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
The WMD Follies The WMD Follies
It turns out the threat is not from Iraq but from us.
May 13, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
Now They Tell Us Now They Tell Us
With Baghdad conquered, the fog of prewar has started to clear.
May 1, 2003 / Feature / David Corn
Reflections on a War Reflections on a War
It was the best of wars. It was the worst of wars. But did the war in Iraq change anyone's mind?
May 1, 2003 / Charles Glass
Weapons of Mass Delusion? Weapons of Mass Delusion?
Tom Friedman doesn't care if the United States ever finds weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
May 1, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt