BANGKOK - While many Asians were dismayed when they woke up to the news on Thursday morning that George W. Bush had been reelected to a second term as president of the United States, their leaders hailed his return and pledged to cooperate closely with Washington....
PENANG, Malaysia - In a strange twist of events, Malaysian opposition politicians claim that U.S. President George W. Bush's reelection was made possible because of a blunder by Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. Last month, Mahathir told a local daily...
What was the presidential election about? In their victory speeches, Vice President Cheney and President Bush claimed a "mandate," "historic victory," and that "America has spoken." A mandate for what? A victory for what? How spake...
The presidential campaign had hardly ended before the sounds of shocked outrage and the gnashing of teeth was heard across the globe: "How can 59,054,087 people be so dumb?" wailed the Daily Mirror. "This is not going to make the relationship on the two...
MADRID - The Basque separatist group ETA, which has received severe blows in recent years, appears to be on the verge of abandoning the use of violence and instead seeking Basque independence and unification through peaceful means. Late last month, ETA announced that...
Plenty of people who opposed the war in Iraq and question the advisability of an imperial role for the United States are in something resembling despair following Tuesday's election results – probably more so than would have been the case had not those pesky...
Scott Horton speaks to Dr. Frederic Whitehurst and Sibel Edmonds about the perils and promise of government whistleblowing. Interview conducted Oct. 23, 2004. Check out Scott's other interviews with prominent antiwar and libertarian figures. Download MP3 Listen to...
More evidence of a major failure by the Bush administration to adequately prepare for the possibility of insurgency in postwar Iraq has surfaced amid claims by some rebels that they have acquired chemical weapons and are preparing to use them against U.S. forces in...
After a very long night of speculation, Bush II emerged as the clear winner of this year's state-worshipping ritual. It was a resounding victory for the War Party, as it would have been even if the votes had gone otherwise; Kerry was no less belligerent, only somewhat...
New details have emerged in the week after nearly 380 tons of powerful explosives were reported missing from the al-Qaqaa munitions facility south of Baghdad, supporting Iraqi interim government assertions that someone looted the site following the U.S. capture of the...
