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There is No Freedom in Iraq, Part 2

by Jacob G. Hornberger August 1, 2003

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Most Americans are familiar with the political and civil aspects of liberty. They include such rights as freedom of speech and expression, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, the right to vote, and the right to petition public officials for redress of grievances. They also include important procedural protections in ... [click for more]

Even with Weapons, Hussein Was No Threat

by Sheldon Richman July 23, 2003

The glaring absence of unconventional Iraqi arms should not blind us to the fact that even if Saddam Hussein had amassed chemical, biological, and — yes — even nuclear weapons, he would not have posed a threat to the American people. As offensive tools, those weapons would have been ... [click for more]

There Is No Freedom in Iraq, Part 1

by Jacob G. Hornberger July 1, 2003

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Given that U.S. forces have failed to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, U.S. officials have focused on an alternative justification for having invaded that country — to free the Iraqi people from tyranny through military force and to establish democracy after the war. Contrary to popular American opinion, however, ... [click for more]

Kosovo Déjà Vu

by James Bovard July 1, 2003

As the world looks on at the growing mess in post-war Iraq, it is time to recall the U.S. government’s bombing campaign against Serbia. There are many similarities to the recent campaign in Iraq. President Bill Clinton’s war against Serbia epitomized his moralism, his arrogance, his refusal to respect law, and his fixation on proving his virtue by using ... [click for more]

Are We Feeling Duped Yet?

by Sheldon Richman June 27, 2003

A lot of silly things have been said about Iraq’s alleged arsenal of weapons of mass destruction, such as that Saddam Hussein could be ready to launch in 45 minutes. But perhaps the silliest of all is the Republicans’ charge that even to ask whether the Bush administration misled ... [click for more]

The Ten Planks of the “Freedom” Manifesto

by Jacob G. Hornberger June 13, 2003

Now, tell me if I have this right: It doesn’t really matter whether President Bush and his associates lied about Saddam Hussein’s “weapons of mass destruction” or exaggerated the danger — even though the reason that most Americans supported the war was the threat of imminent attack from such weapons — ... [click for more]

War and the Bankruptcy of the Bush Administration

by Richard M. Ebeling June 1, 2003

The war on terrorism and the war on Iraq have become the defining characteristics of the Bush administration and the Republican Party in general. Indeed, without the current war hysteria, President Bush and the Republicans have nothing to stand for and run on in next year’s congressional and presidential elections. Think back to August 2001, just a few weeks before ... [click for more]

Lying about War

by Sheldon Richman June 1, 2003

Can we believe the government? For some people, there is no pretense of objectivity about the question. Republicans have no problem doubting the word of a Democrat president, and Democrats are skeptical about Republican chief executives. But that’s politics. For others, it’s a blasphemous question no matter who’s in office. Some would ... [click for more]

Moral Responsiblity for Iraqi Graves

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 23, 2003

Given the failure of U.S. forces to find Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction, the newest justification for the president’s invasion of Iraq has become the mass graves of Iraqis killed by Saddam Hussein’s forces after the Persian Gulf War in 1991. “If we hadn’t invaded,” the reasoning goes, “Saddam ... [click for more]

Where are Saddam’s Weapons of Mass Destruction?

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 23, 2003

The Mists of Falsehoods Wild Weapons Chase Iraqi Arsenal Now Seems a Phantom Menace Weapons Failure Weapons of Mass Doo-Daa The Absence of Weapons, and What It Means Something Fishy for Haddock WMD? MIA Bush's WMD ... [click for more]

Better Late than Never on Sanctions

by Sheldon Richman May 16, 2003

The Bush administration wants the United Nations to lift the economic sanctions against the now-Hussein-less Iraq because they impose cruel hardship on the Iraqi people. Better late than never. Some of us have been saying for years that the sanctions were a cruel and futile attempt to undermine Saddam Hussein’s regime ... [click for more]

The O.P.S.B.

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 16, 2003

Prior to and during President Bush's recent war on Iraq, there were multitudes of old American men (i.e., men more than 40 years old) who eagerly supported sending American troops into battle. Those American men who lacked the courage to “support the troops” in this way were denounced by ... [click for more]