Iraq

Sanctions: The 12-Year War Against the Iraqi People

by Jacob G. Hornberger April 1, 2003

Iraq: Paying the Price, by John Pilger Cool War, by Joy Gordon Iraqs Children Suffer As War Looms, by Caroline Hawley Albright's Tiny Coffins, by Counterpunch.org The Silent War, by Leah C. Wells Iraqs Shortage of Medicine May Grow More Severe, ...

Where Did Iraq Get Its Weapons of Mass Destruction?

by Jacob G. Hornberger April 1, 2003

Iraq Used Many Suppliers for Nuke Program Associated Press Iraq Got Germs for Weapons Program from U.S. in 80s by Matt Kelley Following Iraqs Bioweapons Trail by Robert Novak A Tortured Relationship by Chris Bury Officers Say U.S. Aided Iraq in War despite Use of Gas by Patrick E. Tyler Rumsfeld ...

Obedience to Orders, Part 1

by Jacob G. Hornberger March 29, 2003

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |  Reader Responses |  Jacob Hornberger vs. the Brass |  Jacob Hornberger’s VMI Valedictory Addresss I couldn’t help but be struck by the photograph in the mainstream press last week in which an Iraqi soldier who had been taken captive was resting in the arms of two American GIs. The prisoner ...

Operation Iraqi Welfare

by Jacob G. Hornberger March 28, 2003

President Bush’s most recent raison du jour, I mean reason of the day (sorry!), for invading Iraq is to “liberate” the Iraqi people. That’s why the Pentagon ultimately decided to name the invasion “Operation Iraqi Freedom.” The terminology perfectly encapsulates how far we have strayed from the true ...

Breaking Iraqi Windows Won’t Help the Economy

by Sheldon Richman March 19, 2003

The record-shattering bombardment of Iraq hasn’t begun yet, but that doesn’t mean it’s too soon to think about which American companies will get contracts to rebuild the soon-to-be devastated Arab country. According to the Washington Post, the Bush administration is “preparing what would constitute the most ambitious U.S. ...

War Logic

by Scott McPherson March 17, 2003

The rhetorical case favoring an invasion of Iraq has gone on for so long that no one is really thinking about the reasons any more. We’ve moved on to more important things, like when the tanks will start rolling. Though it might be far too late, it couldn’t hurt to do ...

Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Saddam?

by Jacob G. Hornberger March 17, 2003

I have a confession to make: I’m not afraid of Saddam Hussein. Not a bit. I have absolutely no fear that the man is going to come and get me or that he is going to spray biological or chemical weapons on me or that he will send someone to do the ...

The Misunderstood Link between Al-Qaeda and Iraq

by Ahmad Faruqui March 17, 2003

A majority of the American population believe that Iraq was behind the terrorist acts of September 11, even though no credible evidence has surfaced for this alleged link between al-Qaeda and Iraq. In his speech to the American Enterprise Institute, President Bush used this link to justify invading Iraq as a necessary act of self-defense. There ...

“What We Say Goes”

by Sheldon Richman March 7, 2003

President Bush tells us that Saddam Hussein alone will determine whether Iraq burns, but the president is increasingly unable to conceal his smugness when he says such things. The fact is that Bush decided to go to war long ago and every step he takes is calculated to bring ...

Why War with Iraq? Follow the Money

by Richard M. Ebeling March 5, 2003

Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf recently argued that America’s coming war with Iraq would provide a “public good” for the world. The world economy runs on oil. Any disruption in oil supplies or unstable swings in oil prices threaten the economic well-being of every oil user around the globe. Regimes such ...

The Costs and Madness of Empire

by Richard M. Ebeling February 28, 2003

The costs of the American Empire become clearer with each passing day, as the U.S. government releases information about its various global actions and plans. The latest ones relate to the ongoing Muslim insurgency movement in the Philippines and the outlines for the making of a ...

The French Got It Right This Time

by Sheldon Richman February 21, 2003

(BONUS! Hatemail from op-ed editors in response to this article.) The American put-downs of the French over their unwillingness to sign up for the Coalition of the Willing are a little too glib for my tastes. There’s the story of the American who asked the French citizen if he speaks ...