Ian Williams

Ian Williams, formerly UN correspondent for The Nation, is the author of Rum: A Social and Sociable History of the Real Spirit of 1776The Deserter: Bush's War on Military Families, Veterans and His Past; The Alms Trade; and The UN For Beginners.

Bush’s Perverse UN Pick Bush’s Perverse UN Pick

John Bolton's career has been dedicated to subverting the UN.

Mar 8, 2005 / Ian Williams

The UN ‘Scandal’ Report The UN ‘Scandal’ Report

Conservatives' persistent complaints about the United Nations' alleged lack of transparency are belied by the Interim Report of Paul Volcker's Independent Inquiry Committee into ...

Feb 10, 2005 / Ian Williams

The Right’s Assault on Kofi Annan The Right’s Assault on Kofi Annan

How the neocons created a "scandal" to punish a critic of US foreign policies.

Dec 22, 2004 / Feature / Ian Williams

Real UN Reform Real UN Reform

Those conservatives who think that "UN Reform" means the dissolution of the United Nations are now calling for the resignation of Kofi Annan.

Dec 9, 2004 / Ian Williams

Bush, Kerry & Vietnam Bush, Kerry & Vietnam

Check out Williams's new book, Deserter: George W. Bush's War on Military Families, Veterans, and His Past. Click here to purchase a copy.

Sep 9, 2004 / Feature / Ian Williams

Bush’s Military Past Bush’s Military Past

This article was adapted from Williams's new book, Deserter: George W. Bush's War on Military Families, Veterans, and His Past . Click here to purchase a copy.

Aug 5, 2004 / Feature / Ian Williams

The UN Oil ‘Scandal’ The UN Oil ‘Scandal’

The same political figures who engineered the current debacle in Iraq are now trying to blame the United Nations for more than $10.1 billion worth of oil revenue they claim...

Apr 15, 2004 / Ian Williams

Blix Not Bombs Blix Not Bombs

Before he left New York, Hans Blix had a poster on his apartment wall from the big antiwar demonstration in New York City a year ago on the eve of the attack on Iraq.

Mar 18, 2004 / Ian Williams

A Faithful Servant A Faithful Servant

Most Americans take their system of government for granted, as if Moses himself had delivered the Constitution engraved on marble tablets.

Feb 5, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Ian Williams

Whose Problem, Whose Solution? Whose Problem, Whose Solution?

The new UN resolution doesn't even try to bring the Iraqi occupation into line with international law.

May 14, 2003 / Feature / Ian Williams

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