Best of TomPaine.com: The War In IraqAugust 02, 2005Blog: Debating Means Without EndsBy Patrick Doherty The flurry of calls for Washington to debate Iraq today are good, but we have to ask: To what end does each option lead us? First, Ignore The NeoconsBy Robert Dreyfuss If the United States is to bring peace to Iraq and withdraw, we'll have to listen to the military and negotiate with the Baathist Sunni insurgents. Blaming The Anti-War MessengersBy Norman Solomon The right wing's denunciations of Cindy Sheehan echo battles from the past. How To Get Out Of IraqBy Robert Dreyfuss 'Out Now' is an empty slogan. 'Negotiate Now' has a chance. Here's what it could look like. Operation Withdrawal ScamBy Norman Solomon As support for war in Blog: Thinking Bigger Than IraqBy Patrick Doherty We got into The Tip Of The Iceberg?The insidious belief that where there is one terrorist, there are many, paralyzes society and threatens to tear us apart. Defending The Neocon WarAs the Blog: What If...?
Blog: Is Iraq A Civil War? Not Yet.
A Way Out Of Iraq?The bulk of the resistance in Blog: Withdraw...And Then What?There is a growing chorus of voices for an exit strategy from The Anti-NeoconThe debacle in Blog: The Reconstruction Dilemma
Unnamed And UnnoticedIs there a better symbol of how the war for Oil-Control FormulaThe Blog: Ending Occupation, Ensuring SecurityDistinct but inseparable from the political track in Blog: T-Minus One Month And CountingOn August 15th, a major deadline will pass in Be Wiser Than BushBlair should do what Bush has not: Address the legitimate needs, grievances and aspirations of the Arab-Asian world. Blog: Sending The Wrong MessageThis weekend's leaked memo on Blog: Conflict TerminationProgressives have an opportunity to fill the yawning gap between Bush's Blog: From Belfast To BaghdadStaying the course in An Iraqi Peace ProcessNice try, George. If The Vietnam SolutionWith public opinion turning against the war and the insurgency strong, history presents a compelling case for how to get out. Stay The Crooked CourseTonight, President Bush will tell the nation we must stay the course. One outspoken general knows that's losing advice. The War Before The WarThe Fixed Is FixedWith the Proof Of Deception, Not IntentionMore than proving Bush's intent to go to war, the Why The Memo MattersThe Downing Street Memos confirm the existence of presidential deceit, even if they don't prove it. In other words, probable cause. Why George Went To WarThe Downing Street Memos still do not answer the question of why the president wanted a war. Fortunately, Bush did that himself. Blog: Pressing The Basement RevolutionYesterday's hearing on the Downing Street Memo only achieved half of its potential. Iraq Behind The ScriptThe Iraqi soldiers of Charlie Company reveal the fantasy behind the centerpiece of the Bush administration's Not Your Father's Anti-War MovementEven as public sentiment turns against the war, most Democratic leaders refuse to take a stand. His Was Not To Wonder WhyThe Downing Street Memo revealed that Sherwood Baker died in Downing Street IINewly leaked documents reveal the extent of the British cabinet's concern over Our Newest ProconsulAppointing Zalmay Khalilzad as ambassador to Bolton The FixerForget the lousy management style. John Bolton was one of the principal architects of Bush's manufactured The Hunting Of The PresidentCongress is back in session and there's momentum building behind the Downing Street Memo. Remembrance And ResponsibilityTwo Gulf War veterans on how our desire to end the war in Looking War In The FaceThis Memorial Day draws attention to Americans who have died in Blog: The President's Rap SheetA movement is afoot to demand congressional inquiry into whether George W. Bush should be impeached over Blog: Woolsey Rocks The HouseCongresswoman Lynn Woolsey's amendment requiring Bush to pull the troops out of Blog: A Policy Of Partition?Listen to Niall Ferguson and Robert Dreyfuss and you'd be tempted to think of a different kind of political strategy for A Memo And Two CatechismsWhy are the media practically ignoring the Blog: Better Late Than NeverThe Washington Post finally reports on the earthshaking Blog:Bush's Bolton BreachThe investigation into Bolton's YellowcakeJohn Bolton deliberately used discredited intelligence to support the president's case for war. Blog: These Are The Crimes That Try Men's SoulsEighty-eight members of Congress have signed a letter asking the president to confirm or deny the Downing Street Memo. Proof Bush Fixed The FactsPoliticization is far too mild a word. The intelligence on Iraq: When Was The Die Cast?The leak of a highly classified memo finally confirms that Bush decided to invade A Fig Leaf Of LegalityA British memo does what American politicians won't: question the president's legal authority to wage war in Where Have All The Anti-warriors Gone?Thirty years ago, Vietnam war protesters were united by the unequivocal horrors of that war. But in Broken Chain Of CommandAn Blog: Measuring Progress In IraqFor its symbolic value, the news today couldn't have been choreographed better: The Stain of Abu GhraibOne year and 10 investigations later, Human Rights Watch says it is time to prosecute the architects of Abu Ghraib. Iraq's Catch-22The problem with holding elections under hostile occupation has finally reared its hoary head. Can civil war be avoided? Democracy Without Borders
Lessons For AssadRami Khouri knows Bush is not serious about democracy—and advises his occupier accordingly. Intelligent ManipulationJohn Prados on how the president manipulated The Democracy LieFirst off: flickers of democracy do not justify war in Mapping The Oil MotiveIf The Intelligence Made Them Do ItRay McGovern debunks the White House's "bad intelligence" excuse for Iraq's Ripple Effects
$225 Billion And No Exit PlanErik Leaver says it's time we demand a plan to accompany the What Now For The Peace Movement?Amy Quinn of United for Peace and Justice says it's time to mobilize the majority of Americans who want |