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The troublesome priest: A furor erupts in Britain over the archbishop's accommodating stance toward Islamic sharia law. Has the cleric -- and multiculturalism -- gone too far?; By Salil Tripathi Feb 25, 2008
The French connection: Nicolas Sarkozy's cheery U.S. visit has the press howling that he's Bush's new lap dog -- maybe even if it comes to hitting Iran.; By Gregor Peter Schmitz Nov 8, 2007
Bush "at peace" waging war: A new transcript reveals the president, on the brink of the Iraq invasion, full of faith, calm and unyielding optimism.; By Mark Danner Oct 18, 2007
Bush knew Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction: Salon exclusive: Two former CIA officers say the president squelched top-secret intelligence, and a briefing by George Tenet, months before invading Iraq.; By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 6, 2007
Bomb plot tests British again: New Prime Minister Gordon Brown edges away from Tony Blair and the Iraq war as the U.K. braces against the rising terror threat.; By James Geary Jul 2, 2007
Tony Blair's toodle-oo: If the British people really do want less spin and more substance from their prime minister, then Gordon Brown could be the man to deliver it.; By James Geary Jun 29, 2007
Bush's European disaster: The president's trip was a pageant of disdain, delusion and provocation masquerading as a respite from his troubles at home.; By Sidney Blumenthal Jun 14, 2007
The George and Tony show: "We've filled a lot of space together."; Tim Grieve May 17, 2007
Why we fight?: Tony Blair says he doesn't know what "victory" in Iraq means.; Tim Grieve May 16, 2007
Tony Blair becomes Margaret Thatcher: Thanks to George W. Bush, the man who was supposed to reinvent the Labor Party leaves office with more friends in America than in the U.K.; By Andrew Brown May 10, 2007
Bush's favorite historian: British author Alistair Horne explains what Pinochet, Sharon and Bush have all taken from his work, why peace means getting rid of the priests, and why Iraq is the wrong war in the wrong place.; By Gary Kamiya May 8, 2007
George Tenet, spook for all seasons: The former CIA chief seems strangely oblivious that his self-serving defense is shredding the remains of his reputation.; By Sidney Blumenthal May 3, 2007
How Iran played the hostage "crisis": The captured British sailors ate decent meals and were set free in business suits -- as Tehran used them to score political points on the Arab street.; By Hooman Majd Apr 5, 2007
Iran's new hostage crisis: By seizing 15 British sailors, the embattled Iranians aim to rally anti-Western sentiment and force the Brits from Iraq.; By Juan Cole Apr 3, 2007
The British retreat from Iraq brings peril for U.S. troops: Vice President Cheney says the British are leaving southern Iraq because things are going so well. In the real world, Basra is a mess.; By Juan Cole Feb 23, 2007
We're coming, they're leaving, everyone's winning: The spin vs. the truth on Britain's Iraq troop drawdown.; Tim Grieve Feb 22, 2007
Blair to announce U.K.'s Iraq withdrawal timetable: The BBC reports that British Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to announce tomorrow plans for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq.; Alex Koppelman Feb 20, 2007
Behind Bush's "new way forward": A battered group of neocons delivered the president his latest war plan, letting him reject the grave warnings of the Iraq Study Group and deny that we're losing the war.; By Sidney Blumenthal Dec 20, 2006
Labor's love lost: How Britons came to hate Tony Blair and America, and why the next prime minister will pay the price.; By Andrew Brown Sep 14, 2006
Another British memo belies Bush on Iraq: A confidential memo from the outgoing British ambassador in Iraq warns that the war-torn country is likely headed for civil war.; Mark Follman Aug 3, 2006
London bombing -- one year later: While it's business as usual in the tube, many Brits fear their liberties are under siege, and relations with Muslims are more strained than ever.; By Sean Kenny Jul 7, 2006
War is swell: Sept. 11 offered Bush a reason for being, and nothing will get in the way of his holy "war paradigm" -- not even the Constitution.; By Sidney Blumenthal Jun 1, 2006
Slipping into irrelevance, the president pauses to admit a mistake: In an otherwise sleepy press conference, Bush says he regrets saying "Bring it on."; Tim Grieve May 25, 2006
A Bush-Blair press conference we'd like to see: If there's nothing new to report on a troop withdrawal, how about addressing these questions?; Tim Grieve May 25, 2006
A phased withdrawal from Iraq?: One report has Bush and Blair making an announcement this week.; Tim Grieve May 22, 2006

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