To Occupy or UNoccupy?
It is a measure of how stark the impinging reality is that Washington even considered returning to the UN for yet another new and stronger resolution.
Control of Oil Revenues
While widespread ransacking was happening in Iraq after Baghdad fell, the U.S. moved swiftly to secure the country’s oil facilities.
Pentagon Office Base for Neoconservative Network Manipulating Iraq Intelligence
An ad hoc office under U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith appears to have acted as the key base for an informal network of mostly neoconservative political appointees that circumvented normal interagency channels to lead the push for
Jakarta Peace Consensus Update: Where is the Antiwar Movement?
In the four months since U.S. President George W. Bush triumphantly declared the end of “major hostilities” in Iraq, the occupation has become ever more untenable and no less illegal by the day. Where are the members of the global antiwar movement?
de Mello’s Delight
The Bush team has pursed its agenda despite a growing belief by elected officials, and much of the public, that the administration has gone off the deep end–and is taking us with it.
We’ve Lost Their Hearts and Minds
The war against terrorism is entering its third year, but the U.S. has already lost the most critical battle.
Is the Neocon Agenda for Pax Americana Losing Steam?
Who would have thought it would lose momentum so quickly after Washington’s stunning military victory in Iraq in early April and plummet back to earth?
A Return to the UN?
The current proposal under consideration calls for the creation of a UN-endorsed multilateral military force to join the U.S. occupation force in Iraq.
Hexagonal Headache
It is a testament to the absurdly low expectations attached to the diplomatic abilities of both North Korea and the United States that pundits have avoided the obvious conclusion concerning the recently concluded Six-Party Talks in Beijing.
Quagmire? What Quagmire?
The further the U.S. and the world move from the fall of Baghdad on April 9th, the more it seems that the administration is correct: Iraq is not a quagmire. It is really a black hole.
Iran and the Forgotten Anniversary
Americans need to acknowledge that the overthrow of the Iranian government in 1953 was a dark chapter in the history of the United States, and we must resolve that it not be repeated.
Time for a New Regime Change in Iraq
It is time to reassure the world and the Iraqis with a firm timetable to end the occupation, and to internationalize the transition to independence and democracy.
Six Countries in Search of a Solution
In a world dominated by military “solutions” to obdurate problems, even the muted vote for diplomacy represented by the upcoming Six-Party Talks should be cause for celebration.
U.S. Travesty, Terrorist Atrocity, and UN Tragedy
It may not be long before a majority of Americans find themselves in agreement with the longstanding critics of the U.S. invasion and occupation.
Food Bully
The Bush administration seems to be applying its “for us or against us” anti-terrorism formula to trade policy.