David Corn

is Mother Jones' Washington bureau chief. Until 2007, he was Washington editor of The Nation.

Warring Democrats Warring Democrats

Before nonpresident Al Gore recently weighed in against President Bush's rush to war in Iraq (for posing "the potential to seriously damage our ability to win the war against t...

Sep 25, 2002 / David Corn

Bush Stonewalls on Pre-9/ll Knowledge Bush Stonewalls on Pre-9/ll Knowledge

The scene: a hut somewhere near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Al Qaeda Terrorist Number One: I have good news to report. Al Qaeda Ter...

Sep 20, 2002 / David Corn

De-Saddamization, Not Disarmament De-Saddamization, Not Disarmament

"No sensible person wants to go to war if war can be avoided." So said Secretary of State Colin Powell on September 15. Next time he is at the White House,...

Sep 18, 2002 / David Corn

Bush Tells UN, Make War or I Will Bush Tells UN, Make War or I Will

Let us stipulate that Saddam Hussein is a scumbag. He has run a brutal and murderous dictatorship, repressed significant numbers of his people, sought to de...

Sep 12, 2002 / David Corn

Bush at the UN: The Charade Before the Crusade Bush at the UN: The Charade Before the Crusade

"'Don't worry. We've got a plan. We purposefully let the Iraq issue stay in no-man's-land for a while. But we know what we're doing.' That's what senior peo...

Sep 10, 2002 / David Corn

Impaired Intelligence Impaired Intelligence

In July the Washington Post, under the headline "Panel Finds No 'Smoking Gun' in Probe of 9/11 Intelligence Failures," reported that the House and Senate intelligence committee...

Sep 5, 2002 / David Corn

Who’s On PFIAB-A Bush Secret…Or Not? UPDATED Who’s On PFIAB-A Bush Secret…Or Not? UPDATED

Who's on Piffiab? Anyone concerned with spying, clandestine actions, and the war on terrorism should care about the answer. But is the Bush Administration, ...

Aug 15, 2002 / David Corn

Who’s On PFIAB?–A New Bush Secret Who’s On PFIAB?–A New Bush Secret

Who's on Piffiab? It's a question anyone concerned with spying, clandestine actions, and the war on terrorism should be asking. But the Bush Administration,...

Aug 14, 2002 / David Corn

Kissinger, Quayle, Gingrich and Perle on a Lie Detector? Kissinger, Quayle, Gingrich and Perle on a Lie Detector?

Will the Pentagon wire up Henry Kissinger, Dan Quayle and Newt Gingrich--that is, submit them to lie detector tests? And do the same with all other members ...

Aug 7, 2002 / David Corn

W. and the Coal Miners: Photo-op Cover for Anti-worker Policies W. and the Coal Miners: Photo-op Cover for Anti-worker Policies

George W. Bush is crass. Before heading to Texas for a month of vacation--longer than the average worker's--the President stopped at the local fire ...

Aug 6, 2002 / David Corn

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