Bush’s 9/11 Tradeoff Bush’s 9/11 Tradeoff
The Administration has come to regard the law as a barrier to security and a literal weapon of our enemies, and sees crime as a legitimate tool to fight terror.
Sep 11, 2007 / Ari Melber
Surge 2 Surge 2
David Petraeus is not a man preparing to leave Iraq. His report to Congress serves as a glimpse of coming attractions for Surge 2.
Sep 10, 2007 / Feature / Stanley I. Kutler
Iraq Progress: By the Numbers Iraq Progress: By the Numbers
As General David Petraeus makes his case for continuing the war, here's an accounting of the real costs.
Sep 10, 2007 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
The Myopic Iraq Debate The Myopic Iraq Debate
Like the war itself, the unfolding Congressional hearings on what to do next raise more questions than answers.
Sep 8, 2007 / Feature / Matthew Blake
The New Counterinsurgency The New Counterinsurgency
The Army's updated Field Manual draws on an old, blood-steeped tradition.
Sep 6, 2007 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Why We Must Leave Iraq Why We Must Leave Iraq
End the occupation, abandon the pretense that only American power can bring order to the region and atone for the human catastrophe we have caused.
Sep 6, 2007 / The Editors
Bush’s Deceitful Smiles Bush’s Deceitful Smiles
A deceitful President, masking the chaos his $3 trillion war has unleashed with photo-ops from Iraq, now confronts cynical Democrats in Congress poised to write another check, will...
Sep 5, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bush’s Napoleonic Folly Bush’s Napoleonic Folly
Bush's war on Iraq mirrors Napoleon's invasion of Egypt--two disastrous attempts to reshape the Middle East.
The Real Iraq Progress Report The Real Iraq Progress Report
The parade of political tourists to Iraq in recent weeks suggests that this murderous adventure will continue well into the next presidency.
Aug 22, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Money Surge The Money Surge
In an effort to bolster the surge and tamp down violence in Iraq, the US military is buying off insurgents. But what happens if they don't stay bought?
Aug 17, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman