Osama’s No Martyr, But the Man Prevailed
In the duel between Washington and Osama, the latter was, at the time of his death, far ahead on points.
Review: After 9/11
In a new book of interviews, Tobias Endler explores the role and aspirations of public intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn and how they reach out to their preferred audiences.
The Undead Chicken
With Libya, the Obama administration has followed the Chinese adage: kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. But the chicken still rules the roost in Tripoli.
Rights Groups Deplore Order to Try 9/11 Suspects at Guantanamo
U.S. human rights groups reacted angrily to the Justice Department’s announcement Monday that the self-acclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will be tried before a military commission at the Guantanamo detention facility in Cuba.
Review: Cultures of War
Historian John Dower illustrates the evolution of the attitudes, thoughts, and cultures that govern the conduct of modern warfare.
The Shameless Cynicism of Zeroing in on the Ground Zero Islamic Center
Attacking Cordoba House, the Ground Zero Islamic Center, may sabotage U.S. national security.
Trading Liberty for Security after September 11
What we have done since September 11 is not to make the hard choice of choosing which of our liberties we are willing to forego, but rather to sacrifice their libertiesthose of immigrants, and especially of Arab and Muslim immigrantsfor the purported security of the rest of us.
The Arrogance of Power
Former Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee J. William Fulbright’s observations and warnings appear deeply relevant to the United States under George W. Bush, particularly in the wake of the publication last week of the administration’s sweeping National Security Strategy of the United States of America and its request that Congress authorize a war resolution arguably as broad and as unilateral as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution approved in the early stages of the Vietnam War.
The Prisoner as Message
The United States’ recent stance on the case of Saadeddin Ibrahim is the first time since the signing of the Camp David Accords 25 years ago that America has made its aid for Egypt conditional upon a human rights issue.
No Thank You, Mr. President
The U.S. is not doing us any favors–it is endangering us for its own aggressive interests as a financial and military superpower.
WSSD Both Attacks and Abets “Global Apartheid”
Officials of the United Nations and the host South African government looking hard in the mirror this weekend will have to judge the World Summit on Sustainable Development a failure.
Afghanistan Quagmire
Afghanistan is beginning to look like a quagmire rather than a victory, with echoes of the confusion and uncertainty and persistent bloodshedding of Vietnam.
Bush’s United Nations Speech Unconvincing
Despite vastly improved reconnaissance technology in the subsequent forty years, President George W. Bush, in his long-anticipated speech before the United Nations, was unable to present any clear proof that Iraq currently has weapons of mass destruction
A New Multilateral Spirit in Washington?
Do UNESCO membership and a shift in attitude toward Iran signal a change of heart for the U.S. government?
Contagion Effect Taking Hold in Latin America
Despite the IMF’s reformist rhetoric about “bailing in” foreign investors and distributing adjustment costs more equitably, there is nothing novel about the new IMF standby credit. It is once again about bailing out banks and bondholders.