Reading Iraq Reading Iraq
"If you want to avoid another Saddam Hussein, you have to work toward peace and democracy in the Middle East."
Jun 8, 2003 / Feature / Jonah Engle
Iraq’s WMD Intelligence Iraq’s WMD Intelligence
"What amazes me is that the President himself is not clamoring for an investigation."
Jun 5, 2003 / Senator Robert C. Byrd
Selling (Off) Iraq Selling (Off) Iraq
How to "privatize" a country and make millions.
Jun 5, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
Downsizing in Disguise Downsizing in Disguise
The streets of Baghdad are a swamp of crime and uncollected garbage. Battered local businesses are going bankrupt, unable to compete with cheap imports.
Jun 5, 2003 / Column / Naomi Klein
The Oil Spoils The Oil Spoils
Under cover of darkness in the early morning hours of March 18, Qusay Saddam Hussein carted off nearly $1 billion in hard currency from Iraq's central bank.
May 29, 2003 / David Cortright
Losing Iraq? Losing Iraq?
Clarification: George W. Bush's proclamation of Al Qaeda as "not a problem anymore" was a reference to top Al Qaeda operatives, not the entire organization. (06/04/03)
May 22, 2003 / The Editors
Letter From Baghdad Letter From Baghdad
The failure to provide for postwar needs has deepened distrust of US intentions.
May 15, 2003 / Feature / Steve Negus
WMD? MIA WMD? MIA
When Bush (sans flight suit) delivered a photo-op victory speech to the men and women of the USS Abraham Lincoln, he solemnly noted, "We've begun the search for hidden chemical...
May 15, 2003 / David Corn
Whose Problem, Whose Solution? Whose Problem, Whose Solution?
The new UN resolution doesn't even try to bring the Iraqi occupation into line with international law.
May 14, 2003 / Feature / Ian Williams