Ramallah Diary Ramallah Diary
"This road was as doomed as the Palestinian Authority itself."
Jul 2, 2003 / Feature / Raja Shehadeh
Humanitarian Intervention: A Forum Humanitarian Intervention: A Forum
Richard Falk, Mary Kaldor, Carl Tham, Samantha Power, Mahmood Mamdani, David Rieff, Eric Rouleau, Zia Mian, Ronald Steel, Stephen Holmes, Ramesh Thakur, Stephen Zunes
Jun 26, 2003 / Feature / The Nation
Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
A small journalistic cottage industry has grown up demonstrating that the Bush Administration took the nation to war against Iraq under false pretenses.
Jun 26, 2003 / Jonathan Schell
A Photo, With Caption, in the New York Times A Photo, With Caption, in the New York Times
Dejectedly, a man sits on the ground. The man has been detained. His hands are bound. His crime is truly simple to explain: Possessing pictures of Saddam Hussein.
Jun 26, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The ‘Dodgy Dossier’ The ‘Dodgy Dossier’
Like Kaa the python in Disney's Jungle Book, Tony Blair has staked his career on a single hypnotic refrain.
Jun 26, 2003 / Maria Margaronis
Aiding Iran’s Students Aiding Iran’s Students
The Iranian student demonstrations that began on June 10 initially protested plans to privatize Teheran University and to raise tuition. They quickly became a forum for critici...
Jun 26, 2003 / Juan Cole
No, Newt, the Ends Don’t Justify the Means No, Newt, the Ends Don’t Justify the Means
Whatever happens in Iraq, lying to Americans and the world about the reasons for war is not acceptable.
Jun 25, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
Ride of the Valkyries Ride of the Valkyries
To the myth-makers of war, the Americans in Iraq look like the Russians in Chechnya.
Jun 24, 2003 / Feature / Matt Bivens
Chile’s Strange Justice Chile’s Strange Justice
Emblematic of Chile's skewed democratic transition was the sight of congressional deputy Juan Pablo Letelier, probably one of the most honest and dedicated politicians in the cou...
Jun 24, 2003 / Feature / Tim Frasca
A New Solidarity Front in Iraq A New Solidarity Front in Iraq
This fall will see a fact-finding mission to Iraq to evaluate the condition of workers and the status of the labor movement.
Jun 23, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock