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On Iraq, McCain doesn't have a clue On Iraq, McCain doesn't have a clue

Despite the impasse in U.S.-Iraq negotiations, he clings to his fantasy of "victory" and America's ability to set the terms for withdrawal.
By Joe Conason Oct 27, 2008

  • Report: Susan Rice for UN ambassador

    ABC reports that Susan Rice, a foreign policy advisor to Barack Obama, is likely his choice to be ambassador to the United Nations.
    By Gabriel Winant November 24, 2008

  • When my finger was on the button for Israel

    I was a young law student applying for a part-time internship. To my amazement, I was soon casting votes at the U.N. and working for Ariel Sharon.
    By Gregory Levey April 22, 2008

  • When cooking is a radical act

    Foreign women opening restaurants in Kabul provide stability and comfort to a war-torn area.
    By Carol Lloyd December 18, 2007

  • Kevin Rudd wastes no time

    And then there was one. In his first act as prime minister, Rudd leaves the U.S. standing alone as the only developed nation that hasn't ratified the Kyoto Protocol.
    By Andrew Leonard December 3, 2007

  • "They are done to destroy women"

    How to help victims of sexual violence in Congo
    By Lynn Harris November 21, 2007

  • "Hideous and pandemic proportions"

    The U.N. Security Council demands -- again -- an end to violence against women.
    By Lynn Harris October 24, 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 October 18, 2007

  • China's deadly Darfur games

    Slick P.R. moves around the '08 Olympics can't hide the fact that China is still complicit in the Darfur genocide.
    By Jill Savitt October 4, 2007

  • The war president "at peace" with himself

    Bush's 2003 conversation with the Spanish prime minister shows his smug determination to invade Iraq at all costs.
    By Joe Conason September 28, 2007

  • Don't cry for Saudi Arabia

    The Kingdom's petroleum minister claims that efforts to rein in the demand for oil are unfair to his country. But maybe the world has bigger problems?
    By Andrew Leonard September 27, 2007

  • Ahmadinejad's New York state of mind

    My time with the Iranian president this week underscored how the U.S. media has overlooked his political savvy.
    By Hooman Majd September 26, 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 September 6, 2007

  • Moral hazard

    The Bush administration invites the U.N. to dive into the quagmire.
    By Digby July 20, 2007

  • The Iraq war is lost

    Bush and his band of backers won't admit that -- but their strategy is already defined by the specter of American defeat.
    By Peter Galbraith July 18, 2007

  • What George Tenet really knew about Iraq

    Unraveling the former CIA chief's cover story about bogus intelligence -- and the grand scheme that launched the war.
    By Thomas Powers July 2, 2007

  • How Bush's war bolstered Syria

    The chaos in Iraq has emboldened Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime and given Syria new power to meddle in the Middle East.
    By Mohamad Bazzi May 31, 2007

  • Inside America's powerful Israel lobby

    AIPAC's three-day summit included fiery evangelical oratory, adoration for Dick Cheney -- and new plans for going after Iran.
    By Gregory Levey March 16, 2007

  • The view from Tehran

    Iranians are fed up with the high price of tomatoes and their provocative president. But it would be dangerous for Bush and the West to overlook their national pride.
    By Hooman Majd February 21, 2007

  • How Libby became Cheney's pawn

    The vice president knew the intelligence for the Iraq war was cooked. So he launched his aide to smear the man who took the information public.
    By Sidney Blumenthal February 1, 2007

  • Congress steps on Bush's Darfur applause line

    The day after Bush got cheers for mentioning Darfur, members of his own party blasted him for neglecting the region. Does a new Congress mean new hope?
    By Michael Scherer January 25, 2007
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