Armed Conflicts

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

Militants at the Crossroads Militants at the Crossroads

When Ayatollah Abdel Majid al-Khoei was stabbed to death earlier this month by a mob in Shiite Islam's holiest mosque, the bloody event was widely described as a blow to the forc...

Apr 24, 2003 / Feature / Ari Z. Weisbard

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