Bush’s State of the Union Address
UFPJ Talking Points #13: Omissions, Denials, and Lies.
Africa Policy Outlook 2004
Discussing U.S. policy in Africa
The Bid for Multi-Billion Dollar Reconstruction Contracts in Iraq
UFPJ Talking Points #11 : Americans, only please!
After Cancun: Possibilities for a New North-South Grand Bargain on Trade
The failure of the Cancun WTO ministerial may eventually come to be viewed as marking the end of the current global trade agenda.
Critical Collaboration: Empire versus Sovereignty in Iraq
In the aftermath of the bloodiest period of the occupation since the invasion, talk was rife that members of the U.S.-handpicked Iraqi Governing Council will soon be shown the door.
Bush on Middle East Democracy? & Ending Occupation? in Iraq
UFPJ Talking Points #10: Bush calls for a “forward strategy of freedom” and puts forth a high-profile timetable for Iraq.
Is the U.S. Considering a Return to the UN?
UFP Talking Points #9: The proposal under tentative U.S. consideration calls for creation of a UN- endorsed multi-lateral military force
Crude Vision
How oil interests obscured US Government focus on chemical weapons use by Saddam Hussein.
The Day after the Statues Fall
UFPJ Talking Points #8: Mosts Iraqis are relieved at the fall of Saddam but the current chaos and lack of authority are worse.
The Forgotten War Shows No Sign of Abating
Though force may be the only language that Afghanistan’s spoiler groups understand, they can only survive as long as they have a fountain of discontent to draw support from. Remove this support base, and these groups will succumb to pressure and fade away
Who Will Govern Iraq?
With Baghdad having fallen and the territorial consolidation of Iraq near at hand, discussion of the postwar period has intensified dramatically.
Coalition of the Willing–Part II
After failing to obtain authorization for war from the UN Security Council, the Bush Administration has scrambled to assemble a so-called “Coalition of the Willing” to lend the military action against Iraq the illusion of genuine multilateralism and legitimacy.
The War in Iraq is Dangerous and Reckless
UFPJ Talking Points #7: It threatens our Constitution, isolates our country, threatens Americans, and will be devastating for Iraq and Iraqis.
Ultimatum to the UN: War on Iraq is the Only Option
UFPJ Talking Points #6: The US has abandoned diplomacy in favor of choosing an elective war.
Africa Policy Outlook 2003
In 2003 U.S. policy toward Africa will be driven almost exclusively by geopolitical considerations related to Washington’s war plans against Iraq, and by its geostrategic interests in African oil.