Salon Directory › g › Gulf War (35 stories)

Gulf War

Page 1 of 2 oldest ⇒
McCain's Vietnam obsession
The former POW's Senate career has been marked by his outspoken determination never to repeat Vietnam mistakes. So why does he support the Iraq war?
By Mark Benjamin Apr 1, 2008
When is an accidental civilian death not an accident?
When the Air Force asks permission first. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has rules for killing civilians. But do the rules actually save lives?
By Mark Benjamin Jul 30, 2007
"Jarhead"
Sam Mendes' specious adaptation of Anthony Swofford's Gulf War memoir is both antiwar and anti-soldier.
By Stephanie Zacharek Nov 4, 2005
How the Bush brigade "supports" the troops
When it comes to American POWs brutalized by U.S. enemies, the Bush White House -- with some help from the Supreme Court today -- is glad to settle for nothing.
Mark Follman Apr 25, 2005
Bush White House turns its back on Gulf War vets
The Supreme Court represents the last chance for a group of Gulf War POWs to be compensated for their suffering at Saddam's hands. The Bush administration wants the case thrown out.
Page Rockwell Apr 22, 2005
History of complicity
Did the first President Bush, in 1991, and President Reagan, in the late '80s, cynically choose to ignore Saddam's use of chemical weapons against Iraqis?
By Barry Lando Nov 19, 2004
The good soldier takes his leave
Policy experts and former U.S. diplomats weigh in on Colin Powell's resignation.
Compiled by Jeff Horwitz Nov 16, 2004
The bubble boy
Bush lives in a world immune from the realities of Iraq.
By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 23, 2004
The end of civilization
The sacking of Iraq's museums is like a "lobotomy" of an entire culture, say art experts. And they warned the Pentagon repeatedly of this potential catastrophe months before the war.
By Louise Witt Apr 17, 2003
When oil fields become battlefields
If Saddam repeats his Gulf War strategy of torching oil wells, he could set off one of the worst environmental disasters in history.
By Farhad Manjoo Mar 20, 2003
Marine writers sound off on the new Iraq war
"Jarhead" author Anthony Swofford and two other Marine Corps chroniclers of Desert Storm direct some not-so-friendly fire at the Bush administration.
By David Talbot Mar 20, 2003
Casualties of war
If the U.S. kills 10,000 Iraqi civilians, will this be a just war? 1,000? 100,000? On the eve of destruction, a deadly moral calculus awaits.
By Michelle Goldberg Mar 20, 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 Mar 18, 2003
Scud Stud lobs a missile at Bush
During the Gulf War, NBC reporter Arthur Kent was famed for his boyish good looks. Today, liberated from the network, he's free to say that Bush is out of control.
By Louise Witt Mar 17, 2003
"Jarhead" by Anthony Swofford
In this self-lacerating memoir, an ex-Marine sniper who fought in the Gulf yearns to escape from the myths of warfare and the sadism of military life.
By Laura Miller Mar 10, 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 Mar 3, 2003
Saddam's shields
Peace activists are flocking to Iraq to put their bodies in the way of American bombs, with no training for what they'll face in a war zone. Are they heroes or dupes?
By Michelle Goldberg Feb 21, 2003
A front-row seat at war
HBO's "Live From Baghdad" is the story of one of live journalism's finest hours -- and a cautionary tale for an increasingly docile press.
By Gary Kamiya Dec 7, 2002
"I'm not sure which planet they live on"
Hawks in the Bush administration may be making deadly miscalculations on Iraq, says Gen. Anthony Zinni, Bush's Middle East envoy.
By Eric Boehlert Oct 17, 2002
A kinder, gentler war pitch
In a Monday night speech, President Bush shifted his rhetoric in an effort to seal the deal with a skeptical public.
By Anthony York Oct 8, 2002
Suddenly, the U.N. backs Bush
The president's speech left the world governing body little choice but to get tough on Saddam.
By Ian Williams Sep 14, 2002
Dragged back into the fight
As the confrontation between Israel and the Palestinians threatens to engulf the region, the Bush administration is no longer able to stay on the sidelines.
By Ben Barber Apr 19, 2001
Washington sobers up on sanctions
The Bush administration plans to abandon 10 years of failed Iraqi policy and instead hit Saddam where it will hurt him most: His cash-lined pockets.
By Fiona Morgan Feb 28, 2001
Saddam won't die
Ten years after the Gulf War, the Iraqi leader is stronger than ever.
By Vivienne Walt Jan 18, 2001
Radioactive fallout
Did exposure to American depleted-uranium-tipped weapons cause the cancer deaths of some European peacekeepers who served in the Balkans?
By Laura Rozen Jan 12, 2001
Page 1 of 2  oldest ⇒
Salon Directory › g › Gulf War (35 stories)

Daily Newsletter

Get Salon in your mailbox!