US Wars and Military Action

Letter to America Letter to America

War for the wrong reasons will delegitimize the instrument itself.

Feb 13, 2003 / Feature / Ramesh Thakur

A House of Cards A House of Cards

There is a smoking gun.

Feb 12, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Lobbying for Peace Lobbying for Peace

All social movements need an "outside" strategy and an "inside" strategy. The growing number of people participating in rallies and marches in opposition to President George W.

Feb 10, 2003 / Feature / Peter Dreier

Letter From London Letter From London

Europeans opposed to war in Iraq are united by a deep distrust, even fear, of America.

Feb 6, 2003 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

Colin Powell at UN - AP

Powell Fails to Make Case Powell Fails to Make Case

The good soldier’s message at the UN is likely to carry enormous weight in shaping public opinion. But he did not make a compelling case.

Feb 6, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

In Dubya’s Battle In Dubya’s Battle

Although the Bush Administration acts as if the war train has already left the station, the antiwar forces continue to grow, and they are mobilizing in large numbers for a worl...

Feb 6, 2003 / The Editors

Resist War and Empire Resist War and Empire

With up to 200,000 American and British combat troops already stationed in or on their way to the Persian Gulf area, war with Iraq looks increasingly imminent.

Feb 6, 2003 / Michael T. Klare

Poetry Makes Nothing Happen? Ask Laura Bush Poetry Makes Nothing Happen? Ask Laura Bush

So Laura Bush will not, after all, be discussing the works of Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes with a selected group of American poets at the White House on Fe...

Feb 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

Only by Swallowing Big Lies Can Powell Justify a War Only by Swallowing Big Lies Can Powell Justify a War

We know in advance that Colin Powell's performance will be flawless.

Feb 5, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush’s Gulf of Credibility Bush’s Gulf of Credibility

Bush's Gulf of Credibility The President's State of the Union address deepened the gulf between word and deed. Poll-tested packaging hid the untruths within.

Jan 30, 2003 / The Editors

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