US Wars and Military Action

The Bombing of Iraq The Bombing of Iraq

Regardless of its domestic implications, Operation Desert Fox is a spectacular but dangerous gesture, a smokescreen to cover for the lack of a comprehensible or workable policy tow...

Dec 17, 1998 / The Editors

Close, But No Cigar Close, But No Cigar

On August 20 last, President Clinton personally ordered the leveling of the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical plant on the outskirts of Khartoum.

Oct 5, 1998 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

A Deserter From Death A Deserter From Death

One of the first signs of old age, I'm told, is when a young woman offers you her seat on a bus (and the next stage, presumably, is when you accept it).

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Gore Vidal

Requiem for the American Empire Requiem for the American Empire

“Empires are restless organisms. They must constantly renew themselves; should an empire start leaking energy, it will die.”

Jan 11, 1986 / Gore Vidal

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