Robert Scheer

Contributing Editor

Robert Scheer, a contributing editor to The Nation, is editor of Truthdig.com and author of The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street (Nation Books), The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America (Twelve) and Playing President (Akashic Books). He is author, with Christopher Scheer and Lakshmi Chaudhry, of The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq (Akashic Books and Seven Stories Press.) His weekly column, distributed by Creators Syndicate, appears in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Hamas Holds the High Cards Hamas Holds the High Cards

It's too late for the corrupt remnants of the PLO to make any credible claim of leadership, even if the US, Israel and EU throw aid dollars their way.

Jun 20, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

President Lieberman: A Cautionary Tale President Lieberman: A Cautionary Tale

What would have happened if, by some twist of fate, Sen. Joe Lieberman had ended up in the White House instead of George W. Bush?

Jun 13, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Iraq: The New Korea Iraq: The New Korea

Bush's proposal to model America's presence in Iraq is as outlandish as it is alarming.

Jun 6, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Welcome, Baby Cheney Welcome, Baby Cheney

Now that Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter has presented him with a grandson, maybe it's time for Grandpa to join PFLAG.

May 30, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Gonzales: The Dutiful Toady Gonzales: The Dutiful Toady

As Congressional testimony reveals Alberto Gonzales's loathsome behavior as Attorney General, remember he was carrying out the wishes of George W. Bush.

May 23, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Iran Nukes Call Bush’s Bluff Iran Nukes Call Bush’s Bluff

Tehran's religious fanatics move closer to wreaking nuclear havoc, and what can Bush do about it? Nothing.

May 16, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Scum Also Rises The Scum Also Rises

How else to explain why arrogant incompetents like Paul Wolfowitz rose to power in the Bush Administration?

May 9, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Tenet’s Treachery Tenet’s Treachery

Bush's chief spook knew the Administration's treachery on Iraq from the start. But he never revealed it to Congress or the public.

May 2, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush Blames the Troops Bush Blames the Troops

Bush is hiding behind the fiction that officers in the field are calling the shots.

Apr 25, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Heck of a Job, Wolfie Heck of a Job, Wolfie

Wolfowitz is in trouble. The World Bank leader got his girlfriend a pay raise, lied about it and alienated his staff. But don't worry--Bush still thinks he's doing a bang-up job.

Apr 18, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

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