Fighting for Oil–Still Fighting for Oil–Still
Although media attention has been focused on civil violence in the Baghdad area, Iraq's vast and vulnerable network of oil pipelines and pumping stations has become a major battl...
Apr 1, 2004 / Michael T. Klare
Trying Saddam Trying Saddam
The capture of Saddam Hussein has raised the question of how best to hold him accountable for the horrendous human rights violations committed by his regime.
Mar 18, 2004 / Balakrishnan Rajagopal
A Vote for Honesty A Vote for Honesty
Click here to read Lowenberg's dispatch from the March 20 peace march in Madrid.
Mar 18, 2004 / Samuel Loewenberg
The Empire Backfires The Empire Backfires
The first anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq has arrived.
Mar 11, 2004 / Feature / Jonathan Schell
What Have We Done? What Have We Done?
In the weeks leading up to the Iraq war, neoconservatives in and around the Bush Administration counseled the President against seeking a second United Nations Security Council r...
Mar 11, 2004 / The Editors
Sectarianism in Iraq Sectarianism in Iraq
Saddam Hussein's capture on December 13 ended the role of the minority Sunni Arabs as Iraq's ruling group since 1638, when the Sunni Ottoman Turks captured Mesopotamia (then comp...
Jan 15, 2004 / Dilip Hiro
The Battle for Iraqi Oil The Battle for Iraqi Oil
Until there is a legitimate government in Iraq, it's unclear whether any new oil deals will stand.
Jan 2, 2004 / Feature / Aram Roston
Journalists Take Flak in Iraq Journalists Take Flak in Iraq
Reporters say harassment and intimidation by American soldiers is growing.
Dec 24, 2003 / Feature / Laura Rozen
Saddam’s Inglorious End Saddam’s Inglorious End
"The enemies of a free Iraq have lost their leader," said George Bush following the capture of Saddam Hussein.
Dec 18, 2003 / The Editors
Risky Business Risky Business
Hanging with Halliburton at ReBuilding Iraq 2.
Dec 18, 2003 / Feature / Naomi Klein