With Ali al-Fadhily BAGHDAD - The death sentence for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein could deepen a divide that threatens to tear Iraqis apart. The signs on the street are dangerous already. Several reports have come in of celebrations in Kurdish and Shia areas,...
In the run-up to the midterm elections, Vice President Dick Cheney's recent remarks about U.S. national security policy once again point out the Bush administration's haughtiness and disdain for checks on executive power. "You cannot make national security policy...
Updated at 6:25 p.m. EST, Nov. 1, 2006 As curfews lift in war-torn Iraq, the violence slowly returns. At least 67 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 61 were wounded in several locations throughout the country. The deaths of two coalition soldiers, one...
Evil Is as Evil Does Dear Mr. Roberts, Let us add to hubris, the average American's unique abilities at deafness, amnesia, disdaining intellectual initiative, gullibility on a full stomach, and righteous stupidity. The people of our nation still possess a fine wit and...
In one of my early columns on Antiwar.com, "Who Is 'We'?," I pointed out that people often mistakenly use the term "we" when talking about the actions of government officials. So, for example, if the government of country X bombs people in country Y, many people who...
It had to happen – the faithless neocons, who value loyalty only to their own ambitions, have taken to denouncing the president for carrying out their wishes, albeit "incompetently." As predicted here, here, and here years ago, they're turning on George...
Are we really surprised? The Saddam Hussein verdict, scheduled for Oct. 16 and then suddenly delayed last month (supposedly because the Iraqi special tribunal needed more time) to Nov. 5, the last news cycle before the U.S. midterm election, has now come in, and the...
Updated at 6:05 p.m. EST, Nov. 6, 2006 Curfews set in place to curb violence following the death sentence imposed on former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein are being lifted in a staggered manner. By Tuesday, all curfews should be gone. Despite the crackdown, 59 bodies...
Updated at 12:40 p.m. EST, Nov. 5, 2006 Today, the U.S-backed Iraqi High Tribunal sentenced Saddam Hussein to death. Pending appeals, his half-brother and another senior official will be executed as well. Several other officials received prison sentences or were...
NEW DELHI - By announcing that it would return to the negotiation table and address the major powers' concerns about its nuclear program, North Korea may have scored an unlikely but impressive diplomatic victory. Pyongyang's move has put on the mat top officials of...
