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Urging caution in the Middle East
Ewen MacAskill
Chirac tells Bush and Blair that trying to spread democracy as a safeguard against terrorism is a bad idea, citing Arab fears of Western domination.
Mind-boggling Iraq war tab
Eric Boehlert
Odd man out
Julian Borger
Internationalist Colin Powell's losing battle to rein in the administration's neoconservatives is over.
“U.S. accused of ‘torture flights'”
Mark Follman
The London Sunday Times reported yesterday that the U.S. government has a special plane devoted to the extradition of suspects in the war on terrorism.
Get your post-election rage on
Andrew O'Hehir
David Rees' second collection of his scabrous, minimalist "Get Your War On" comic is the perfect tonic for this unbearable week.
American nightmare
Gary Kamiya
Bush's presidency has been a historic disaster. There's still time to rectify his Iraq blunder -- but first, he has to go.
“Kryptonite for both sides”
Julian Borger
Avoiding mention of his name, Bush and Kerry try to turn the reappearance of Osama bin Laden into an advantage.
A prisoner’s tale
Graeme Wood
The saga of a hapless New Zealander who ended up behind bars after seeking work in Iraq reveals the darker side of the U.S.-led coalition's operations.
Remembering Spc. Tomas Garces
Amy Smith
The first Texas National Guardsman to fall in combat since WWII came from a poor family. His death shows how far we've come from the days when rich kids like George W. Bush gamed the system to avoid war.
Kerry camp encouraged by post-Osama polls
Tim Grieve
Kerry: Bush blew it on bin Laden
Tim Grieve
After initial hesitation, the Democratic candidate comes out swinging on the Osama video.
Why the U.S. must withdraw from Iraq
Peter Dale Scott
Vietnam proved that offensive occupations are doomed. In his arrogance, Bush is repeating the same blunder.
Cheese eaters vs. hamburger eaters
Amelia Gentleman
The mayor of Saint-Briac, Kerry's French first cousin, tries to keep a low profile, and hopes for better relations between the U.S. and France under the Democrat's leadership.
Letters
Salon Staff
"This election is giving me shingles!" Readers tell Salon how politics is affecting them.
The unmaking of the president
Sidney Blumenthal
Why the incumbent who should have won in a cakewalk is headed for defeat next week.
Hillary goes Hollywood — in Brooklyn
Rebecca Traister
Tip of the iceberg
David J. Morris
As I learned while embedded in Iraq, the highly lethal explosives stolen from Al Qaqaa are just a fraction of the mountain of poorly secured munitions that could be turned against U.S. soldiers and citizens.
On the offense
Tim Grieve
From the missing munitions to a ballooning war bill, John Kerry seizes on bad news out of Iraq, putting George W. Bush on the defensive.
Seven-days-and-counting Tuesday must-reads
Geraldine Sealey
Bush searches the Tora Bora hills for latest attack
Geraldine Sealey
He’s hot. He’s sexy. And he’s been dead for 2,300 years
Amy Reiter
"Alexander the Great" is being celebrated by Oliver Stone, Leo DiCaprio, DVDs, books, even a video game. An expert explains why everyone's so worked up over the ancient, sexually ambiguous, bloodthirsty conquerer.
How John Kerry exposed the Contra-cocaine scandal
Robert Parry
Derided by the mainstream press and taking on Reagan at the height of his popularity, the freshman senator battled to reveal one of America's ugliest foreign policy secrets.
The Zen of the Fox interview
Eric Boehlert
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