Powell Admits False WMD Claim Powell Admits False WMD Claim
It would be a foolish endeavor to call for this Republican Congress to mount a thorough investigation of this Republican administration. But what else is th...
May 17, 2004 / David Corn
The Dumbest Policy The Dumbest Policy
As if the military, political, and moral fallout from George Bush's regime change in Iraq isn't enough, the White House has now announced its intentions "to bring an end" to the ...
May 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Implausible Denial Implausible Denial
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May 14, 2004 / Jason Vest
The Moral Case Against the Iraq War The Moral Case Against the Iraq War
The crimes at Abu Ghraib are a direct expression of the kind of war we are waging in Iraq.
May 13, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Paul Savoy
Even Conservatives Are Wondering: Is Bush One of Us? Even Conservatives Are Wondering: Is Bush One of Us?
Most Americans long ago stopped believing that George W. Bush is what he claimed to be during the 2000 presidential campaign: a compassionate conservative.
May 13, 2004 / Feature / Eyal Press
Green Lights for Torture Green Lights for Torture
So there were WMDs in Iraq after all. They're called digital cameras. Partly because of them, the United States faces one of the most humiliating defeats in imperial history.
May 13, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
On the Abuse of Prisoners in Iraq On the Abuse of Prisoners in Iraq
We're told that the few rotten apples Who brought on this sordid affair'll Be punished. But what if those apples Are right at the top of the barrel?
May 13, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
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
Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
On April 28 the subject of torture was discussed in oral arguments before the Supreme Court.
May 13, 2004 / Jonathan Schell