• William Safire, minister of disinformation

    The New York Times runs corrections when reporters get a middle initial wrong. So why does its conservative columnist get away with glaring errors that shape world affairs?
    By Barry Lando February 21, 2004

  • Bush, Chirac clash at U.N.

    The president asks the world body to "move forward" to rebuild Iraq even though it didn't OK the war. The French say not so fast.
    By Eric Boehlert September 23, 2003

  • To the victor go the spoils

    If U.S. corporations get their way, none of their European competitors will be doing business in Baghdad.
    By Farhad Manjoo March 29, 2003

  • Bush to Saddam: Get out of Dodge

    In a terse speech to the nation and the world, the president stopped just short of a declaration of war.
    By Jake Tapper March 18, 2003

  • Coalition of the billing -- or unwilling?

    The Bush administration is lavishing billions of dollars on potential allies at the U.N. Strangely, it isn't working.
    By Laura McClure March 12, 2003

  • Powell's moment of truth

    He went from being the Bush administration's voice of moderation to its leading advocate for war. With a diplomatic meltdown looming, the secretary of state is in the hot seat.
    By Eric Boehlert March 3, 2003

  • An imperialist whiff

    By painful experience, the French have learned the smell of "liberation" gone sour.
    By Robert Scheer February 26, 2003

  • Oil, imperialism and "hypocrisy"

    Among the hundreds of thousands protesting in London, most saw Bush and Blair as a bigger threat than dictator Saddam Hussein.
    By David Akerman February 16, 2003

  • Europe's new world order

    The streets are jammed with protesters. Governments are at risk of falling. Analysts say Europe is ready for a break from the U.S. that could reshape global relations for years to come.
    By Noah Sudarsky February 13, 2003

  • War games

    Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix's nuanced report won't resolve the diplomatic impasse between the U.S. and its European allies. But Bush seems ready to invade anyway.
    By Eric Boehlert January 28, 2003

  • Europe's declaration of independence

    Frustrated with the warmongering and arrogance of the Bush White House, Germany and France are making a historic break with the U.S. Relations may never be the same.
    By Noah Sudarsky January 25, 2003

  • Can Tony Blair stop the war?

    To some, he is a skilled power player. Others call him Bush's poodle. In the make-or-break weeks ahead, he could shape history -- or become its victim.
    By Eric Boehlert January 23, 2003

  • Lance and Serena: The sequel

    When we disparaged the idea that Lance Armstrong could be named Athlete of the Year, many of you got very, very upset. Well, get over it.
    By King Kaufman January 13, 2003

  • Illusions of victory

    How the press transformed a hard-fought U.N. compromise on Iraq into Bush's miraculous feat of diplomacy.
    By Eric Boehlert November 12, 2002

  • At the U.N., it's all about the money

    High ideals? Lofty rhetoric? As the Security Council debates the Bush campaign against Iraq, billions of dollars in oil and old debt are the hidden agenda.
    By Eric Boehlert October 14, 2002

  • U.S. was warned that Moussaoui had close ties to al-Qaida, analyst says

    French authorities alerted the FBI in August that the "20th hijacker" had trained in al-Qaida camps in Afghanistan, according to an intelligence expert -- but the U.S. did nothing.
    By Damien Cave May 23, 2002

  • Oui, so horny!

    A French art critic confesses her love for the male organ (the more the merrier) in a new, pleasingly pornographic sexual memoir.
    By Stephanie Zacharek May 22, 2002

  • France's vacation from democracy

    Jean-Marie Le Pen owes his victory to liberal voters who didn't bother to cast ballots for Lionel Jospin.
    By Noah Sudarsky April 24, 2002

  • France's legendary terror cop

    Carlos the Jackal's nemesis walks the global beat, warning of a "permanent" threat.
    By Jay Cheshes January 3, 2002

  • Formez vos bataillons!

    Once fond of clucking at us, France has found a new love for America.
    By Kristin Hohenadel September 28, 2001

  • Bush's Euro-skeptics

    In France they call him "an idiot." In Germany they call him a "big bully." Forget China -- Europe could turn out to be President Bush's biggest foreign policy problem yet.
    By Steve Kettmann April 6, 2001

  • Tintin sting

    Three men are arrested for creating a lewd version of the popular Belgian comic.
    By Jack Boulware February 26, 2001

  • "The Adversary" by Emmanuel Carrére

    A new book probes the case of the phony doctor who killed his family rather than confront a life of lies.
    By Laura Miller January 12, 2001

  • Ooh la la

    I'm a Francophile because the men there make me feel more attractive than I am.
    By Kelly Jones January 2, 2001

  • Porn across the water

    A group of French technicians is suspended for using company computers to send dirty pictures.
    By Jack Boulware November 7, 2000
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