No Profits for Profiteers No Profits for Profiteers
New York Times columnist Bob Herbert put it well: "War is a tragedy for some and a boon for others." (Spoils of War, April 10.) "The war against Iraq," Herbert writes, "has becom...
Apr 16, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Apologist for Looting Apologist for Looting
Listen to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld excusing the looting and turmoil which wracked Iraq over the last few days: "Free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes...
Apr 15, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Gloating on the (Neocon) Cakewalk The Gloating on the (Neocon) Cakewalk
"Confused?" A friend asked me that as the Iraq war was drawing to a close and jubilant Iraqis were showing their feet to torn-down images of Saddam ...
Apr 15, 2003 / David Corn
Riots? Looting? “Stuff Happens” Riots? Looting? “Stuff Happens”
Suppose rioters were wrecking an American city, looting its hospitals and destroying one of the greatest museums in the world.And imagine if, as this happened, one of the nation's...
Apr 14, 2003 / John Nichols
The Hall of Fame Snubs Peace, Dissent The Hall of Fame Snubs Peace, Dissent
In a letter written on April 7, Baseball Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey announced that he was canceling a Cooperstown celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the movie...
Apr 12, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
Sy Hersh and the Wizard of Oz Sy Hersh and the Wizard of Oz
Sy Hersh has seen it all. So, it's worth paying attention to what the Pulitzer prize-winning journalist had to say when he received the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in J...
Apr 12, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tim Robbins vs. the Baseball Hall of Fame Tim Robbins vs. the Baseball Hall of Fame
"I had been unaware that baseball was a Republican sport."
Apr 11, 2003 / Feature / Tim Robbins
Hour of Media Shame Hour of Media Shame
One casualty of the war on Iraq has been the image of the Western media.
Apr 11, 2003 / Feature / Kanak Mani Dixit
The US vs. the UK The US vs. the UK
A comparison of media coverage of the Iraq war.
Apr 11, 2003 / Feature / Russ Baker
Should US Pay for Civilian Casualties? Should US Pay for Civilian Casualties?
CNN showed his face. A twelve-year-old boy lying on a hospital bed. A white bandage on his head. Wide eyes. A grimace. One of the civilian casualties of the...
Apr 10, 2003 / David Corn