Trying Saddam Trying Saddam
The capture of Saddam Hussein has raised the question of how best to hold him accountable for the horrendous human rights violations committed by his regime.
Mar 18, 2004 / Balakrishnan Rajagopal
I Confess (Sort of) I Confess (Sort of)
A confession is, by definition, a declaration of guilt.
Mar 11, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Kate Levin
Britain’s Secret Sharers Britain’s Secret Sharers
Barely a month ago Prime Minister Tony Blair looked unstoppable. He'd survived, narrowly, a revolt within his own party over plans to allow universities to charge higher tuition ...
Mar 4, 2004 / Maria Margaronis and D.D. Guttenplan
The End of the Affair The End of the Affair
It's been a while since Cuba, that caiman-shaped Caribbean isle, ceased to be a place on the map.
Feb 26, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Achy Obejas
Whitewashing Blair Whitewashing Blair
Meteorologists may disagree, but the political weather in Britain almost always comes from the United States.
Feb 5, 2004 / D.D. Guttenplan
Our Man in Chile Our Man in Chile
When Chilean President Salvador Allende was overthrown in a bloody coup on September 11, 1973, the Nixon Administration declared its support for the "preservation of Chilea...
Jan 29, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Nina Englander
Bush as Hitler? Let’s Be Fair Bush as Hitler? Let’s Be Fair
Editor's Note: The Nation gives its columnists the widest possible latitude and, as readers know, their views are not always those of the magazine. In this instance, however, the e...
Jan 8, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
US to Hussein: WMD A-OK US to Hussein: WMD A-OK
New documents detail how Rumsfeld and Reagan let Iraq know it was just fine to keep using chemical weapons against Iran and the Kurds.
Dec 30, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
A Visit With Castro A Visit With Castro
Brilliant, spirited, but he's stayed too long.
Dec 24, 2003 / Feature / Arthur Miller
Saddam’s Inglorious End Saddam’s Inglorious End
"The enemies of a free Iraq have lost their leader," said George Bush following the capture of Saddam Hussein.
Dec 18, 2003 / The Editors