British Election

Bush “at peace” waging war

A new transcript reveals the president, on the brink of the Iraq invasion, full of faith, calm and unyielding optimism.

Mark Danner Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 10:59 AM UTC 19
News George W. Bush, Iraq war

Bush knew Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction

Salon exclusive: Two former CIA officers say the president squelched top-secret intelligence, and a briefing by George Tenet, months before invading Iraq.

Sidney Blumenthal Thursday, Sep 6, 2007 11:16 AM UTC 293
Politics CIA, Iraq war, United Nations

Inside the minds of killer doctors

Some of the accused behind the recent terror plots in Britain were professional healers. What on earth prompts someone to snap from caregiver to killer?

Juan Cole Monday, Jul 9, 2007 10:49 AM UTC 63
All Salon Terrorism, Gordon Brown, Iraq

Bomb plot tests British again

New Prime Minister Gordon Brown edges away from Tony Blair and the Iraq war as the U.K. braces against the rising terror threat.

James Geary Monday, Jul 2, 2007 8:55 AM UTC 15
News Terrorism, Iraq war, Gordon Brown

Tony Blair’s toodle-oo

If the British people really do want less spin and more substance from their prime minister, then Gordon Brown could be the man to deliver it.

James Geary Friday, Jun 29, 2007 11:11 AM UTC 17
News Gordon Brown, British Election

“She liked to dress provocatively”

U.K. judge slammed for lenient sentence of a child rapist.

Lynn Harris Wednesday, Jun 27, 2007 6:55 PM UTC 86
Life Broadsheet

Bush’s European disaster

The president's trip was a pageant of disdain, delusion and provocation masquerading as a respite from his troubles at home.

Sidney Blumenthal Thursday, Jun 14, 2007 11:50 AM UTC 95
Politics Iran, Iraq war, Global Warming

The George and Tony show

"We've filled a lot of space together."

Tim Grieve Thursday, May 17, 2007 4:18 PM UTC 16
Politics George W. Bush, War Room

Why we fight?

Tony Blair says he doesn't know what "victory" in Iraq means.

Tim Grieve Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:57 PM UTC 12
Politics Iraq war, War Room

Tony Blair becomes Margaret Thatcher

Thanks to George W. Bush, the man who was supposed to reinvent the Labor Party leaves office with more friends in America than in the U.K.

Andrew Brown Thursday, May 10, 2007 4:07 PM UTC 16
All Salon George W. Bush, Gordon Brown

The impertinent prince

Bush plays naughty boy to the queen at his not-so-royal state dinner. But all those white ties couldn't hide his low poll numbers.

Sidney Blumenthal Thursday, May 10, 2007 11:00 AM UTC 48
Politics George W. Bush, Neoconservatism

Bush’s favorite historian

British author Alistair Horne explains what Pinochet, Sharon and Bush have all taken from his work, why peace means getting rid of the priests, and why Iraq is the wrong war in the wrong place.

Gary Kamiya Tuesday, May 8, 2007 11:21 AM UTC 47
Politics George W. Bush, Iraq war

George Tenet, spook for all seasons

The former CIA chief seems strangely oblivious that his self-serving defense is shredding the remains of his reputation.

Sidney Blumenthal Thursday, May 3, 2007 11:40 AM UTC 49
Politics CIA, Al-Qaida, Iraq war, England

Irish teen takes abortion case to Supreme Court

"Miss D" pleads for the right to end a doomed pregnancy -- in England.

Lynn Harris Wednesday, May 2, 2007 2:23 PM UTC 12
Life Abortion, Broadsheet, England

At her majesty’s pleasure

After a nightmare flight from New York to London, I was thrown into a Victorian hellhole of a prison alongside drug smugglers and rapists. This is my story.

Peter Kurth Tuesday, May 1, 2007 11:30 AM UTC 265
Life Air Travel, AIDS, Terrorism

How Iran played the hostage “crisis”

The captured British sailors ate decent meals and were set free in business suits -- as Tehran used them to score political points on the Arab street.

Hooman Majd Thursday, Apr 5, 2007 11:04 AM UTC 33
All Salon Iran, Iraq, British Election

One embryo at a time

Should the U.K.'s government set a 10 percent limit on twins?

Catherine Price Wednesday, Apr 4, 2007 3:42 PM UTC
Life Broadsheet, British Election

Iran’s new hostage crisis

By seizing 15 British sailors, the embattled Iranians aim to rally anti-Western sentiment and force the Brits from Iraq.

Juan Cole Tuesday, Apr 3, 2007 10:30 AM UTC 18
All Salon Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iraq

The British retreat from Iraq brings peril for U.S. troops

Vice President Cheney says the British are leaving southern Iraq because things are going so well. In the real world, Basra is a mess.

Juan Cole Friday, Feb 23, 2007 11:30 AM UTC 50
All Salon Al-Qaida, Dick Cheney, Iraq

We’re coming, they’re leaving, everyone’s winning

The spin vs. the truth on Britain's Iraq troop drawdown.

Tim Grieve Thursday, Feb 22, 2007 5:28 PM UTC 15
Politics Iraq war, War Room

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