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Topple the War Profiteers Topple the War Profiteers

In 1917, at the height of World War I, Wisconsin Sen. Robert M. La Follette caused quite a stir when he suggested that one of the best ways to support the US troops fighting in Eu...

Apr 20, 2003 / John Nichols

Rather Takes on Rumsfeld Rather Takes on Rumsfeld

When asked by Larry King about Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's charges that the media had exaggerated the lawlessness and looting in Baghdad in the early days of the US oc...

Apr 20, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

No Profits for Profiteers No Profits for Profiteers

New York Times columnist Bob Herbert put it well: "War is a tragedy for some and a boon for others." (Spoils of War, April 10.) "The war against Iraq," Herbert writes, "has becom...

Apr 16, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Apologist for Looting Apologist for Looting

Listen to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld excusing the looting and turmoil which wracked Iraq over the last few days: "Free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes...

Apr 15, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Riots? Looting? “Stuff Happens” Riots? Looting? “Stuff Happens”

Suppose rioters were wrecking an American city, looting its hospitals and destroying one of the greatest museums in the world.And imagine if, as this happened, one of the nation's...

Apr 14, 2003 / John Nichols

The Hall of Fame Snubs Peace, Dissent The Hall of Fame Snubs Peace, Dissent

In a letter written on April 7, Baseball Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey announced that he was canceling a Cooperstown celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the movie...

Apr 12, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

Sy Hersh and the Wizard of Oz Sy Hersh and the Wizard of Oz

Sy Hersh has seen it all. So, it's worth paying attention to what the Pulitzer prize-winning journalist had to say when he received the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in J...

Apr 12, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Phantom Antihawk The Phantom Antihawk

The "phantom antihawk" is not a new video game or Ben Affleck blockbuster. It's a nickname for George Bush, America's 41st President and father of George W. And, according to El...

Apr 10, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Wellstone’s Graceless Replacement Wellstone’s Graceless Replacement

A year ago this spring, I spent several days in Minnesota trailing US Sen. Paul Wellstone as he campaigned for a third term. Wellstone, the most progressive Democrat in the Senate...

Apr 9, 2003 / John Nichols

Kommissar Kristol Kommissar Kristol

William Kristol's April 7 editorial in The Weekly Standard denouncing critics of the war on Iraq as "anti-American" is startlingly reminiscent of the menacing directives issued ...

Apr 9, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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