Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
The basic mistake of American policy in Iraq is not that the Pentagon--believing the fairy tales told it by Iraqi exile groups and overriding State Department advice--forgot, w...
Sep 4, 2003 / Jonathan Schell
A Short Conversation With a Sissy-Hawk on the Possibility of a Quagmire A Short Conversation With a Sissy-Hawk on the Possibility of a Quagmire
"The nerve! Not so! That word still rankles." "You're sinking. I can't see your ankles." "The thugs are here; we now just squeeze."
Sep 4, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Ignited Iraq Ignited Iraq
An imperial errand is not so hard to begin, not so easy to complete.
Aug 28, 2003 / Feature / Peter Davis
Handmaid in Babylon: The UN’s Decline and Fall Handmaid in Babylon: The UN’s Decline and Fall
"One has to be careful," said United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in late August, "not to confuse the UN with the US." If the Secretary General had taken his own advice...
Aug 28, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Just Wait Just Wait
The White House said, although it wasn't true, Iraq must be invaded, PDQ, Since terrorists, who'd caught us unaware, Were with Iraq, and always gathered there.
Aug 28, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Tragedy of Iraq The Tragedy of Iraq
With the August 19 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, and with the deaths of twenty-three people so far--including the chief of the UN mission, Sergio Vieir...
Aug 28, 2003 / The Editors
Iraq: The Agony Continues Iraq: The Agony Continues
The United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, said last night that the UN will continue its work in Iraq, despite Tuesday's devastating car-bomb attack on its headqua...
Aug 20, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
Bring Them On? Bring Them Home! Bring Them On? Bring Them Home!
Family members of military personnel serving in Iraq announce the Bring Them Home Now Campaign.
Aug 14, 2003 / Feature / Jacqueline Kucinich
Travels With Izzi Travels With Izzi
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Jul 31, 2003 / Peter Davis
Showtime in Iraq Showtime in Iraq
Peter Davis is on assignment in Iraq for The Nation.
Jul 17, 2003 / Peter Davis