The Rush to War The Rush to War
The American Constitution at the very beginning of the Republic sought above all to guard the country against reckless, ill-considered recourse to war. It required a declaratio...
Aug 1, 2002 / Richard Falk
Iraq Woos Its Neighbors Iraq Woos Its Neighbors
With the drumbeat for war on Iraq growing louder in Washington by the day, the latest United States-backed Iraqi opposition group--the Iraqi Military Alliance--was established ...
Aug 1, 2002 / Dilip Hiro
Macbeth in Mesopotamia Macbeth in Mesopotamia
Concerning the impending or perhaps imminent intervention in Iraq, we now inhabit a peculiar limbo, where the military options are known while the political and moral options are n...
Aug 1, 2002 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
The New Bush Doctrine The New Bush Doctrine
Fighting terrorism requires new thinking but not a US imperial role.
Jun 27, 2002 / Feature / Richard Falk
Against Israeli Apartheid Against Israeli Apartheid
The end of apartheid stands as one of the crowning accomplishments of the past century...
Jun 27, 2002 / Ian Urbina and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Keeping the UN in Line Keeping the UN in Line
So far this year, US diplomats have secured the removal of Mary Robinson, High Commissioner for Human Rights; José Bustani, head of the Organization for the Prohibition of ...
Jun 27, 2002 / Ian Williams
War on Iraq Is Wrong War on Iraq Is Wrong
If the Bush Administration has its way, Iraq will be the first test of its new doctrine of pre-emption. To adopt such a destabilizing strategy is profoundly contrary to our interes...
Jun 20, 2002 / The Editors
DC’s Virtual Panopticon DC’s Virtual Panopticon
A camera system in the nation's capital is making civil libertarians nervous.
May 16, 2002 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Time to Step In Time to Step In
The recently announced plans for an international conference on the Middle East confront the Bush Administration with a major test of its capacity for international leadership....
May 9, 2002 / The Editors
Sharon Hawks Down? Sharon Hawks Down?
On April 3, a high-octane collection of thirty-three conservatives sent George W. Bush a letter urging him to lend Washington's "full support to Israel as it seeks to root out the...
Apr 11, 2002 / David Corn