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Bush trotted out his whoppers with tranquillity, Because the press responded with docility. His goal was war. In order to fulfill it, he
Feb 19, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Old MacDonald Had a Judge… Old MacDonald Had a Judge…
Quack, quack. So much for the constitutionally mandated separation of powers.
Feb 18, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Al, We Hardly Know Ye Al, We Hardly Know Ye
The evolution of the character invented by the media to play the role "Al Gore" will one day make a remarkable doctoral dissertation.
Feb 12, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman
Kristof to the Rescue? Kristof to the Rescue?
This morning I got an e-mail from Feminist Majority asking me to e-mail the President protesting the Iraqi Governing Council's approval of Resolution 137, which would abolish cur...
Feb 12, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Saddam as a Gathering Threat Saddam as a Gathering Threat
So the weapons weren't there--so what, Bush says, Saddam was a "gathering threat." We were certainly right to start a war. This threat simply had to be met.
Feb 12, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
War As An Excuse For Everything War As An Excuse For Everything
Is it just me, or is President Bush's demeanor a bit Napoleonic these days?
Feb 10, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Hold Bush to His Lie Hold Bush to His Lie
True democracy could still come to Iraq.
Feb 5, 2004 / Column / Naomi Klein
Animal Farm: The Republican Version Animal Farm: The Republican Version
My Dear Napoleon,
Feb 5, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
McNamara: The Sequel McNamara: The Sequel
Apparently to McNamara's mortification, Errol Morris, whose film The Fog of War I discussed in my last column here, passes over his subject's thirteen-year stint running the Worl...
Feb 5, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn
Explaining in His State of the Union Address… Explaining in His State of the Union Address…
...Why the United States Invaded and Occupied Another Country Without Provocation, George W. Bush Offers History His Version of 'Remember the Maine!'
Feb 5, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin