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Another question about the timing of Saddam's sentencing
If U.S. politics weren't a factor, why was the announcement made before the tribunal was ready with its explanation?
Tim Grieve Nov 6, 2006
Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death. Is it a lifeline for the GOP?
Is the sentence a sign of progress or just another reminder of an unpopular and unnecessary war?
Tim Grieve Nov 5, 2006
Conservatives: Who cares if we teach terrorists how to build nukes?
A U.S. document dump online was supposed to help prove Saddam had WMD. Instead, it published bomb-making details to the world.
Scott Rosenberg Nov 3, 2006
How bad is he?
Bush ran as a moderate, tacked right and governed ineffectually -- before 9/11. Since then he's become the most radical American president in history -- and arguably the worst.
By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 12, 2006
Quote of the Day
Bush's plan for Saddam Hussein -- months before he supposedly had a plan for Saddam Hussein.
Tim Grieve Sep 6, 2006
Remembrance of Bush's fiascoes
As he travels the nation to commemorate Katrina and 9/11, the president is only highlighting the tragedy of his own incompetence.
By Sidney Blumenthal Aug 31, 2006
The suspicious death of Dr. Evil
Spurred by a Salon inquiry, the Army is reopening an investigation into whether Saddam's poison master died as a result of abusive treatment by U.S. troops.
By Michael Scherer Jul 14, 2006
If Bill O'Reilly were dictator
Indulging in the commentator's Saddam Hussein fantasies.
Katharine Mieszkowski Jun 21, 2006
Killing the CIA
In Goss, Bush found the perfect hatchet man to take vengeance on a despised agency. Now Goss is gone, scandal looms -- and the CIA is ruined.
By Sidney Blumenthal May 11, 2006
Hezbollah on the Tigris?
Like the militant Lebanese group, fiery cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr is using both guns and butter to seize power in Iraq.
By David Enders May 8, 2006
Attacking Iran: Are they nuts?
If the U.S. attacked Iran, the consequences would be catastrophic -- including a possible American retreat under fire in Iraq.
By Joe Conason Apr 21, 2006
Bush's bluster
What good are U.S. threats against Iran when the whole world has lost its trust in our government?
By Joe Conason Apr 14, 2006
Bush's bogus document dump
The administration seeded its new public archive of Iraq documents with jihadist materials completely unrelated to Saddam.
By Fritz Umbach Apr 13, 2006
"Saddam chose to deny inspectors"
Bush repeated this bald-faced lie recently. The cowering press still lets him get away with it, but the public is no longer fooled.
By Joe Conason Mar 31, 2006
Better off under Saddam? Former U.N. rights chief says so
Violence is widespread and unavoidable now, John Pace says.
Tim Grieve Mar 2, 2006
Colonel of truth
Former Bush insider Lawrence Wilkerson blasts Dick Cheney's "paranoia" -- and says Cheney and Rumsfeld are to blame for Abu Ghraib.
By Mark Follman Feb 27, 2006
Orrin Hatch, Saddam Hussein and the art of taking it all back
The Utah Republican steps back, not so gracefully, from a claim that the Iraqi leader provided support to al-Qaida.
Tim Grieve Feb 22, 2006
America's unlikely savior
Recently, the U.S. was calling for Muqtada al-Sadr's head. Now, the fiery cleric may be the only man who can defuse Iraq's Sunni-Shiite conflict.
By Nir Rosen Feb 3, 2006
Iraq's oil shock
As the country's energy nightmare continues, U.S. troops are using nearly 40 times more fuel per day than the average, increasingly angry Iraqi.
By Robert Bryce Jan 17, 2006
The party lines
21 leading Democrats who voted for the Iraq war resolution -- and what they're saying now.
Compiled by J.J. Helland and Juliana Bunim Dec 9, 2005
An Iraq-9/11 link? A report says Bush was told no -- in 2001
The White House won't provide a copy of a Sept. 21, 2001, PDB to the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Tim Grieve Nov 23, 2005
The White House counterattack shoots -- and misses -- again
The target this time: Michigan Sen. Carl Levin.
Tim Grieve Nov 14, 2005
Judgment day for Saddam
The trial of the former dictator could be cathartic -- but it could also plunge Iraq deeper into chaos.
By Georg Mascolo, Erich Wiedemann and Bernhard Zand Oct 19, 2005
The road to hell
In the definitive book about the Iraq war, liberal hawk George Packer tells the whole story of America's worst foreign-policy debacle -- and reveals how good intentions can go terribly wrong.
By Gary Kamiya Oct 7, 2005
For Bush, bin Laden is blowing in the wind
The president says that terrorists would have caused Katrina if they could have.
Tim Grieve Sep 22, 2005
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