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
War in Colombia’s Oilfields War in Colombia’s Oilfields
Counterinsurgency aid will be a big boost to Occidental Petroleum.
Jul 18, 2002 / Feature / Steven Dudley
Endless Military Superiority Endless Military Superiority
The new defense doctrine calls for meeting any threat, anywhere, at any time.
Jun 27, 2002 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
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
Life on the Nuclear Edge Life on the Nuclear Edge
In this issue, on the twentieth anniversary of the June 12, 1982, march of a million people in Manhattan's Central Park protesting nuclear arms, we publish an appeal calling on...
Jun 6, 2002 / The Editors
Justice Can’t Be Done in Secret Justice Can’t Be Done in Secret
Why public and press have a right to witness military tribunal proceedings.
May 23, 2002 / Feature / Edward J. Klaris
Kerrey’s Case: Not Closed Kerrey’s Case: Not Closed
One year after the story broke that a Navy SEAL team under his command was involved in an atrocity during the Vietnam War, former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey stood before a packed...
May 2, 2002 / Eyal Press
Guantanamo Limbo Guantanamo Limbo
International law offers too little protection for prisoners of the new war.
Mar 14, 2002 / Feature / Judith Butler
Saudis: US Go Home? Saudis: US Go Home?
It is now widely acknowledged that what sparked the most devastating attack on the American mainland in history was the continued presence of US troops on Saudi Arabian soil afte...
Feb 21, 2002 / Dilip Hiro
Protesting Black Hawk Down Protesting Black Hawk Down
It's one thing to have Somali groups protesting Black Hawk Down for what they say is an inaccurate and racist portrayal of Somalis.
Feb 21, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Adrian Brune