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In Kind In Kind

As of this writing, seven in ten Americans want Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to remain at his post, a vote of confidence that exceeds that even for the President himself.

May 13, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Thread of Abuse Runs to the Oval Office Thread of Abuse Runs to the Oval Office

Someone's lying--big-time--and neither Congress nor the media have begun to scratch the surface.

May 11, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

On the Selection (and De-Selection) of a Baathist General From the Republican Guard to Pacify the Populace, Using American Weapons, Or, Pick of the Week On the Selection (and De-Selection) of a Baathist General From the Republican Guard to Pacify the Populace, Using American Weapons, Or, Pick of the Week

By smashing evil-doers flat, we've said, This war has changed Iraq forevermore. So why is it that Kurds and Shiites start Imagining they've seen this all before?

May 6, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Show & Tell in Abu Ghraib Show & Tell in Abu Ghraib

What are the thousand words, I wonder, that are worth the pictures of grinning US soldiers sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison?

May 6, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Is Koppel a Commie? Is Koppel a Commie?

The Sinclair Broadcast Group, a Maryland-based media company whose holdings include sixty-two TV stations, did the country a favor when it refused to air the April 30 special e...

May 6, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman

When We’re the Evildoers in Iraq When We’re the Evildoers in Iraq

President Bush is again refusing to take responsibility for any of the horrors happening on his watch.

May 5, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

Stupid Leaders, Useless Spies, Angry World Stupid Leaders, Useless Spies, Angry World

The stark fact that significant portions of our planet are under the supervision of exceptionally stupid and ill-informed people is provoking unwonted expressions of anger and ...

Apr 29, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Mutiny in Iraq Mutiny in Iraq

Can we please stop calling it a quagmire? The United States isn't mired in a bog or a marsh in Iraq (quagmire's literal meaning); it is free-falling off a cliff.

Apr 29, 2004 / Column / Naomi Klein

For Their Own Good For Their Own Good

One of my favorite little films is a satirical documentary titled Babakiueria.

Apr 29, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Not Wounded Enough Not Wounded Enough

Republicans say Kerry might have got Some wounds, but not the kind that hurt a lot. Their own man cannot ever be accused

Apr 29, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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