The Wide World of Torture The Wide World of Torture
Current discussions tend to trivialize acts that are not only immoral but illegal according to covenants the United States has signed.
Nov 8, 2001 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
By Any Means Necessary By Any Means Necessary
We can't allow fear to erode commitment to our constitutional liberties.
Nov 8, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Selling the Afghan War Selling the Afghan War
With the air and ground war in Afghanistan apparently bogged down, the Pentagon is trying to alter the balance of forces on the propaganda front.
Nov 7, 2001 / Feature / Ken Silverstein
War Measured War Measured
Mismanagement and secrecy have stalled the war on terrorism—and at home its effects reverberate against civil rights.
Nov 1, 2001 / The Editors
A War We Cannot Win A War We Cannot Win
If bin Laden is destroyed, his shadowy armies will grow, rather than wither away.
Nov 1, 2001 / Feature / John le Carré
Letter From Ground Zero: November 1, 2001 Letter From Ground Zero: November 1, 2001
Politics govern the increasingly difficult war against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Nov 1, 2001 / Jonathan Schell
Letter From Cairo Letter From Cairo
Egypt's political agenda is increasingly set by the viewpoints aired on Al Jazeera.
Nov 1, 2001 / Feature / Steve Negus
Now It’s Ulster’s Turn Now It’s Ulster’s Turn
In spite of unionist provocations, the IRA has stood down violence during the ongoing democratic process.
Nov 1, 2001 / Margaret Spillane
Uzbekistan’s Human Rights Problem Uzbekistan’s Human Rights Problem
TASHKENT--In the markets, on the streets, even in the privacy of their homes or cars, the people of Uzbekistan are sphinxlike. They think things are going...well, as best as could...
Oct 30, 2001 / Feature / Matt Bivens
The Left and the Just War The Left and the Just War
The left is getting itself tied up in knots about the Just War and the propriety of bombing Afghanistan. I suspect some are intimidated by laptop bombardiers and kindred bully bo...
Oct 25, 2001 / Column / Alexander Cockburn