Wag the Dog

Blue Glow
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, March 29, 2001
"Wag the Dog"
How a real-life documentary helped inspire a whip-smart political satire about a made-up war.
And a little scumbag shall lead them
The past week's news gush nearly tripped up attempts at year-end news wrap-ups, but James Poniewozik sees clearly: The big news this year was sex and the president.
Baghdad bombing: The right move, the wrong time
A foreign policy expert says Clinton should have struck sooner -- and argues that U.S. sanctions are propping up Saddam by allowing him to line the pockets of his cronies.
Baghdad bombing: The right move, the wrong time
A foreign policy expert says Clinton should have struck sooner -- and argues that U.S. sanctions are propping up Saddam by allowing him to line the pockets of his cronies.
Who's wagging which dog?
In the capital, political reaction to the airstrikes was skepticism
The Year in Film 1997
Salon Entertainment: Salon film critic Charles Taylor chooses the best movies of 1997.

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