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.

The View From the Throne The View From the Throne

After carefully crafted U.S.

Apr 9, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

‘Terror’ as the Ultimate Excuse ‘Terror’ as the Ultimate Excuse

"My own government," Martin Luther King Jr.

Apr 1, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Wraps Come Off Bush’s Colonialist Agenda The Wraps Come Off Bush’s Colonialist Agenda

The Bush Administration's plan to keep several hundred thousand US and British troops for years in a divided, heavily armed Muslim country will make all Americans "targets of opp...

Mar 25, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

A Naked Bid to Redraw World Map A Naked Bid to Redraw World Map

The island bit over the weekend was a revealing farce.

Mar 18, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

When Bombs Fall, US Will Join Ranks of War Criminals When Bombs Fall, US Will Join Ranks of War Criminals

The maiming or killing of a single Iraqi civilian in an attack by the United States would constitute a war crime, as well as a profound violation of the Christian notion of just ...

Mar 11, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush Pushes the Big Lie Toward the Brink Bush Pushes the Big Lie Toward the Brink

So the truth is out: George W. Bush lied when he claimed to be worried about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction.

Mar 4, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Listen up, US: A Tip From Those Who Walked That Road Listen up, US: A Tip From Those Who Walked That Road

The alliances on Survivor have more stability and logic than those currently held by the United States. We need a weekly two-hour special to keep us in the know.

Feb 26, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Listen to George…Washington Listen to George…Washington

It would be so much easier if the Bush Administration just dropped the confusing pretension of an earnest campaign for truth, international cooperation and the rule of law.

Feb 18, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

A House of Cards A House of Cards

There is a smoking gun.

Feb 12, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Only by Swallowing Big Lies Can Powell Justify a War Only by Swallowing Big Lies Can Powell Justify a War

We know in advance that Colin Powell's performance will be flawless.

Feb 5, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

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