gregory Katz, 2003 December 15.
``Many analysts say that Mr. Hussein's military capabilities were exaggerated by both the Bush administration and by British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the weeks and months before the war.''
[] Humiliating Photos Could Backfire in Islamic World -- Stanley Weintraub, 2003 December 15.
There was a time when the U.S. treated prisoners of war with the respect required by the Geneva Convention, whether they deserved it or not.
[] Saddam Captured Hiding in Hole Near Tikrit -- Joseph Logan, 2003 December 14.
[] Retaliation over Iraq Fits Bush's Pattern -- Ron Hutcheson, 2003 December 13.
``President Bush's decision to take revenge on countries that opposed the war in Iraq shocked the diplomatic world, but it fits his longstanding pattern of rewarding friends and punishing enemies.''
[] Israel Trains U.S. Assassination Squads in Iraq -- Julian Borger, 2003 December 9.
[] Cheney and the `Raw' Intelligence -- Mark Hosenball and Michael Isikoff, 2003 December.
More evidence suggests that, in the run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Vice President Dick Cheney's office was accepting unfiltered gossip about Saddam's weapons from Iraqi exiles and treating it as the gospel truth.
[] Concrete, Razor Wire, ID Cards -- Matthew Clark, 2003 December 8.
``The tougher U.S. approach to security in Iraq, begun in early November, draws more parallels to Israeli tactics (against the Palestinians) each day.''
[] U.S. Borrows Page from Israel in Dealing with Insurgents -- Dexter Filkins, 2003 December 7.
The U.S. has been adopting Israeli tactics such as wrapping entire villages in barbed wire and destroying the homes of suspected insurgents, thus increasing anti-U.S. feelings through `guilt by association'.
[] Iraq Morass Will Take Years to Fix -- Peter Beaumont, 2003 December 7.
Now that it's there, if the U.S. withdraws from Iraq any time soon, the most likely consequence will be a civil war.
[] Iraq's Sunni Clerics Warn of Civil War -- Agence France-Presse, 2003 December 7.
[] Indonesia Says U.S. Policy in Iraq Becoming Debacle -- Dan Eaton, 2003 December 7.
``There is the dreadful prospect of the balkanization of Iraq, with boundaries drawn on ethnic and sectarian lines.''
[] Israel Linked to Iraq Intelligence Failure, General Says -- Molly Moore, 2003 December 6.
``Israel was a `full partner' in American and British intelligence failures that exaggerated former president Saddam Hussein's nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons programs.''
[] Military Campaign in Iraq Has Made Us Less Safe from Terrorism -- Rick Mercier, 2003 December 5.
``Fighting Iraq had little to do with fighting the war on terrorism, until we made it (so).''
[] Israelis `Misread' Iraqi Threat -- BBC News, 2003 December 5.
[] Spin Clouds Truth in Polls of Iraqis -- Derrick Z. Jackson, 2003 December 5.
Polls clearly show the Iraqi people don't trust their U.S. `liberators' and want them to leave, but Team Bush has somehow spun that into the opposite.
[] Doomed, or Still Recoverable? -- The Economist, 2003 December 4.
Progress in Iraq is still possible, but just barely.
[] What Georgia Taught Us -- Lutz Kleveman, 2003 December 3.
Washington must stop aiding Central Asia's dictators (before they turn into more little Saddam Husseins).
[] Iraqis Do Not Trust U.S.-Led Forces -- Gideon Long, 2003 December 1.
[] Inside Story of How Washington is Losing Its Bottle -- Andrew Neil, 2003 November 30.
The situations inside Afghanistan and Iraq are both worse than you think.
[] U.S. Wary of Iraqi Shiite Call for Democracy -- Alex Berenson, 2003 November 30.
[] Guerrilla War in Iraq Spreading -- Bryan Bender, 2003 November 29.
[] War Worth It? Depends on How We Do the Math -- Emilio Degrazia, 2003 November 29.
If we go by the Pentagon's numbers, the U.S. is spending over $9 million per each `bad guy' to be eliminated in Iraq, or the equivalent of several thousand dollars for each Iraqi man, woman, and child.
[] Hearts and Minds, U.S. Style -- Scott Taylor, 2003 November 29.
A glimpse at the difficulty of winning the public relations battle in Iraq.
[] The Arrogance of Power -- Jim Lobe, 2003 November 29.
The U.S. is following in the footsteps of past imperial powers such as Rome.
[] Friends Protest; U.S. Should Listen -- Catherine Ryan, 2003 November 29.
President Bush is imperially oblivious to the protests of U.S. allies.
[] Worrisome Echoes of Vietnam in Iraq -- Gordon Livingston, 2003 November 28.
[] Experts: Iraq War Taking Resources from Terror War -- Warren P. Strobel, 2003 November 26.
[] Privatisation Won't Make You Popular -- Kamil Mahdi, 2003 November 26.
An Iraqi asks whether he and his countrymen shouldn't have a say in the Bush administration's transfer of Iraq's infrastructure into the hands of private businesses, many with profit ties to the U.S.
[] Re-creating Iraq in the U.S. Image -- James O. Goldsborough, 2003 November 24.
Quickly turning Iraq into a shining example of democracy is a `neoconservative fantasy' that is destined to fail. (And then what?)
[] Attacks Erode Progress in Mosul -- Patrick J. McDonnell, 2003 November 24.
[] Army Reserve Battling an Exodus -- Robert Schlesinger, 2003 November 23.
``With extended deployments and increasingly deadly attacks by Iraqi guerrillas, Defense Department officials are scrambling to combat a broader downturn in retention and recruitment that they fear is on the horizon.''
[] Iraq War Providing a Boost to al-Qaida -- Mark Matthews, 2003 November 22.
As predicted, ``the American invasion and occupation of Iraq has provided al-Qaeda with a powerful propaganda tool in its holy war against the West''.
[] Prague Revisited -- Edward Jay Epstein, 2003 November 19.
The evidence of an Iraq/al-Qaeda connection hasn't gone away.
[] Few Signs of Infiltration by Foreign Fighters in Iraq -- Joel Brinkley, 2003 November 19.
[] U.S. gambles on Plan B -- Paul Reynolds, 2003 November 18.
``The sudden decision by the United States to hand over power (in Iraq) by the end of June next year is a recognition that its present policy has failed.''
[] Italian: U.S. is Fueling Iraqi Anger -- The Associated Press, 2003 November 17.
``An Italian official resigned from the U.S.-led administration running Iraq, saying it is mismanaging reconstruction, out of touch with Iraqis, and only fueling their anger.''
[] CIA: Iraq Outlook Bleak -- Jonathan S. Landay, 2003 November 12.
[] Iraqi Teens Cheer as American Blood Flows -- Michael Georgy, 2003 November 12.
[] Cheney's Long Path to War -- Mark Hosenball, Michael Isikoff, and Evan Thomas, 2003 November.
How U.S. Vice President Cheney bought into shady assumptions and helped persuade a nation to invade Iraq.
[] Critics Say Blunt-Spoken Weapons Expert Has Exaggerated -- Sonni Efron, 2003 November 10.
``The Bush administration's point man on nonproliferation has exaggerated the threat posed by Syria, Libya, and Cuba in an effort to build the case that strong action is needed to prevent them from developing weapons of mass destruction.''
[] Defining the Resistance in Iraq--It's Not Foreign and It's Well Prepared -- Scott Ritter, 2003 November 10.
[] U.S. Eyes Alternatives to Iraq Council -- Robin Wright and Rajiv Chandrasekaran, 2003 November 9.
``The U.S. is deeply frustrated with its hand-picked council members because they have spent more time on their own political or economic interests than in planning for Iraq's political future.''
[] Iraq War is America's Burden to Bear -- The Miami Herald, 2003 November 9.
Its pre-war warnings ignored, the world has so far declined to be dragged into assisting the U.S. in Iraq.
[] Rumsfeld Retreats, Disclaims Earlier Rhetoric -- Eric Rosenberg, 2003 November 9.
Rumsfeld denies he ever made several pre-war statements.
[] Flightmare -- Daniel Benjamin, 2003 November 7.
One unintended consequence of the invasion of Iraq could be the proliferation of shoulder-fired missiles into the hands of terrorists who would use them sporadically to shoot down passenger jets around the world.
[] Bush: West Erred in Tolerating Mideast Corruption -- The Associated Press, 2003 November 7.
[] Full Text: Bush Speech on Iraq and the Middle East -- The Sydney Morning Herald, 2003 November 7.
[] If Bush is Serious about Arab Democracy... -- Tony Karon, 2003 November 7.
...he'll have to accept a region run by mostly less-than-friendly governments.
[] Occupational Hazards -- Jacob Weisberg, 2003 November 6.
U.S. neoconservatives didn't plan for the Iraq postwar because they never considered it possible the Iraqis wouldn't welcome American troops with open arms.
[] What `Botched' Occupation? -- Jeff Jacoby, 2003 November 6.
``Like the occupation of Germany in January 1946, America's work in Iraq is only getting underway.''
[] Will U.S. Bring Back the Draft? -- Tim Harper, 2003 November 5.
A call from the U.S. Defense Department for volunteers to sit on local draft boards has sparked debate about whether a nationwide military draft could ultimately be needed to complete Washington's Iraq mission.
[] 2nd Night of Blasts in Baghdad -- CBS News, 2003 November 4.
[] Fables of the Reconstruction -- Daniel Drezner, 2003 November 3.
The Bush administration isn't really favoring Halliburton and Bechtel with Iraq contracts.
[] Rebel War Spirals Out Of Control as U.S. Intelligence Loses the Plot -- Peter Beaumont and Patrick Graham, 2003 November 2.
Unable to obtain information about the `resistance', Western intelligence agencies are operating blind in Iraq.
[] A War in the Dark -- Evan Thomas, John Barry, and Christian Caryl, 2003 November.
U.S. soldiers still don't really know whom they're fighting in Iraq.
[] Bush's Other War -- Sidney Blumenthal, 2003 November 1.
U.S. intelligence is being scapegoated for getting it right on Iraq.
[] Baghdad, City of Bombs -- The Economist, 2003 October 30.
[] Arabic Press Condemns Iraq Attacks -- BBC News, 2003 October 29.
Many Arabic newspapers believe that targeting civilians and international organizations harms rather than helps Iraqis.
[] Intelligence War is Trouble for Bush -- Joe Conason, 2003 October 29.
The Bush administration has gotten into a political war with the CIA over the integrity of intelligence analysis.
[] Dems Weighing Iraq Probe -- Alexander Bolton, 2003 October 29.
``Democratic members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are discussing whether to launch an independent investigation of how the White House handled pre-war intelligence on Iraq.''
[] Christian Soldier -- Mother Jones, 2003 October 29.
President Bush isn't going to rebuke Lieutenant General Boykin for his ``my god is bigger'' comments because Boykin speaks for a substantial share of Bush's voters.
[] Conservative Leaders Defend Gen. Boykin for Speaking Truth -- Chad Groening and Jody Brown, 2003 October.
[] Pentagon Mulls Shifting Experts Away from Iraq Arms Hunt -- Will Dunham, 2003 October 29.
WMD search has turned up nothing so far.
[] Baghdad Deputy Mayor Killed in Drive-By Shooting -- Reuters, 2003 October 28.
[] Decline of the Wes -- William Saletan, 2003 October 28.
Wesley Clark's hypocritical obstructionism on Iraq.
[] In Wake of Bloody Attacks, Iraqis Fear More Violence As Long As U.S. Occupation Continues -- Tini Tran, 2003 October 28.
[] Nations Back Off Sending Troops to Iraq -- Tom Squitieri, 2003 October 27.
[] Strong Explosion Rocks Central Baghdad; Up to 10 Reported Dead -- Charles J. Hanley, 2003 October 27.
[] Missiles Rain on Baghdad `Safe Haven' -- Colin Freeman, 2003 October 27.
[] Colin Powell: He Let the Nation Down -- The Star Tribune, 2003 October 27.
``If Powell believed Rumsfeld was about to make mistakes that would put U.S. prestige and American troops at risk, he had an obligation to ensure everyone knew of the dangers that were being ignored.''
[] Iraq's Nuclear Program Inactive -- Barton Gellman, 2003 October 26.
President Bush's major claims about Saddam's nuclear efforts were fantasies.
[] U.S. Shocked at Iraq Hotel Attack -- BBC News, 2003 October 26.
[] CIA `Exaggerated Case for War' -- Jon Leyne, 2003 October 24.
``A key committee of the U.S. Congress is preparing to issue a damning criticism of the quality of intelligence on Iraq before the war.''
[] Confusing Occupation with Liberation -- Amy Kaplan, 2003 October 24.
Bush's claim that the U.S. freed Filipinos strains the truth, bodes ill for Iraq, and probably sets Mark Twain spinning.
[] Twisting the Past to Justify Present -- Paul Kramer, 2003 October 24.
``The United States did not bring democracy to the Philippines a century ago but crushed a constitutional republic being established there.''
[] Poll: What Iraqis Think About the Occupation -- James Zogby, 2003 October 21.
The Bush team has been furiously spinning silver linings out of a cloud of anti-American feeling in Iraq.
[] Time for Reckoning -- Greg Thielmann and Daryl G. Kimball, 2003 October 21.
``That Congress and the American people were seriously misinformed about the relevant facts in the run-up to the war demands that an accounting be made.''
[] Important History Lessons for the President -- James P. Pinkerton, 2003 October 21.
When President Bush compares Iraq to the U.S.'s earlier occupation of the Philipines, does he remember that that adventure lasted five decades and cost hundreds of thousands of Filipino lives in bloody fighting?
[] The Pentagon's Achilles Heel -- Steven Rosenfeld, 2003 October 21.
U.S. reservists wounded in Iraq are receiving shoddy medical attention, apparently because the Pentagon didn't plan for as many casualties.
[] Expectations Remain Low for Donors Conference in Madrid -- Peronet Despeignes, 2003 October 21.
``The United States will probably not get pledges anywhere near the estimated $55 billion needed to rebuild Iraq when 70 countries gather in Madrid on Thursday for a donors conference.''
[] Holding Leaders Accountable for Untruths about War -- Ray McGovern, 2003 October 20.
On October 7, the Australian Senate formally censured Prime Minister John Howard for knowingly exagerating the threat from Iraq to support George Bush's war.
[] The Stovepipe -- Seymour M. Hersh, 2003 October 20.
How conflicts between the Bush administration and the intelligence community marred the reporting on Iraq's weapons.
[] Sick, Wounded U.S. Troops Held in Squalor -- Mark Benjamin, 2003 October 17.
``Hundreds of sick and wounded U.S. soldiers including many who served in the Iraq war are languishing in hot cement barracks here while they wait--sometimes for months--to see doctors.''
[] The Pentagon Unleashes a Holy Warrior -- William M. Arkin, 2003 October 16.
``Appointing Jerry Boykin, with his visions of holy war in the Islamic world, to a top position in the United States military is no way to marginalize extremism.''
[] Is Syria Next? -- The Nation, 2003 October 16.
Following Israel's lead, the Bush administration doesn't distinguish between Palestinian militants and al-Qaeda.
[] Iraq War Swells al-Qaeda's Ranks, Report Says -- Peter Graff, 2003 October 15.
[] Bush & Co. Use the Orwell Sales Strategy -- James P. Pinkerton, 2003 October 14.
[] Iraqi Shiite Anger Raises New Fears for U.S. Soldiers -- Ian Fisher, 2003 October 11.
[] Many Soldiers, Same Letter -- Ledyard King, 2003 October 11.
Many U.S. newspapers have been receiving identical form-letter ``letters to the editor'' from American troops praising the good work being done in Iraq.
[] U.S. Hawk Warns Iran Threat Must be Eliminated -- Richard Norton-Taylor, 2003 October 10.
[] Think You're Hearing Spin? You're Wrong -- John Spencer, 2003 October 9.
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is delighted that the situation in Iraq couldn't be better.
[] It's the Policy, Stupid -- Lawrence Pintak, 2003 October 8.
The U.S. asks ``Why do they hate us?'' but won't listen to the answer: that in large part it's because of U.S. blind support of Israeli aggression against Muslims.
[] The Iraq Sanctions Worked -- Fred Kaplan, 2003 October 7.
... and other revelations from the U.S.'s latest report on Iraqi weapons.
[] A Rush to War--Now a Rush Out of One? -- Joe Klein, 2003 October 5.
The U.S. may cut and run from Iraq, leaving behind the mess for others to deal with.
[] What Do You Expect for $87 Billion? -- Eric J. Greene, 2003 October 4.
[] Freeing Mideast is Worth the Cost -- Jeff Jacoby, 2003 October 2.
[] Cronyism Mars Iraq Rebuilding -- Paul Krugman, 2003 October 1.
[] CIA Condemned for Flawed Intelligence on Iraqi Weapons -- Andrew Buncombe, 2003 September 29.
[] White House Insists It Had Iraq WMD Intelligence -- Tabassum Zakaria, 2003 September 28.
[] New Doubts over WMD -- Sky News, 2003 September 28.
``Saddam Hussein may have been duped by his own scientists into believing he had a large weapons-of-mass-destruction program, when in fact they had failed to produce anything substantial.''
[] So, What Went Wrong? -- Michael Elliott, 2003 September 28.
A story of errors and bad guesses by the Bush administration regarding Iraq.
[] Cost to Rebuild Iraq Stirs GOP Concerns -- Jonathan Weisman and Juliet Eilperin, 2003 September 26.
[] This Round, Bush Really Hits the Trifecta -- David Sarasohn, 2003 September 25.
The $87 billion President Bush has requrested to spend on Iraq this term is money the occupation wasn't supposed to need, piling onto an already record deficit that was supposed to be a surplus.
[] The Hunt for Weapons of Mass Destruction Yields... Nothing -- Julian Borger, Ewen MacAskill, and Patrick Wintour, 2003 September 25.
[] Revenge of the Ex-generals -- Michael Moran, 2003 September 25.
Publicly pummeled by the Bush administration during the U.S. army's drive to Baghdad, ex-generals-turned-war-time-analysts turned out to be right in many of their worries about the coming post-war Iraq.
[] The Truths about Iraq that Bush Isn't Telling -- Steve Chapman, 2003 September 23.
[] Miller's Latest Tale Questioned -- William E. Jackson Jr., 2003 September 23.
The New York Times continues to print wild rumors about Saddam Hussein's terrible weapons.
[] World Leaders Warn Terror War Abuses Fuel Militants -- Irwin Arieff, 2003 September 22.
A military response to terrorism only feeds the beast.
[] White House is Ambushed by Criticism from America's Military Community -- Andrew Gumbel, 2003 September 20.
[] Iraqi Council, U.S. Begin to Part Ways -- Alissa J. Rubin, 2003 September 20.
``Cracks are emerging in the relationship between the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority and the Iraqi Governing Council, suggesting that as the Iraqis gain more power they may well pursue policies that could undercut coalition efforts to install a democratic government here.''
[] Pride and Prejudices -- Christopher Dickey, 2003 September 19.
The U.S. has only its own foolish pride to blame for a debacle that will ultimately, like Vietnam, make the country look weak and ineffectual to the world.
[] Clock Ticking for U.S. to Sway Iraqis -- Peter Ford, 2003 September 19.
The Iraq war ultimately will be won or lost in the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people. (And many Americans are unprepared to understand why the Iraqis might reject the `help' of U.S. troops.)
[] Mistakes of Vietnam Repeated with Iraq -- Max Cleland, 2003 September 18.
Let me count the ways ....
[] Bush: No Evidence of Saddam Tie to 9/11 Attacks -- The Associated Press, 2003 September 17.
[] Bush: Saddam Not Part of Sept. 11 -- MSNBC news services, 2003 September 17.
[] Scientist: Iraq Had No Nuclear Program After Gulf War -- VOA News, 2003 September 17.
[] Why U.S. Treads Rough Road Toward U.N. Backing in Iraq -- Howard LaFranchi, 2003 September 17.
[] Cheney Link of Iraq, 9/11 Challenged -- Anne E. Kornblut and Bryan Bender, 2003 September 16.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney ``stunned intelligence analysts and even members of his own administration'' by repeating accusations against Iraq that have been widely discredited, even by the CIA.
[] Cheney in Wonderland -- The Los Angeles Times, 2003 September 16.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's words have reaffirmed his incompetence.
[] Barbie, Dick, and Donald -- Maureen Dowd, 2003 September 16.
``Bush officials cynically attacked a villainous country (Iraq) because they knew it was easier than finding the real 9/11 villain, who had no country.''
[] Real Reasons -- Nicholas Lemann, 2003 September 15.
President Bush's war on terror is long on ambition and short on good sense.
[] Betrayal of Trust -- George Lakoff, 2003 September 15.
The U.S. invaded Iraq for reasons that are not exactly what the Bush team advertised but rather to establish long-term U.S. control over the Middle East.
[] Seeking Honesty in U.S. Policy -- Joseph Wilson, 2003 September 15.
The U.S. did not go to Iraq to fight al-Qaeda, and it will not be defeated there.
[] Our War's Mistaken Premise -- Benjamin R. Barber, 2003 September 14.
``Democracies that respect the rule of law cannot win wars unilaterally and in defiance of international law--not when the enemy has no policy but chaos, no end but annihilation.''
[] It's Payback Time for the Bush Bash in Iraq -- Gene Collier, 2003 September 14.
So it looks like the U.N. wasn't as stupid as Bush thought.
[] Iraqis Optimistic about Their Future -- The Advocate-Messenger, 2003 September 14.
[] Iraqi Guerrillas Fight for Independence, for Their Leaders -- Hannah Allam, 2003 September 13.
Some Iraqis vow to fight until the last U.S. soldier leaves.
[] Bush Administration Can No Longer Hide Exploitation of 9-11 Tragedy -- Paul Krugman, 2003 September 12.
[] Other Things You Might Do with $87 Billion -- Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman, 2003 September 11.
The latest amount that President Bush is asking to spend on Iraq is a lot of money.
[] Will Press Roll Over Again on New WMD Report? -- Greg Mitchell, 2003 September 9.
The Bush administration is expected to present a mountain of unproved allegations to try to hypnotize the U.S. media and the public into believing Saddam's weapons existed after all.
[] Perpetual War, Waste -- The Capital Times, 2003 September 8.
``In the name of a war on terror that has failed to achieve its stated goals, and that wise analysts suggest has actually made the United States and the world less secure, the president signaled his willingness to empty the federal treasury to pay for precisely the sort of foreign entanglements against which George Washington and Thomas Jefferson warned in their farewell addresses.''
[] Britain and U.S. Will Back Down over WMDs -- Andy McSmith, Raymond Whitaker, and Geoffrey Lean, 2003 September 7.
`Coalition' inspectors are preparing to report that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction after all.
[] Farah Tried to Plead with the U.S. Troops But She was Killed Anyway -- Peter Beaumont, 2003 September 7.
U.S. troops have often showed a panicky disregard for Iraqi civilian lives.
[] Two Years On, the President Might be Nuts, But Not All of America's Gone Crazy -- Lawrence Donegan, 2003 September 7.
[] Poll: 70% Think Hussein, 9/11 Linked -- Dana Milbank and Claudia Deane, 2003 September 6.
Despite most experts' opinions that the two are separate, most Americans insist on believing in a link between Saddam and September 11, in part thanks to the Bush White House's careful nurturing of the falsehood.
[] This War on Terrorism is Bogus -- Michael Meacher, 2003 September 6.
Before September 11, President Bush's pro-war advisers wrote, ``while the unresolved conflict with Iraq provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam Hussein''.
[] Warnings Unheeded: Bush Administration Ignored Valuable Insight on Iraq -- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 2003 September 6.
President Bush should stop following ideologues like Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz and start listening to wiser heads.
[] Attacks Threaten to Widen Iraqi Religious Divide -- Jeffrey Fleishman, 2003 September 6.
[] The Big Lie of Jessica Lynch -- Mark Morford, 2003 September 5.
``We are a nation drunk on the idea that the U.S. can do no wrong and TV would never lie.''
[] Time to Face Reality of Failure in Iraq -- Steve Chapman, 2003 September 5.
[] The Importance of Losing the War -- Jonathan Schell, 2003 September 5.
The sooner the U.S. admits its mistake, the stronger can be the international effort to forestall disaster in Iraq.
[] Iraqis Threaten to Go It Alone -- Ilene R. Prusher, 2003 September 5.
Competing Iraqi factions are growing without President Bush's permission.
[] Now-Retired General Says U.S. Needs a Plan for Iraq -- Dale Eisman, 2003 September 5.
[] Meehan: Conditions Ripe for Iraq Civil War -- Christopher Scott, 2003 September 3.
[] Moving Toward a Civil War? -- Trudy Rubin, 2003 September 3.
``The murder of a leading Iraqi cleric by a horrific car bomb on Friday was a deadly challenge to the whole Iraq policy of the United States.''
[] Bush Was All Too Willing to Use Émigrés' Lies -- Robert Scheer, 2003 September 2.
Machiavelli advised against listening to exiles, 400 years before George W. Bush was born.
[] War is Expensive After All -- Paul Krugman, 2003 September 2.
Congress and the Bush administration are finally waking up to the fact that the Iraq adventure is going to cost U.S. taxpayers billions upon billions of dollars.
[] Iraqi Civil War Brewing -- William O. Beeman, 2003 August 29.
[] U.S. Suspects It Received False Iraq Arms Tips -- Bob Drogin, 2003 August 28.
If only the Bush team could have been a little more suspicious before invading Iraq.
[] The Ever-Expanding War on Terror -- Richard Wolffe, 2003 August 27.
`` `The war on terror' is such an elastic phrase, it can mean almost anything you want.''
[] Ongoing War Stories: Bush's Options in Iraq Don't Look Good -- Ronald Brownstein, 2003 August 26.
Is President Bush man enough to share authority with the U.N.?
[] U.S. Checking Possibility of Pumping Oil from Northern Iraq to Haifa (Israel), Via Jordan -- Amiram Cohen, 2003 August 26.
[] Dissolving Iraqi Army Seen by Many as a Costly Move -- Mark Fineman, Warren Vieth, and Robin Wright, 2003 August 25.
Soldiers of the old Iraqi regime, 400,000 of whom were laid off by U.S. proconsul Paul Bremer, may now be participating in anti-U.S. attacks.
[] Canberra Defies Troop Call -- Patrick Walters, 2003 August 25.
``Australia is resisting overtures from Washington to consider a fresh contribution to coalition forces in Iraq.''
[] U.N. Members Cool to Appeal for Iraq Troops -- Betsy Pisik, 2003 August 25.
France, Russia, Germany, and China say the U.S. must cede more authority if it wants their help in Iraq.
[] Army Foresees Doubling Up Tours -- Dave Moniz, 2003 August 25.
U.S. soldiers have too many jobs around the world.
[] Analysts Doubt Iraqi Aerial Drones Could Spread Chemical Weapons -- Dafna Linzer and John J. Lumpkin, 2003 August 24.
Remember the drones President Bush said might be used to attack the U.S.?
[] Iraqis Celebrate `Martyrs' of the Resistance Movement -- Tracy Wilkinson, 2003 August 24.
[] A War Without End?: Any Illusion that the Occupation Might be Working Lies in the Ruins of the U.N.'s HQ -- Justin Huggler, 2003 August 24.
The U.S. will not admit that a home-grown Iraqi resistance is organized and growing.
[] Volatile Attacks Sidetrack U.S. Plans for Iraq -- Vivienne Walt, 2003 August 24.
[] Iraq Requires a United Effort -- The Guardian, 2003 August 24.
The U.S. cannot win the peace alone.
[] U.S. Covertly Recruiting Ex-Saddam Intelligence Agents -- Anthony Shadid and Daniel Williams, 2003 August 24.
[] When It Comes to War, Bush is an Inaction Figure -- Deborah Morse-Kahn, 2003 August 23.
From President Bush down to Rush Limbaugh, many leading pro-war Republicans dodged military service when it was their turn to fight.
[] Annan Warns U.S. Attempt to Broaden Iraq Coalition Will Fail -- Edith M. Lederer, 2003 August 22.
The U.S. will not get much help in Iraq as long as it insists on keeping all authority for itself.
[] We Have Ways of Making You Talk -- Christopher Dickey, 2003 August 22.
What if the Iraqis in U.S. custody are telling the truth, that Saddam really did destroy his weapons for the U.N.?
[] 50 Years Later, Iranians Remember U.S.-U.K. Coup -- Dan De Luce, 2003 August 22.
The Muslim country Iran had a democracy once, until it was overthrown in a coup orchestrated by the U.S. and Britain.
[] Sharon is Now a Danger to U.S. Troops and Hopes in Iraq -- Martin Woollacott, 2003 August 22.
Lack of peace between Israel and the Palestinians will only continue to add fuel to Islamic terrorism.
[] Heads in the Sand -- Erik Wemple, 2003 August 22.
How several prominent U.S. newspapers have reinterpreted their earlier editorials exclaiming the need to neutralize Saddam Hussein's fearsome weapons.
[] Change Course -- The Fayetteville Observer, 2003 August 21.
America's Iraq rebuilding strategy is failing.
[] Attack on U.N. HQ Viewed as Serious Threat by Some Pentagon Officials -- Alex Belida, 2003 August 21.
[] Empire's Good and Bad Days -- Alexander Cockburn, 2003 August 20.
If the U.S. hadn't fomented a coup against the democratically elected government of Iran in 1953, would it be in Iraq today?
[] Saudi Rebels Cross the Border to Help Bleed U.S. Forces to Death -- Tim Cornwell, 2003 August 20.
[] Chaos as an Anti-U.S. Strategy -- Thom Shanker, 2003 August 20.
``The bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad provided grisly evidence of a new strategy by anti-American forces to depict the United States as unable to guarantee public order, as well as to frighten away relief organizations rebuilding Iraq.''
[] Iraqi Saboteurs Put Vital Oil Pipeline Out of Action -- Justin Huggler, 2003 August 17.
... Just three days after U.S. forces reopened it.
[] Canadians in Kabul are Not Peacekeeepers -- Eric Margolis, 2003 August 17.
``Just as the Soviet Union compelled its Warsaw Pact alliance during the 1980s to send troops to Angola, so the U.S. has forced its reluctant allies into Afghanistan.''
[] What Will War Cost? -- The Capital Times, 2003 August 16.
The bill for President Bush's grandiose exercise in nation building is expected to run to thousands of dollars per U.S. family on average.
[] Democracy Might be Impossible, U.S. Was Told -- Bryan Bender, 2003 August 14.
Both the U.S. State Department and the CIA warned President Bush back in March that democracy in Iraq was an unlikely prospect anytime soon.
[] U.S. Abandons Idea of Bigger U.N. Role in Iraq Occupation -- Steven R. Weisman and Felicity Barringer, 2003 August 14.
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld ``vehemently opposes any dilution of military authority over Iraq by involving the United Nations''.
[] U.N. Official: Iraqis Ready to Turn on U.S. Troops -- Reuters, 2003 August 13.
[] Terror's Gains -- The Baltimore Sun, 2003 August 13.
Far from fighting terrorism, the Iraq war has created a power vacuum that has allowed terrorist groups like al-Qaeda to set up shop in the country.
[] Have We Forgotten Anger in the Eyes? -- James L. Larocca, 2003 August 13.
A Vietnam veteran sees in the eyes of Iraqis today a reflection of Vietnamese hatred for the U.S. years ago.
[] British Soldiers Face Wrath of Iraqis as Hatred Festers on Streets of Basra -- Justin Huggler, 2003 August 12.
[] Saddam and the Bomb: More Evidence He Wasn't Trying for One -- The Star Tribune, 2003 August 12.
[] Shortages Spark Violence in Basra -- Pamela Constable, 2003 August 11.
[] Facts Failed to Derail War Push -- Barton Gellman and Walter Pincus, 2003 August 10.
[] Family Shot Dead by Panicking U.S. Troops -- Justin Huggler, 2003 August 10.
[] Bush's Scary Message Control -- The Roanoke Times, 2003 August 9.
``Bush shows time and again his willingness to censor, distort, or simply ignore scientific evidence contrary to his policy objectives.''
[] Iraq Trailers Used to Make Hydrogen Gas -- Douglas Jehl, 2003 August 9.
``Engineering specialists from the Defense Intelligence Agency have come to believe that the most likely use for the two mysterious trailers found in Iraq was to produce hydrogen for weather balloons rather than to make biological weapons.''
[] Bush Faces Many Obstacles on Iran, North Korea -- Tom Raum, 2003 August 9.
... Not the least of which is a loss of credibility over phantom Iraq weapons.
[] Point By Point, a Look Back at a `Thick' File, a Fateful Six Months Later -- The Associated Press, 2003 August 8.
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's February presentation to the U.N. is looking increasingly dodgy in hindsight.
[] Everything is Political -- Paul Krugman, 2003 August 5.
The Bush administration has turned nearly every department of the U.S. government into a political propaganda machine that plays blatant games with the truth.
[] Intelligence Shouldn't Exist Just to Serve Policy -- Ray McGovern, 2003 August 5.
[] The Other Iraq Fraud -- Steve Chapman, 2003 August 5.
You wouldn't know it from George Bush's rhetoric, but there was never a connection between Iraq and al-Qaeda, and no Iraqis have ever been linked to the attacks of September 11.
[] War Critics Zero In on Pentagon Office -- Jim Lobe, 2003 August 5.
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's ``Office of Special Plans'' is under fire for its role in shaping President Bush's ill-informed policies on Iraq and Israel.
[] Iraqi Shiite Voices Rise Against U.S. -- Hannah Allam, 2003 August 5.
[] U.S. Steals Captives' Rights -- Brian A. Wren, 2003 August 4.
With his plans for military trials of captives in Guantanamo Bay, President Bush is mimicking some of the same authoritarian actions the U.S. founding fathers once famously reviled of Britain's King George III.
[] Questions Grow over Iraq Links to Qaeda -- Peter S. Canellos and Bryan Bender, 2003 August 3.
[] The Emperor Has No Evidence -- David Corn, 2003 August 1.
[] Congress Beginning to Wake Up -- Jules Witcover, 2003 August 1.
``Can it be that Congress is finally waking up to the fact the war's still going on, that we're fighting it for reasons other than the principal ones put forward by President Bush, and that his administration won't tell us what it's going to cost?''
[] Flawed Decision-Making -- Karen Kwiatkowski, 2003 August 1.
An insider's view of the groupthink that has defined the U.S. Defense Department's thinking on Iraq.
[] The Media & Muslims: A Minefield -- Stasia DeMarco, 2003 August 1.
News outlets around the world promulgate negative stereotypes of Muslims.
[] Bait and Switch: The Neocon Case for War in Iraq -- The Star Tribune, 2003 July 31.
[] Now We Pay the Warlords to Tyrannise the Afghan People -- Isabel Hilton, 2003 July 31.
If Afghanistan was a warm-up for Iraq, perhaps it's worth noting that Afghanistan is starting to look like a failure.
[] Speculation, Fact Hard to Separate in Story of Iraq's `Nuclear' Tubes -- Bill Nichols and John Diamond, 2003 July 31.
[] America is a Religion -- George Monbiot, 2003 July 29.
There is no more dangerous notion than that of America the Divine.
[] Bloody U.S. Raid in Baghdad Leaves Iraqis Furious -- Cynthia Johnston, 2003 July 28.
[] Was Poppy Right After All? -- Pat Buchanan, 2003 July 28.
President Bush's father showed the greater wisdom in not sending U.S. troops to Baghdad.
[] Pictures of War and the Tales They Tell -- Edward Wasserman, 2003 July 28.
Thanks to the U.S.'s inane news reporting, most Americans can form only a superficial view of issues of vital importance to the nation and the world.
[] Resistance Has Its Roots in the Present -- Jonathan Steele, 2003 July 25.
The Iraqis opposing occupation are not remnants of Saddam's regime.
[] Which Allies Have Troops in Iraq? -- Brendan I. Koerner, 2003 July 25.
President Bush's grand `coalition' in Iraq is 92% U.S., 7% British, 1% other.
[] U.S. Lawmakers Open Hearings into Iraq Intelligence Controversy -- Dan Robinson, 2003 July 25.
[] Body Counts -- Christopher Dickey, 2003 July 24.
Why Iraq could be worse than Vietnam for the U.S.
[] Interesting Old Facts about Iraq -- Jon Carroll, 2003 July 23.
The Bush administration recklessly invaded another country to save the U.S. from a threat that was more imagined than real.
[] 9/11 Report: No Iraq Link to al-Qaeda -- Shaun Waterman, 2003 July 23.
U.S. intelligence never had any evidence that Iraq supported al-Qaeda or was involved in the Word Trade Center attack.
[] Congress Misses the Big Picture on War with Iraq -- Jules Witcover, 2003 July 23.
`Preemptive warfare' can be used to justify the U.S. attacking whomever, whenever it chooses.
[] Columnist Blows CIA Agent's Cover -- Timothy M. Phelps and Knut Royce, 2003 July 22.
To intimidate CIA workers into toeing the party line, White House operatives illegally and patriotically outed an undercover CIA agent.
[] U.S. News Media Should Have Been Tougher Before the War -- Gwynne Dyer, 2003 July 21.
[] Ex-Spies: CIA Workers Outraged -- CBS News, 2003 July 19.
``Never before in my 40 years of experience in this town has intelligence been used in so cynical and so orchestrated a way.''
[] Iraq Nuke Evidence Was Thin, Experts Say -- John J. Lumpkin and Dafna Linzer, 2003 July 19.
[] Was CIA Pressured? -- Knut Royce, 2003 July 18.
Under President Bush, CIA reports on Iraq became more alarmist, despite a general lack of new evidence.
[] Bush's Actions Don't Match the Rhetoric -- Kirk Caraway, 2003 July 18.
If the Iraq war was really about weapons, then why was the U.S. army so much more intent on securing Iraq's oil infrastructure than it was the Baghdad Nuclear Research Facility or other alleged weapons sites?
[] Faked Documents Used to Justify Iraq War were Not Checked Closely at the Time, Officials Say -- John J. Lumpkin, 2003 July 18.
[] The U.S. Needs Allies--But Is Too Proud to Pay the Price -- Martin Woollacott, 2003 July 18.
President Bush is learning the hard way in Iraq that you can't alienate your allies and then expect them to come running to help you when you call.
[] United Nations in Iraq -- Fred Kaplan, 2003 July 18.
The only road to saving face in Iraq is the one President Bush is almost certain not to take until it's desperately late.
[] The Spies Who Pushed for War -- Julian Borger, 2003 July 17.
Unknown to most Americans, a shadow right-wing intelligence network called the `Office of Special Plans' was created by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to bypass the CIA and deliver a justification for invading Iraq to President Bush.
[] Japan is Not a Model for Iraq Occupation -- Daniel Sneider, 2003 July 17.
The Bush administration doesn't grasp the magnitude of what it has committed the U.S. to in Iraq.
[] U.S. High Horse Now Riderless -- Jay Bookman, 2003 July 17.
``Some people are born humble. Others have humility thrust upon them.''
[] Concern over Army Morale Mounts -- Peter Spiegel, 2003 July 17.
[] A White House Smear -- David Corn, 2003 July 16.
``Did senior Bush officials blow the cover of a U.S. intelligence officer working covertly in a field of vital importance to national security--and break the law--in order to strike at a Bush administration critic and intimidate others?''
[] Politicizing Intelligence Corrupts It -- Paul Krugman, 2003 July 16.
[] Tour of Duty or Deplorable Deployment? -- Jeff Danziger, 2003 July 16.
Unlike in any war in at least a century, the U.S. may be committing its volunteer soldiers to a prolonged deployment in hostile territory with no draft to supply replacements.
[] CIA: Assessment of Syria's WMD Exaggerated -- Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay, 2003 July 15.
After getting spanked over Iraq, don't expect the CIA to twist the truth to sell another war quite so soon again.
[] Unexplained Leaps -- The Los Angeles Times, 2003 July 15.
Wasn't it convenient that, with little new information to go on, the CIA turned up its threat assessment of Saddam Hussein in 2002 to coincide with President Bush's campaign for war?
[] Aides: Bush's Uranium Remark was Technically Accurate -- James Risen, 2003 July 14.
Bush's defenders say that by attributing the claim to the British, the President successfully skirted the CIA's qualms.
[] India Refuses U.S. Request to Send Troops to Iraq -- Reuters, 2003 July 14.
India won't help the U.S. in Iraq without a U.N. mandate to legitimize the occupation.
[] U.N. Questions British Iraq Nuclear Proof--Diplomats -- Louis Charbonneau, 2003 July 14.
As far as the U.N. can tell, Britain's evidence for Iraq trying to import uranium from Africa is all based on forged documents.
[] Britain Won't Reveal Source -- News24, 2003 July 14.
``Britain cannot tell the United States how it knew that Iraq tried to get uranium from Niger because the information originated from a third country.''
[] Bush Overstated Iraq Links to al-Qaeda, Former Intelligence Officials Say -- The Associated Press, 2003 July 13.
Constant references to the invasion of Iraq being part of the war on terrorism were purposefully misleading.
[] Core of Weapons Case Crumbling -- Paul Reynolds, 2003 July 13.
``Of the nine main conclusions in the British government document `Iraq's weapons of mass destruction', not one has been shown to be conclusively true.''
[] A Question of Trust -- Michael Duffy and James Carney, 2003 July 13.
Was President Bush willfully blind to doubts?
[] Tenet Accepts CIA Blame for Bush Iraq Allegation -- Bob Deans, 2003 July 12.
Even so, the CIA director says the Bush administration was repeatedly warned about the ``fragmentary nature'' of the intelligence information, warnings the Bush team evidently chose to ignore.
[] Double Talk and Doubts -- The Los Angeles Times, 2003 July 11.
Under questioning, U.S. General Tommy Franks conceded that most of the Iraqi land safely under control of the `coalition' is desert, while resistance is continuing `only' in areas with 70% of the population.
[] Bush Team United Iraq Front Unravels -- Michael Moran, 2003 July 11.
There's been no good news about the Iraq war and its motives for some time.
[] Postwar Mission in Iraq will be Long, Costly, Officials Say -- Thom Shanker, 2003 July 10.
Military operations in Iraq, currently costing the U.S. $1 billion a month, are expected to continue for years to come.
[] Coalition of the Anonymous -- Fred Kaplan, 2003 July 10.
Oddly, the U.S. would rather not say exactly which countries are participating in its `coalition' in Iraq.
[] Arms Control, Intelligence Experts Accuse Bush Administration of Misrepresentation -- Barry Schweid, 2003 July 9.
``Iraq posed no threat to the United States or to its neighbors, a former senior State Department intelligence official said Wednesday.''
[] No Oil in Liberia -- Robert Steinback, 2003 July 8.
When are we going to hear fiery speeches from President Bush about saving the Liberians from a brutal dictator?
[] White House Backs Off Claim about Uranium Buy -- Walter Pincus, 2003 July 8.
[] Are We Committing War Crimes in Iraq? -- Dennis Jett, 2003 July 7.
[] Diplomat: U.S. Knew Uranium Report was False -- CNN, 2003 July 6.
Like so much other questionable `evidence', Bush used it anyway to argue for invading Iraq.
[] Bring Reality On -- The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2003 July 6.
Continued hubris in high places heightens risks for U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
[] A Familiar War Scenario -- Marvin Kitman, 2003 July 6.
Vietnam deja vu for someone who remembers.
[] ... And Human Rights for All? -- Arianna Huffington, 2003 July 2.
President Bush's casual ``fly-over of Africa's hearts of darkness''--scenes of tragedies far worse than Saddam's Iraq--reveals the ugly hollowness of his new-found humanitarian convictions.
[] In Iraq, Funeral Banners Make a Statement Against U.S. Forces -- Natalie Pompilio, 2003 July 2.
[] Was Times Coverage Tainted? -- Max Castro, 2003 July 1.
In its prewar reporting on Iraq's `weapons of mass destruction', the New York Times drank from the same rumor fount as the Bush administration: Iraqi exile and wannabe-leader Ahmad Chalabi.
[] No Country Can Democratise Another -- Benjamin Barber, 2003 June 29.
With no understanding of how a democracy is built and sustained, U.S. leaders have ``turned what might have been friends of the democratic process in Iraq into humiliated and vengeful enemies of the U.S. military''.
[] U.S. Lawmakers Want International Forces in Iraq -- Lori Santos, 2003 June 29.
[] End to Iraqi Disarray Sought -- Derk Kinnane Roelofsma, 2003 June 27.
``There has been a Stalinist refusal by the [Bush] administration to admit that anything in its plan for Iraq could go wrong''.
[] 10 Appalling Lies We Were Told about Iraq -- Christopher Scheer, 2003 June 27.
[] U.S. and U.N. Clash over Iraqi Nuclear Find -- Ireland On-Line, 2003 June 26.
The latest Iraq evidence being paraded by the Bush administration only points to there having been no nuclear activity in Iraq for over a decade.
[] U.N. Terror Committee Finds No Evidence Linking Iraq to al-Qaida -- Dafna Linzer, 2003 June 26.
Still waiting for evidence ....
[] Alarmist Iraq Hype Backfires -- Gordon Barthos, 2003 June 26.
Fortunately for President Bush, a ``sturdy core'' of ignorant U.S. citizens thinks dangerous weapons have already been found in Iraq.
[] Bad Planning -- Thomas L. Friedman, 2003 June 25.
It's not too late to save Iraq, but poor postwar planning has made a mess of the project so far.
[] A Crack in Bush's Facade -- Tedd Rall, 2003 June 24.
President Bush said he knew for certain that Iraq had `weapons of mass destruction' and he knew where they were. So when is he going to prove that he wasn't just blowing smoke?
[] Soldiers Edgier, Iraqis Angrier as Attacks Spur Tighter Security -- Jim Krane, 2003 June 23.
[] U.S. General Condemns Iraq Failures -- Ed Vulliamy, 2003 June 22.
The U.S. risks making enemies in Iraq.
[] U.S. Losing the Peace in Afghanistan -- Jim Lobe, 2003 June 21.
In not even two years, the U.S. has all but lost interest in Afghanistan, and the country is slipping back into a ``warlord-dominated anarchy'' that could allow terrorist operations to resume in full.
[] Media Silent on Clark's 9/11 Comments -- Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, 2003 June 20.
Within hours of the World Trade Center's fall, the Bush White House asked former U.S. General Wesley Clark to implicate Saddam Hussein without any evidence whatsoever.
[] Where are WMDs? Where's Congress? -- Dick Meyer, 2003 June 20.
How can the U.S. carry out a policy of preemptive warfare if it's so clueless about who really constitutes a threat?
[] Smashed U.S. Memorial Points to Deepening Iraqi Anger -- Scott Peterson, 2003 June 20.
[] Low Opinion -- Michael Kinsley, 2003 June 19.
The truth about whether Saddam Hussein really had weapons scary enough to justify war is irrelevant so long as the U.S. public can continue to believe he did.
[] `I Just Pulled the Trigger' -- Bob Graham, 2003 June 19.
Listening to some U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
[] Impeachable Offense -- Geov Parrish, 2003 June 18.
``Finally, and far too late, national media are discovering that the Bush administration's case for invading Iraq was a combination of willfully gross exaggerations and flat-out lies.''
[] From Liberation to Counter-Insurgency -- Jim Lobe, 2003 June 18.
[] What are Americans Dying for Now? -- Derrick Z. Jackson, 2003 June 18.
Or: What do the Iraqis got that the people of Somalia and Rwanda don't? (Not to mention Liberia, the Congo, Myanmar, North Korea, etc., etc.)
[] Special Forces `Prepare for Iran Attack' -- Robert Fox, 2003 June 17.
May the circle be unbroken.
[] Dereliction of Duty -- Paul Krugman, 2003 June 17.
Despite its rhetoric, the Bush administration is shamelessly shortchanging real counterterrorism measures in preference for waging wars and rewarding wealthy constituents with tax cuts and other favors.
[] Ex-CIA Director Says Administration Stretched Facts on Iraq -- John Diamond, 2003 June 17.
[] Iraq Posed an Unclear and Dubious Danger -- Ray McGovern, 2003 June 16.
``The evidence cited regarding Iraq's efforts to obtain nuclear weapons is a hoax'', and President Bush's team had reason to know it.
[] Former Bush Intelligence Insider Assails Counterterrorism Tactics -- Laura Blumenfeld, 2003 June 16.
Rand Beers, who served on the U.S. National Security Council since Ronald Reagan until he resigned in frustration in March, says the Bush administration's actions will make the country less secure against terrorism in the long run.
[] The Mideast: Neocons On the Line -- Michael Hirsh, 2003 June.
A growing number of critics on Capitol Hill and around the world are questioning the Bush administration's credibility--and its assumptions--as never before.
[] Iraqi Mobile Labs Nothing to Do With Germ Warfare, Report Finds -- Peter Beaumont, Antony Barnett, and Gaby Hinsliff, 2003 June 15.
An official British investigation confirms the trailers were for producing hydrogen just as the Iraqis claimed.
[] U.S. Turns to the Taliban -- Syed Saleem Shahzad, 2003 June 14.
The U.S. is negotiating with the Taliban to try to stave off a return to chaos in Afghanistan.
[] White House in Denial -- Nicholas D. Kristof, 2003 June 13.
How could President Bush, in his war-whipping State-of-the-Union address, have cited documents for evidence that everyone knew were forgeries?
[] U.S. Clouds Iraqi Civilian Deaths -- Derrick Z. Jackson, 2003 June 13.
[] U.S. Commanders See Iraq Fight Continuing -- Robert Burns, 2003 June 13.
[] White House Silenced Experts Who Questioned Iraq Intel Info Six Months Before War -- Jason Leopold, 2003 June 12.
[] Hard Sell -- Harold Meyerson, 2003 June 12.
``George W. Bush has clearly decided that it is better for the United States to be feared than admired.'' The U.S.'s ability to persuade other nations to follow its lead has taken a terrible beating under Bush's tenure.
[] Who's Accountable? -- Paul Krugman, 2003 June 10.
The Bush administration believes what it wants to believe, contrary evidence be damned.
[] Agent Discloses Iraqi Arms Plans -- Bob Drogin, 2003 June 8.
Iraq had destroyed all its chemical and biological weapons, but secretly maintained a program to rebuild them as soon as U.N. sanctions were lifted.
[] Why America is Waking Up to the Truth about WMD -- Marion McKeone, 2003 June 8.
``The basic problem here is that the office of the secretary of defense [Donald Rumsfeld] has become too powerful.''
[] And You Thought the War was Over -- Heather Mallick, 2003 June 7.
Speaking of chemical weapons, let's not forget the U.S. dropped tons of toxic chemicals on Vietnam in the '60s and '70s.
[] Bush's Deceptions on Iraq Intelligence -- Derrick Z. Jackson, 2003 June 6.
[] Baiting the French -- Doug Ireland, 2003 June 5.
Rumsfeld's bizarre Department of Disinformation continues to dish it out.
[] Iraq's Weapons Weren't Reason U.S. Invaded -- Thomas L. Friedman, 2003 June 4.
``The real weapons that threaten us are the growing number of angry, humiliated young Arabs and Muslims, who are produced by failed or failing Arab states--young people who hate America more than they love life.''
[] Blair's Credibility on Line over Saddam Weapons -- Andrew Cawthorne, 2003 June 3.
A storm is brewing in Britain's parliament.
[] Where are Iraq's WMDs? -- Evan Thomas, Richard Wolffe, and Michael Isikoff, 2003 June.
The message was plain: Saddam's weapons of mass destruction made war unavoidable. So where are they?
[] Bush Aides Fear Tumult in Iraq Rising -- John Walcott, 2003 May 31.
Questions swirl about dubious intelligence, weapons, and increasing troop deaths.
[] Straw, Powell Had Serious Doubts over Their Iraqi Weapons Claims -- Dan Plesch and Richard Norton-Taylor, 2003 May 31.
[] Troops Still in Combat, U.S. General Warns -- Rory McCarthy, 2003 May 31.
Organized Iraqi fighting continues around Baghdad.
[] Fury as Rumsfeld Tries to Take Command of Foreign Policy -- Joseph Galloway, 2003 May 31.
``From his first days in office, Mr. Rumsfeld has inundated Washington with a blizzard of memos regarding foreign policy, not usually the responsibility of a defense secretary.''
[] Don't Pin Lack of WMDs on `Flawed' Intelligence -- Nicholas D. Kristof, 2003 May 30.
``The American people were manipulated.'' Disgusted U.S. intelligence professionals are complaining that Bush administration officials deceived the public to justify an attack on Iraq.
[] U.S. Insiders Say Iraq Intel Deliberately Skewed -- Jim Wolf, 2003 May 30.
``A growing number of U.S. national security professionals are accusing the Bush administration of slanting the facts and hijacking the $30 billion intelligence apparatus to justify its rush to war in Iraq.''
[] Nothing Sweeter to Bush Than Revenge -- Helen Thomas, 2003 May 30.
[] Allies to Retain Larger Iraq Force as Strife Persists -- Michael R. Gordon, 2003 May 29.
[] Pentagon Eyes Massive Covert Attack on Iran -- Vince Cannistraro, 2003 May 29.
[] Blair's Office Defends Intelligence Claim on Iraqi Weapons -- The Associated Press, 2003 May 29.
The British prime minister's office pressured British intelligence agencies to paint a darker picture of Saddam Hussein's capabilities than many agents thought was likely in fact.
[] U.S. Finds Evidence of WMD At Last--Buried in a Field in Maryland -- Julian Borger, 2003 May 28.
[] Red Cross Denied Access to POWs -- Ed Vulliamy, 2003 May 25.
In a clear violation of the Geneva Convention, the U.S. is barring the Red Cross from entering camps where up to 3,000 Iraqis are being held.
[] Democrats Question Whether Bush `Hyped' Iraq Threat -- Vicki Allen, 2003 May 25.
[] Gun Gangs Rule Streets as U.S. Loses Control -- Ed Vulliamy, 2003 May 25.
Aid agencies in Baghdad are struggling to save Iraq from looters, disease, and poverty.
[] Bush `is On Brink of Catastrophe' -- Roland Watson, 2003 May 23.
``The most senior Republican authority on foreign relations in Congress has warned President Bush that the United States is on the brink of catastrophe in Iraq.''
[] Blair Faces War Crimes Suit -- BBC News, 2003 May 23.
The Athens Bar Association intends to bring suit against the British prime minister in the International Criminal Court for his part in the invasion of Iraq.
[] Baghdad Police Powerless to Stop Crime -- Anna Badkhen, 2003 May 21.
[] `Iron Hand' Cleric Issues Fatwa Amid Baghdad Chaos -- Rory McCarthy, 2003 May 21.
[] Just Where are Those Weapons? -- Steve Chapman, 2003 May 20.
Lest we forget, the war against Iraq was sold as the only way to gain control of Saddam's weapons.
[] Iraq War Helped Boost al-Qaeda -- Toronto Star, 2003 May 20.
[] U.S. Faces Phalanx of Dangerous, Destabilizing Groups in Iraq -- Denis D. Gray, 2003 May 18.
[] Iraq's Slide into Lawlessness Squanders Good Will for U.S. -- Edmund L. Andrews and Susan Sachs, 2003 May 17.
[] Saddam's Men Sabotaging Efforts to Rebuild Iraq -- Agence France-Presse, 2003 May 17.
[] Paths of Glory -- Paul Krugman, 2003 May 16.
The U.S.'s invasion of Iraq did nothing to fight terrorism.
[] Americans, Iraqis Blame Saddam's Amnesty of Prisoners Before War for Country's Crimes -- Scheherezade Faramarzi, 2003 May 16.
[] Embed Catches Heat -- Ron Martz, 2003 May 15.
A newspaper reporter who was in Iraq and reported on what he saw gets hate mail from U.S. `patriots' who believe only in the sanitized war they saw on television.
[] France Says It is Target of Untruths -- Karen DeYoung, 2003 May 15.
France finds itself in the crosshairs of an experienced propaganda machine.
[] The New Newsspeak -- Russell Smith, 2003 May.
`Degrading' the news.
[] New Iraqi TV Complains of U.S. Censorship -- Saul Hudson, 2003 May 13.
``This whole idea was about starting the genesis of an open media, so we will not accept an outside source scrutinizing what we produce.''
[] Group Searching for WMD Comes Up Empty-Handed -- Barton Gellman, 2003 May 12.
Although proof of Saddam Hussein's missing `weapons of mass destruction' could surface eventually, one thing has been proved already without a doubt: the intelligence data the U.S. trumpeted as justification for war was just as flimsy as U.N. inspectors said it was.
[] Aid Officials Overwhelmed by Chaos and Violence -- Alan Philps, 2003 May 12.
Problems mount for Iraq and its U.S. overlords.
[] U.S. Rivals Turn On Each Other as Weapons Search Draws a Blank -- Paul Harris, Martin Bright, and Ed Helmore, 2003 May 11.
Top U.S. officials are worried by repeated failures to find `weapons of mass destruction' in Iraq, and American intelligence agencies struggle to shift the blame.
[] Now in Open, `Empire' Talk Unsettling -- Jay Bookman, 2003 May 8.
[] Whatever Happened to Bin Laden? -- Gregory Palast, 2003 May 8.
While the U.S. storms Baghdad, Saudi ties to al-Qaeda are unprobed.
[] Many Americans Follow War on BBC -- John Nichols, 2003 May 8.
U.S. news media has been ``appalling''.
[] When the Media Fails -- Mark Weisbrot, 2003 May 7.
``The U.S. media's mishandling of the Iraq war has brought an unusually wide range of criticism and condemnation.''
[] Selective Intelligence -- Seymour M. Hersh, 2003 May 5.
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has his own special sources; but do they just tell him what he wants to hear?
[] Iraqi Welcome for U.S. Turns to Fury -- Mark Baker, 2003 May 5.
In the absence of any other government, the U.S. has taken on the responsibility for all of Iraq's problems.
[] Pentagon Dominates U.S. Foreign Policy with Dubious Intelligence -- Agence France-Presse, 2003 May 4.
[] Media and American Society: What We Weren't Told About Iraq -- Peter Y. Sussman, 2003 May 4.
[] Weapons of Mass Distortion -- Geoffrey Wheatcroft, 2003 May 2.
The concept of `weapons of mass destruction' is dishonest.
[] U.S. Miscalculates in Iraq -- Andrew Greeley, 2003 May 2.
The choice in Iraq seems to be either no democracy or another Iran.
[] What If Real Democracy Rears Its Head? -- Ian Urbina, 2003 May 2.
If Iraq elections are truly fair and open, ``there is a real possibility that Islamist parties will hold considerable sway in the post-Saddam-Hussein era''.
[] Critics Wrong about Threat of Islamic Republic -- Charles Krauthammer, 2003 May 2.
Fundamentalist Shiites aren't likely to take over in post-war Iraq.
[] Intelligence Officers Challenge Bush -- Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, 2003 May 1.
A memo to the U.S. President.
[] Now They Tell Us: Postwar Truths and Consequences -- David Corn, 2003 May 1.
[] Weapons of Mass Delusion? -- Katha Pollitt, 2003 May 1.
Do WMDs matter or don't they?
[] Did Our Leaders Lie to Us? Do We Even Care? -- Robert Steinback, 2003 April 29.
``The joy of kicking butt obliterates the need to make an honest case for war.''
[] Talking Out Of Turn: The Right's Campaign Against Dissent -- Right Wing Watch Online, 2003 April 29.
Just shut up.
[] Reason for War? -- John Cochran, 2003 April 25.
Some White House officials now privately acknowledge the main reason for war was not weapons of mass destruction but a global show of American power and democracy.
[] No Weapons Detected at 80 Sites on Top 100 List -- Pauline Jelinek, 2003 April 24.
[] Bible Brigades -- Carol Eisenberg, 2003 April 24.
Some U.S. Christians eye a chance to convert Iraqis to the `right' religion.
[] Annan Labels Coalition `Occupying Force' -- Jonathan Fowler, 2003 April 24.
The `coalition' calls itself a ``liberating force'', but longstanding international treaties call it an occupier.
[] U.S. Wants to Punish France -- Herald Sun, 2003 April 24.
[] Bush Bars U.N. Weapons Teams from Iraq -- Caroline Overington and Marian Wilkinson, 2003 April 24.
[] U.S. Grows Worried as Iraqi Shiites Gain Clout -- Glenn Kessler and Dana Priest, 2003 April 23.
``Bush administration officials say they underestimated the Shiites' organizational strength and are unprepared to prevent the rise of an anti-American, Islamic fundamentalist government in the country.''
[] A Nation Lost -- James Carroll, 2003 April 22.
One nation to rule them all.
[] Iraq Arms Hunt Erodes U.S. Assurance -- Barton Gellman, 2003 April 22.
[] Blix: `U.S. Undermined Inspectors' -- BBC News, 2003 April 22.
[] Arabs in Kirkuk Say Forced to Leave Homes by Kurds -- Mike Collett-White, 2003 April 21.
[] Israel Seeks Pipeline for Iraqi Oil -- Ed Vuillamy, 2003 April 20.
U.S. discusses plan to redirect Iraqi oil from Syria to its regional ally.
[] Lugar Expects Democracy in Iraq to Take At Least Five Years -- William C. Mann, 2003 April 20.
[] Yes, U.S. Helped Iraq Get Chemical, Biological Weapons -- Roger Schlueter, 2003 April 20.
[] Revolution City -- Peter Beaumont, 2003 April 20.
Iraq's Shia majority speaks with many voices, but its demand is simple: an Islamic government under Sharia law.
[] Pentagon Expects Long-Term Access to Four Key Bases in Iraq -- Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt, 2003 April 19.
[] Why Iraqis Talk of Occupation, Not Liberation -- Paul McGeough, 2003 April 19.
[] Fear and Anger in Syria -- Kim Ghattas, 2003 April 19.
[] Possible U.S. Choice to Rule Iraq Haunts Jordan -- Suleiman al-Khalidi, 2003 April 18.
[] Chalabi's Fighters Accused of Lawlessness -- Sandra Laville, 2003 April 18.
[] U.S.-U.N. Row Brews over Iraq Sanctions -- Hassan Hafidh, 2003 April 18.
[] The Fork in the Road for Bush and Blair -- Adrian Hamilton, 2003 April 18.
[] U.S. Digs, Searches in Vain for Iraqi Chemical Weapons -- Adrian Croft, 2003 April 17.
[] A Crusade After All? -- Jane Lampman, 2003 April 17.
Plans of some Christians to evangelize as they offer aid portend trouble for the reconstruction of Iraq.
[] U.N. Inspectors Could Help Verify Iraq Weapons But Won't be `Dogs on a Leash' -- Dafna Linzer, 2003 April 17.
[] With God and Guns Behind Them, Clerics Begin Calling Shots -- The Washington Post, 2003 April 15.
[] Foxa Americana -- Rogel Alper, 2003 April 13.
To the outside world, the FOX News Network looks like the media arm for the pretentious, self-righteous, imperialist America they fear.
[] Looters Shake Iraqi Cities -- Robert Collier, 2003 April 12.
[] Free to Do Bad Things -- Brian Whitaker, 2003 April 12.
War leaders are trying to damp down bad news coming out of post-invasion Iraq.
[] U.N. Measure Said Needed to Rebuild Iraq -- Shihoko Goto, 2003 April 12.
[] India Mulls `Preemptive' Pakistan Strike, Cites U.S.-Iraq War Precedent -- Agence France-Presse, 2003 April 11.
[] Political Fallout -- Jules Witcover, 2003 April 11.
U.S. and British justification for the war is still awaiting evidence.
[] Unsettled -- Michael Kinsley, 2003 April 10.
Victory in the war is not victory in the argument about the war.
[] War Watch -- Annie Lawson, Lisa O'Carroll, Chris Tryhorn, and Jason Deans, 2003 April 10.
As they did in arguing for war, the `coalition' continues to leap at rumors that turn out to be false.
[] Powell Says U.S.--And Not U.N.--Will Call the Shots in Iraq -- Robin Wright, 2003 April 10.
[] Security Council Balks at Postwar Plans -- Edith M. Lederer, 2003 April 10.
[] After the War, the Battle to Keep the Peace -- Nicholas Watt and Owen Bowcott, 2003 April 10.
Before they can `reconstruct' Iraq, the U.S. and Britain must first stop the country falling apart.
[] `Hitler' Exec Producer Fired Over Remarks -- Zap2it.com, 2003 April 10.
[] Networks Err with Triumphal Tone -- Brian Lambert, 2003 April 10.
[] Bush Offers Crooks and Warmongers to Lead Iraq -- Molly Ivins, 2003 April 9.
[] The Looking Glass War -- Peter Freundlich, 2003 April 9.
[] War Planned `Long in Advance' -- News24, 2003 April 9.
[] Whose `Truth' is Being Reported? -- Mohammed el-Nawawy, 2003 April 8.
[] Syria Now Top U.S. Target for `Regime Change' -- Toby Harnden, 2003 April 8.
[] Prime Time Payola -- Stephen Marshall, 2003 April 4.
Is the U.S.'s Clear Channel corporation buying political favors with pro-war fanaticism?
[] Mexico Sees U.S. Censorship in TV Reporter's Firing -- The Miami Herald, 2003 April 3.
[] Independents `Frozen Out' by Armed Forces -- Ciar Byrne, 2003 April 3.
Pro-war `embedded' reporters get favorable treatment from the U.S. military.
[] FOX News Defends Its `Patriotic' Coverage -- David Folkenflik, 2003 April 2.
[] Iraq Gets Sympathetic Press Around the World -- Marco R. della Cava, 2003 April 2.
International media wary of U.S. reporting.
[] I Should Not be Allowed to Say the Following Things About America -- The Onion, 2003 April 2.
[] Practice to Deceive -- Joshua Micah Marshal , 2003 April.
Chaos in the Middle East is not the Bush hawks' nightmare scenario--it's their plan.
[] Today We Obey -- Michael Kinsley, 2003 March 27.
The U.S. invokes international law when it suits her.
[] West Must Show Mid-East `Resolve' -- BBC News, 2003 March 26.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said it is hypocritical for the West to demand Iraqi compliance with U.N. Security Council resolutions while appearing to hesitate over resolutions concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
[] Iraqis May be Slow to Turn, but Word of Uprising Could Fire Courage -- Phillips O'Brien, 2003 March 26.
[] No Easy Way Out -- Dan Plesch, 2003 March 26.
Even if the U.S. and Britain eventually declare a victory, armed resistance against the Iraq occupation will never be fully quashed.
[] You Should Have Known We'd Fight -- Burhan al-Chalabi, 2003 March 25.
An Iraqi living in Britain explains a little about Iraq's history.
[] Marines Losing the Battle for Hearts and Minds -- James Meek, 2003 March 25.
[] Just the Beginning -- Robert Dreyfuss, 2003 March.
Is Iraq the opening salvo in a war to remake the world?
[] Israel, the Next Target (Part 1) -- Sam Vaknin, 2003 March 25.
[] Arab Media Outdoes U.S. Networks -- Paul Belden, 2003 March 25.
[] One Rule for Them -- George Monbiot, 2003 March 25.
Five POWs are mistreated in Iraq and the U.S. cries foul. What about Guantanamo Bay?
[] U.S. Envoy Chides Canada -- Gloria Galloway, 2003 March 25.
Canada's failure to back the U.S.'s war has led to vague threats from Washington concerning trade relations.
[] Media and Military Kinship Turns War into Glorified Sports Show -- Jim McBeth, 2003 March 24.
[] Only Iraqis Can Decide -- Neal Ascherson, 2003 March 24.
If the U.S. denies Iraq real democracy and independence, its freedom will be bought with blood.
[] Resistance Raises Fears for the Endgame -- Julian Borger and Richard Norton-Taylor, 2003 March 24.
[] Iraqi Bodies Litter Plain as U.S. Troops Advance -- Luke Baker, 2003 March 23.
Pickup trucks outfitted with machine guns are battling U.S. tanks. A U.S. commander on the scene says he doesn't understand why the Iraqis don't just surrender.
[] Ominous Signs for Coalition in Battle for Umm Qasr -- Victor Mallet, 2003 March 23.
``One problem for the Americans is that, however much the Iraqis hate Saddam Hussein, they do not appear to be overjoyed in the Shia Muslim south, at least about the prospect of a U.S. occupation.''
[] Iraqis Seethe as Coalition Forces Advance in South -- Michael Georgy, 2003 March 23.
[] What Comes Next?: The Shape of the Postwar World -- Joseph Cirincione, 2003 March 23.
[] Muslim World Reforming--The Wrong Way -- Emad Mekay, 2003 March 22.
War is transforming the region in the opposite direction from what Washington wants.
[] Iraqi Officials Blame U.N. Secretary-General for Aiding U.S. and British Attack -- Edith M. Lederer, 2003 March 22.
[] Critics Say Coverage Helped Lead to War -- Jim Rutenberg and Robin Toner, 2003 March 22.
The U.S. news media failed to challenge false assertions and beliefs.
[] Ideologues Reshape World over Breakfast -- Guy Dinmore, 2003 March 22.
[] Border Town Seethes As Bombs Fall -- Mitch Potter, 2003 March 22.
``After tonight, Americans won't be safe anywhere''.
[] Redeem This Day of Shame -- Andrew Murray, 2003 March 21.
[] U.S. Battles Calls for Emergency U.N. Session on Iraq -- Reuters, 2003 March 21.
[] U.S. Gets European Rebuff over Iraq Embassy Closures -- Reuters, 2003 March 21.
[] The Winter of Arab Discontent -- Fawaz A. Gerges, 2003 March 21.
U.S. invasion crystalizes Islamic world against America.
[] British Public Opinion on War -- Iain Murray, 2003 March 21.
[] France, Russia, Others Still Oppose War -- CBS News, 2003 March 21.
[] Preventive War Sets Perilous Precedent -- Helen Thomas, 2003 March 20.
[] Questioning the Motives for War: Iraq and the Lessons of History -- Robert M. Berdahl, 2003 March 20.
[] France, Germany, and Russia Condemn War Threat -- Sarah Left, 2003 March 19.
[] Senate Snubs Howard's Call to Arms -- Aban Contractor and Cosima Marriner, 2003 March 19.
Australia's prime minister is dragging his country into war without the backing of the people or the parliament.
[] Bush was Right: The United Nations Failed Us -- David Morris, 2003 March 19.
[] Few U.S. Muslims Fans of Saddam -- Anwar Iqbal, 2003 March 19.
[] Its Not Just France Against War -- Claude Salhani, 2003 March 19.
[] Huge Gap Splits U.S. Perception from Rest of the World -- Tyler Marshall and David Lamb, 2003 March 18.
[] A Worldwide Tide of Anti-Bush Feeling -- William Schneider, 2003 March 18.
Polls show the U.S. is the only country in the world where a clear majority support an invasion of Iraq.
[] Credibility Bomb -- Doug Ireland, 2003 March 18.
Bush is playing checkers instead of chess; he doesn't think enough moves ahead to win in the long term.
[] Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Support Bush Ultimatum -- CNN Inside Politics, 2003 March 18.
[] The Sum of All Fears -- Robert Wright, 2003 March 18.
What you should and shouldn't worry about as we go to war.
[] Things to Come -- Paul Krugman, 2003 March 18.
Bush's future for the U.S. is one of political and economic isolation, world contempt, and a cascade of bankrupting wars (North Korea, Iran, etc.).
[] U.S.'s Image Fast Eroding with War Plans -- Jocelyn Noveck, 2003 March 18.
[] A Fateful Step -- The Arizona Republic, 2003 March 18.
[] A New World Order? -- Richard Wolffe, 2003 March 18.
``While we were all trying to focus on Bush's warnings to Iraq, Bush was mapping out an even bigger, bolder vision for the whole planet.''
[] A Weakness Parading as Strength -- Joan Ryan, 2003 March 18.
Bush's inept diplomacy--his inability either to persuade or compromise--is a measure of his weakness, both politically and personally.
[] Ratification of U.S.-Russia Nuclear Weapons Treaty Put Off Because of Iraq -- Eric Engleman, 2003 March 18.
[] Sun Sets on Kuwaiti Border Peace -- James Meek, 2003 March 18.
U.S. and British troops prepare to violate the U.N. resolution that established the border as a demilitarized zone.
[] Victory in Iraq Goes Beyond Battlefield Success -- Wesley K. Clark, 2003 March 17.
``The struggle for Iraq will continue long after the shooting stops--and it is this longer struggle that will be the decisive one.''
[] With Ears and Eyes Closed -- Bob Herbert, 2003 March 17.
For most of the world, it's 1938 again, as Bush's juggernaut crushes hopes for peace and stability.
[] Putin: War Would Endanger World Security -- The Associated Press, 2003 March 17.
[] Threats Fly After Ankara's Flight Ban -- Michael Howard and Owen Bowcott, 2003 March 17.
Since U.S. forces have been denied access to Turkey, the Turks have been warned not to enter northern Iraq as planned.
[] U.S. Starts Worrying about Turkey's Own Agenda -- Stephen Fidler, 2003 March 17.
[] Rumsfeld and Bush Sr. Saved Saddam's Skin in 1989 -- Jason Leopold, 2003 March 17.
Many of the anti-Saddam hawks in the current Bush administration once defended and assisted Saddam's quest for chemical and nuclear weapons.
[] U.S. Apes Nazi Rationale -- Allison Marston Danner and George Fisher, 2003 March 16.
`Preemptive self-defense' is the law of `might makes right'.
[] Dubious Claims Erode U.S. Credibility -- John Donnelly and Elizabeth Neuffer, 2003 March 16.
[] Pliable Bush Puppet of Hawks -- Linda McQuaig, 2003 March 16.
[] Rumsfeld Urged Clinton to Attack Iraq -- Neil Mackay, 2003 March 16.
Terrorism is just today's convenient excuse.
[] President Should Build Peace, Not Empires -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2003 March 16.
[] Secret Report Throws Doubt on Democracy Hopes -- Oliver Burkeman, 2003 March 15.
A report by the U.S. State Department concludes that corruption and unrest make Middle East democracy ``difficult to achieve for a very long time''.
[] Iraq's Nuke Threat Little More Than Myth -- Joe Conason, 2003 March 14.
Is the President a victim of bogus evidence, or a purveyor of it?
[] Ex-CIA Officers Questioning Iraq Data -- The Associated Press, 2003 March 14.
According to some retired CIA officers, ``the Bush administration has released information on Iraq that meets only its ends while ignoring or withholding contrary reporting''.
[] Follow That Story: The Forged Nuke Documents -- Jack Shafer, 2003 March 14.
[] Difficulties of Long Division -- Luke Harding, 2003 March 14.
Ethnic fault lines dating back to Britain's forgotten rule in the Middle East mean that a post-Saddam Iraq could rapidly slide into civil war.
[] Where America's Papers Now Stand on War -- Ari Berman, 2003 March 14.
``It is doubtful that America has ever been poised on the brink of a major military action with a majority of top newspapers urging caution and delay'' (as they are now).
[] Ex-U.N.-Inspector Warns of War Consequences -- Chris Jones, 2003 March 13.
[] Bush Bungling Pits U.S. Against the World -- Jules Witcover, 2003 March 12.
[] Press Dropping the Ball -- Molly Ivins, 2003 March 12.
Americans rally for war with false `facts'.
[] How Dare Bush Invoke Rwanda to Justify His War -- Gerald Caplan, 2003 March 12.
Underlining his determination to say whatever it takes to sell war, Bush was previously on record supporting U.N. inaction in Rwanda.
[] Bush Faces Rising Scepticism about `Morning After' Plans -- Jim Lobe, 2003 March 12.
Bush is tight-lipped about how much it will cost U.S. taxpayers to police Iraq over the next decade. (Hint: It adds up on average to thousands of dollars for each American family.)
[] Under Fire, Australian PM Prepares to Make Case for War -- Patrick Goodenough, 2003 March 12.
[] With Friends Like This, U.N. in Deep Trouble -- Michael Barnett, 2003 March 12.
[] Pakistan and India Warn on Iraq -- BBC News, 2003 March 12.
[] Think Twice over Iraq Veto, U.S. Tells Russia -- Maria Golovnina, 2003 March 12.
[] Spooky Story -- Michael Tomasky, 2003 March 12.
Why the American media shrugged off a story about U.S. spying at the United Nations.
[] Hatreds Steeped in Blood -- Nicholas D. Kristof, 2003 March 11.
``If we can't control effete gavel-wielding diplomats on the familiar turf of the United Nations, how will we manage feuding troops with mortars in the mountains of northern Iraq?''
[] Tide Turns Against Bush -- Thomas Walkom, 2003 March 11.
The world stubbornly resists ceding all authority to the United States.
[] Selling an Iraq-al-Qaeda Connection -- Bruce Morton, 2003 March 11.
Critics blame melodramatic TV news in the U.S. for making Baghdad the new enemy.
[] Spotlight Turned on Role Played by U.S. Jews in Crisis -- Jim Lobe, 2003 March 11.
[] Bush Sr. Warning over Unilateral Action -- Roland Watson, 2003 March 10.
[] Russia Warns U.S. on Strike -- Agence France-Presse, 2003 March 10.
The Russian foreign minister has warned that a U.S. attack on Iraq without U.N. backing would be a ``violation of the U.N. charter'', with possible consequences.
[] A Supreme International Crime -- Mark Littman, 2003 March 10.
Any member of a government backing an aggressive war will be open to prosecution for war crimes.
[] Has The War Already Started? -- CBS News, 2003 March 10.
U.S. and British planes have been proactively bombing Iraqi command and communications sites for weeks.
[] Prologue to a `Festival of Revenge' -- Zvi Bar'el, 2003 March 9.
There is little reason to be hopeful the U.S. can successfully administer Iraq after deposing Saddam Hussein.
[] Kurds Could Curdle Bush's Turkey Shoot -- Peter Fray, 2003 March 8.
[] U.N. Inspectors: U.S. Used Forged Reports -- William J. Kole, 2003 March 8.
[] `Arabization' Deadly to Kurdish Minority -- Marcus Stern, 2003 March 8.
[] President Bush's February 26 Speech on the Future of Iraq: A Critique -- Stephen Zunes, 2003 March 7.
[] Turks Lack Trust in USA--With Reason -- Deborah Mathis, 2003 March 6.
[] U.S. Allies Could `Be At Each Other's Throats' -- Brent Sadler, 2003 March 6.
[] Diplomats Believe the Push for War is Eroding U.S. Credibility and Goodwill -- Jesse Jackson, 2003 March 4.
[] Hawks vs. Hawks -- E. J. Dionne, Jr., 2003 March 4.
Diplomacy and humility are not strong suits of this antagonistic Bush administration.
[] Iraq Isn't Worth Losing U.S. Allies -- Charles A. Kupchan, 2003 March 3.
[] How Screwed are the Kurds? -- Timothy Noah, 2003 March 3.
[] Bush's Contempt for Democracy -- Robert Jensen, 2003 March 3.
[] `Serves Rude America Right' -- Suna Erdem, 2003 March 3.
Ordinary Turks are glad their parliament turned down the U.S.
[] Revealed: U.S. Dirty Tricks to Win Vote on Iraq War -- Martin Bright, Ed Vulliamy, and Peter Beaumont, 2003 March 2.
A secret document details a U.S. plan to bug the phones and E-mails of key U.N. Security Council members.
[] Pope to Send Peace Envoy to United States -- Claire Soares, 2003 March 1.
Pope John Paul has said a second Gulf War would be a ``defeat for humanity''.
[] Bush's Dollar Diplomacy -- Stan Crock and Lee Walczak, 2003 February 28.
Short on allies for a war against Saddam, the White House is trying to win friends with its wallet.
[] Pursuing War and Peace in the Iraqi Goldfish Bowl -- Martin Woollacott, 2003 February 28.
The world will be unforgiving of Bush if his post-Saddam plan collapses.
[] Star Witness on Iraq Said Weapons were Destroyed -- Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, 2003 February 27.
[] Iraqi Opposition Decides to Form a Transition Team -- Judith Miller, 2003 February 27.
Contravening U.S. plans, the Iraqis begin creating their own future government for Iraq.
[] President Bush's Nation-Building -- The New York Times, 2003 February 27.
Bush spoke last night about how Iraq will be remade, with years of American occupation, in the image of the U.S.
[] Bush Channels Neoconservative Vision -- Jim Lobe, 2003 February 27.
[] Pentagon: Iraq War Could Cost $85 Billion -- Craig Gordon and Anne Q. Hoy, 2003 February 27.
[] Ari Gets Laughed Out of the White House Briefing Room -- BuzzFlash, 2003 February 26.
Bush's press secretary expressed indignation that anyone would think the U.S. is bribing U.N. Security Council members for their votes.
[] Building a `Coalition of the Coerced'? -- Jim Lobe, 2003 February 26.
Many `coalition' countries are defying the wills of their own peoples to please and appease the U.S.
[] Iraqi Opposition Rejects U.S. Rule, Turk Invasion -- Joseph Logan, 2003 February 26.
[] One Last Time: The Case Against a War with Iraq -- William A. Niskanen, 2003 February 25.
[] In Private, U.S. Saying Attack is Inevitable -- Karen DeYoung, 2003 February 25.
The U.N. is already irrelevant, according to the U.S. government.
[] Imagery Intelligence Blurred -- Ray McGovern, 2003 February 25.
[] Dangerous Territory -- Brendan O'Neill, 2003 February 25.
The plans for post-war Iraq don't sound like liberation for the Iraqi people.
[] 12 Reasons to Oppose a War with Iraq -- Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman, 2003 February 24.
[] Both the Military and the Spooks are Opposed to War on Iraq -- Richard Norton-Taylor, 2003 February 24.
In Britain, Tony Blair hasn't even convinced his own security establishment.
[] Revealed: 17 British Firms Armed Saddam with His Weapons -- Neil Mackay, 2003 February 24.
Many Western businesses sold Saddam the technology to make chemical and biological weapons, up until Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
[] Americans Should Inform Themselves about World Realities -- Scott Sutton, 2003 February 24.
A Nebraskan who teaches at Zayed University in Dubai says he's seen for himself that many Americans are living in a bubble and don't know it.
[] Powell's U.N. Report Apparently Contains False Information -- Gilbert Cranberg, 2003 February 24.
[] This War Can be Avoided -- Harley Sorensen, 2003 February 24.
Iraq is not a threat on par with Nazi Germany; Saddam can be kept in his box without a war.
[] Reshaping the Middle East: The New American Colonialism -- Joseph Cirincione, 2003 February 23.
The U.S. is sure to be just as successful as previous colonial powers.
[] Pyrrhic Victories in the Middle East -- David Biale, 2003 February 23.
Israel's experience in occupying the West Bank may foretell what awaits a U.S. occupation of Iraq.
[] `Good Soldier' Powell Killing His Credibility -- Cynthia Tucker, 2003 February 23.
[] Inspectors Call U.S. Tips `Garbage' -- CBS News, 2003 February 20.
[] Fools Rush In ... -- Marty Jezer, 2003 February 20.
Only recently has the Bush Administration begun pondering what happens after they reach Baghdad.
[] When U.S. Foreign Policy Meets Biblical Prophecy -- Paul S. Boyer, 2003 February 20.
[] What ``New Europe''? -- Scott MacMillan, 2003 February 19.
The Europeans are divided, but not over Iraq.
[] Unreasonable and Capricious -- Brian Cloughley, 2003 February 19.
The U.S. decides what is best for the world.
[] George Bush's Faith-Based Foreign Policy -- Robert Higgs, 2003 February 18.
[] Blair Silent on Iraq Democracy -- Matthew Tempest, 2003 February 18.
[] U.S. War on Iraq to Create More Bin Laden Recruits -- Samia Nakhoul, 2003 February 18.
[] Nations Seek World Order Centered on U.N., Not U.S. -- Richard Bernstein, 2003 February 18.
[] Blair's `Moral' Case for War in Iraq is Shot Full of Holes -- Simon Tisdall, 2003 February 17.
[] Giant Demos Transform Europe -- Martin Sieff, 2003 February 17.
Take note: The largest anti-war demonstrations were in the U.S.'s supposed allies, Britain, Spain, and Italy.
[] Their Master's Voice -- Roy Greenslade, 2003 February 17.
Rupert Murdoch argued strongly for a war with Iraq in an interview this week, which might explain why his 175 editors around the world are all backing it too.
[] Iraqi Opposition Slams Plan for Military Governor -- Luke Harding, 2003 February 16.
A leading figure in Iraq's opposition described American plans to install a U.S. military governor in Baghdad as an `unmitigated disaster', `deeply stupid', and a `mess'.
[] Case for War Eroded by Absurd U.S. Arguments -- Haroon Siddiqui, 2003 February 16.
[] Reaching and Grasping -- The Baltimore Sun, 2003 February 16.
Colin Powell is blowing it.
[] U.S. Aim to Democratize Iraq Seen as Unrealistic -- Alan Elsner, 2003 February 16.
[] One U.S. Rule for Israel, Another for Saddam -- Henry Porter, 2003 February 16.
For 30 years, the U.S. has acted hypocritically in wielding its U.N. veto.
[] Many Moderate Churches Take Up Anti-War Cause -- Dahleen Glanton and V. Dion Haynes, 2003 February 16.
[] Cities Jammed in Worldwide Protest of War in Iraq -- CNN, 2003 February 15.
Millions protest worldwide.
[] Protesters at U.N. Rally Against Iraq War -- Associated Press, 2003 February 15.
Desmond Tutu is one of many speakers criticizing U.S. war plans.
[] U.S. Offers Turkey Big Aid Package for Help in Iraq -- Adam Entous, 2003 February 15.
[] McGovern: `What's the Big Hurry?' -- CNN Inside Politics, 2003 February 14.
``It's ridiculous to think that Iraq would attack the United States knowing that they'd be incinerated in a matter of hours.''
[] Short on Change -- Natasha Hunter, 2003 February 14.
Bush's U.S. budget proposal includes none (as in zero) of the money he promised for Afghanistan, despite giving himself ample credit for rebuilding the country in his State-of-the-Union address.
[] Blix Queries U.S. `Evidence' on Iraq -- Mark Oliver, 2003 February 14.
[] Bush Plays into al-Qaida's Hands -- Lloyd Jansen, 2003 February 14.
[] Don't Start What You Can't Finish -- The Economist, 2003 February 14.
America kicked the Taliban out of Afghanistan but stands accused of failing to follow through on promises to make the country more stable and democratic.
[] Abu Sayyaf Confirms Iraq Funding -- Raissa Robles, 2003 February 14.
[] You're Not Trusted: PM to U.S. -- Shawn McCarthy, 2003 February 14.
Canadian prime minister calls for U.N. involvement hours after Bush urges U.S. allies to show backbone in facing Iraqi threat.
[] Bin Laden's Voice Aside, War on Iraq is Not War on al-Qaeda -- Helena Cobban, 2003 February 13.
[] Billboard Ban -- Michael Hastings, 2003 February 13.
A Viacom division is refusing to run antiwar ads on its outdoor sites in the U.S.
[] U.S. Offers Incentives for Backing on Iraq -- Geneive Abdo, 2003 February 13.
[] Experts Slam U.S. Reaction to Bin Laden's Statement -- Barbara Ferguson, 2003 February 13.
[] The Great `Intelligence' Fraud -- Alexander Cockburn, 2003 February 13.
The Powell presentation, one week removed: speculations and distortions exposed.
[] War Spinners Won't Let Truth Stand in the Way of a Good Story -- Mike Seccombe, 2003 February 13.
[] Marshall-Like Plan Will Fail in Post-Saddam Iraq -- Sandra Mackey, 2003 February 12.
[] Sliding into War: Wishful Thinking, Once Again, in Washington -- Ray McGovern, 2003 February 12.
[] Plan Would See U.S. Rule Postwar Iraq -- Stephanie Nolen, 2003 February 12.
[] N. Korea Wondering What It Has to Do to Attract U.S. Military Attention -- The Onion, 2003 February 12.
[] Replays Show Powell Did Not Score -- Thomas Walkom, 2003 February 11.
Much of the crucial evidence Powell presented to the U.N. doesn't stand up to close inspection.
[] Coming Ashore -- Charles Krauthammer, 2003 February 11.
The white man's burden.
[] The Wimps of War -- Paul Krugman, 2003 February 11.
U.S. allies expect Bush to jump ship at the unglamorous hard work of putting Iraq back together.
[] War, Peace Collide in Sermons -- Kim Campbell, 2003 February 11.
Many churches oppose Iraq action, and ministers say so.
[] After Iraq -- Nicholas Lemann, 2003 February 10.
The plan to remake the Middle East.
[] Aussie Aboard? Not Exactly -- John Nichols, 2003 February 10.
Australian support for an attack on Iraq doesn't extend much farther than the country's prime minister.
[] First Casualties in the Propaganda Firefight -- Gaby Hinsliff, Martin Bright, Peter Beaumont and Ed Vulliamy, 2003 February 9.
Frustrated by the failure of the U.N. weapons inspectors in Iraq to find a `smoking gun', Downing Street resorted to plagiarizing a 12-year-old U.S. doctoral thesis .
[] Journalists Visit Iraq `Chemical Weapons Site' -- Jim Muir, 2003 February 9.
Despite Colin Powell's claim, journalists find ``no obvious evidence'' of chemical weapons production.
[] Downing St. Admits Blunder on Iraq Dossier -- Michael White, Ewen MacAskill and Richard Norton-Taylor, 2003 February 8.
Plagiarism row casts a shadow over Tony Blair's case against Saddam.
[] Christian Leaders Prominent in Anti-War Movement -- Alan Elsner, 2003 February 8.
[] Iraqi Kurds Try to Boost U.S. Claim of Iraq-Qaeda Link -- Jon Hemming, 2003 February 7.
[] The Inspections Flap: Both Sides are Wrong -- John Tirman, 2003 February 7.
[] Imaginary Friends? -- The Economist, 2003 February 6.
The alleged connection between Iraq and al-Qaeda is the weakest part of the case for war.
[] Real Media Bias Favors Fluff over Substance -- David Shaw, 2003 February 6.
[] Australian PM Censured over Iraq -- BBC News, 2003 February 5.
[] British Military Leaders Question Mission and Ethics -- Richard Norton-Taylor, 2003 February 5.
[] False Trails that Lead to the al-Qaeda `Links' -- Ed Vulliamy, Martin Bright, and Nick Pelham, 2003 February 2.
[] We Disport, We Deride -- Todd Gitlin, 2003 February 1.
It's all attitude, all the time at FOX News.
[] U.S. is Misquoting My Iraq Report, Says Blix -- Judith Miller and Julia Preston, 2003 February 1.
[] Mandela Calls Bush Shortsighted on Iraq -- Japan Mathebula, 2003 January 30.
[] `Gang-of-Eight' Iraq Letter Rubs Salt in EU Wounds -- Paul Taylor, 2003 January 30.
[] An Annotated Overview of the Foreign Policy Segments of President George W. Bush's State-of-the-Union Address -- Stephen Zunes, 2003 January 29.
[] Morally Unserious -- Michael Kinsley, 2003 January 29.
[] Inspectors Dispute Bush's Iraq Grievances -- Dafna Linzer, 2003 January 29.
[] Anti-War Ads Rejected During Bush Speech -- Associated Press, 2003 January 29.
[] Why Do Mean-Spirited TV Shows Lure Americans? -- Bruce Kluger, 2003 January 29.
[] The U.S. is Looking for an Excuse to Fight -- Adam Hochschild, 2003 January 27.
[] Are We Itching for War or Just Really Stupid? -- Chuck Sigars, 2003 January 24.
[] Habeas Iraqus -- Fred Kaplan, 2003 January 24.
Do we have the goods on Saddam?
[] U.S. Evidence on Iraq Questioned -- Joby Warrick, 2003 January 24.
Assertions about aluminum tubes come under fire.
[] Mainstream Media Salute the Empire -- Matthew Rothschild, 2003 January 23.
[] A Matter of Life, Death--and Oil -- Terry Macalister, Ewen MacAskill, Rory McCarthy, and Nick Paton-Walsh, 2003 January 23.
Weapons of mass destruction are cited as the spur for action, but perhaps the real motive is something just as urgent.
[] Role Reversal: Bush Wants War, Pentagon Urges Caution -- Doug Thompson, 2003 January 22.
[] EU Says `No' to Iraq War Without U.N. Approval -- Reuters, 2003 January 21.
[] Before War, Give U.S. Reasons -- DeWayne Wickham, 2003 January 20.
[] Iraq: The Disputed Evidence -- Paul Reynolds, 2003 January 20.
[] Give Peace a Chance, World Religions Say -- Philip Pullella, 2003 January 19.
[] U.S. Aims for Post-Saddam Era Hard to Achieve -- Jonathan Wright, 2003 January 14.
[] Blair is Dangerously Wrong about this U.S. Government -- Martin Kettle, 2003 January 14.
Tony Blair has a case on Iraq, but Washington isn't listening.
[] Bushwhacked -- Matthew Engel, 2003 January 13.
With war looming, the American public can't look to its newspapers for an independent voice.
[] `Lovely Outrage' -- Russ Baker, 2003 January 13.
Blunt words about the soft U.S. press.
[] U.S. Will Attack Iraq `Without U.N. Backing' -- Toby Harnden, 2003 January 10.
[] Despite So Many Fans, War is No Game -- Robert Scheer, 2003 January 7.
Americans see it as the dark twin of the Olympics.
[] Dancing with Dictators -- Jim Hightower, 2003 January 7.
[] Just the Facts -- Willaim Rivers Pitt, 2003 January 6.
[] Challenging the News and Ourselves -- Janine Sutherlin, 2003 January 6.
Quality reporting can get lost in the web of multimedia corporations, NAHJ president warns.
[] U.N. Inspectors Fear Bush Will Ignore Them -- Peter Beaumont and Ed Vulliamy, 2003 January 5.
[] A Lesson in U.S. Propaganda -- Mark Crispin Miller, 2003 January 3.

John Hauser, 2004 February 10