George W. Bush has been vilified by the Left, but his harshest critics should be on the Right. One of the most momentous consequences of the Bush presidency is the destruction of the philosophical core of modern conservatism. Like most political movements, American...
With the testing of a nuclear device in North Korea, the foreign policy of the Bush administration, whose major aim was to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction, has descended into complete failure. In his 2002 "axis of evil" speech, the...
Two-and-a-half years ago, I warned Antiwar.com readers that the fix was in at the 9/11 Commission, that the Bush administration had a powerful friend on the inside who would whitewash its pre-9/11 failings. My worst fears have been confirmed by Bob Woodward. We now...
If you're an antiwar conservative or libertarian, remember when it was OK to oppose the war but support the troops? Remember when it was OK to "criticize your commander in chief during a time of war" without committing treason? Remember when you weren't...
In the first of her two-part series on the Libby case, former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega suggested that George Bush, Dick Cheney, and their supporters might already be preparing the groundwork for a Libby presidential pardon, perhaps even before the case...
With Ali al-Fadhily KHALDIYA, Iraq - The bomb went off just outside the school as the IPS correspondent stood speaking to children and teachers within. The headmaster smiled. "You will hear many of these every day if you stay here another day or two," he...
The publics of India and China believe that each of their respective nations currently exercise global influence second only to the United States, whose relative power, although still unmatched, is on the wane, according to a major opinion survey [.pdf] released...
The new study estimating that 650,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the U.S. invasion was – naturally – dismissed out of hand in Washington and London and disdained by the War Party's pet pundits. My favorite comment came from the president, who announced:...
Updated 11:00 p.m. EDT, Oct. 13, 2006 At least 115 people have died and 39 others were wounded during continuing violence in Iraq. Among the dead are two British contractors, the head of a special operations unit, and a religious leader. Among the injured are 12...
At least 32 American troops have been killed in Iraq this month. Approximately 300 have been wounded. The "battle for Baghdad" is going nowhere. A Marine friend just back from Ramadi said to me, "It didn't get any better while I was there, and it's not going to get...
