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Wednesday’s must-reads
Geraldine Sealey
The Fox of war
David J. Sirota
The Bush administration's case for invading Iraq may have been riddled with unreliable claims, but that didn't stop White House-friendly Fox News from pumping it into America's living rooms.
Shooting the messenger
James Pinkerton
Conservatives should hail former counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke, but instead they're smearing him.
Bush’s press slaves
Philip J. Trounstine
It's time for the Washington press corps to probe candidate Bush just as enthusiastically as they have John Kerry.
John Kerry, international man of mystery?
Thomas Geoghegan
By wrecking the Western alliance, President Bush has paved the way for a President Kerry to rebuild it.
Condoleezza Rice’s bad week
Martin Sieff
Bush's national security advisor dodged the 9/11 commission, but she can't evade its judgment.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
The films you probably missed -- but shouldn't! This month: The Jarmusch-Lynch problem, Iceland's "Noi," Russia's "The Return," "Osama" director Siddiq Barmak on his unlikely hit, and zombie flicks go back to basics.
Bush’s war — against Richard Clarke
Sidney Blumenthal
The White House's furious response to Richard Clarke only underscores the truth of his testimony.
Blood-thirsty Arabs, vigilante Jews
John Gorenfeld
What makes ex-USA Today reporter/fabulist Jack Kelley worse than other disgraced journalists is that he peddled the most divisive stereotypes imaginable -- and people believed him.
Monday’s must-reads
Geraldine Sealey
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers weigh in on the use of the "A-word" and neocon frothing over the Spanish election.
Welcome to the quagmire
Juan Cole
The Bush administration invaded Iraq a year ago expecting a shower of rose petals. Today, the country is on the verge of chaos, and there may be no way to stop it.
Will Bush be a casualty of war?
Tim Grieve
The president believes the Iraq war will help him win reelection, but the latest Baghdad bombings and new voter polls suggest he could become its victim.
To the Atocha station
Sidney Blumenthal
Bush administration neoconservatives try to force the political meaning of Spain's 3/11 into an ill-fitting 9/11 template.
Right Hook
Mark Follman
Spain's post-3/11 upheaval: David Frum says the terrorists have won, Andrew Sullivan fears a pre-November "blood bath" inside the U.S., and David Brooks blames Colin Powell.
John Kerry’s military mission
Salon Staff
Blasting Bush's neglect of U.S. armed forces, the Democratic nominee vows to expand, better equip and support a 21st century military that will be "the strongest in the world."
Lost in transition
Craig Unger
While the votes were counted in Florida, Bush Sr. went hunting in Spain with Prince Bandar -- and the incoming administration ignored warnings about al-Qaida.
The Pinocchio presidency
Joe Wilson
A former diplomat says it's time to blow the whistle on the Bush administration's blatant lies.
The Arabian candidate
Craig Unger
How George W. Bush's close ties to Islamic lobbying groups -- and to an accused supporter of Palestinian terrorism -- may have brought him his razor-thin margin of victory in Florida.
Monday’s must-reads
Geraldine Sealey
Say one thing, do another, cont.
Geraldine Sealey
Letters
Salon Staff
Influential Christian conservatives Howard and Roberta Ahmanson respond to Salon's story "Avenging Angels of the Religious Right." Plus: More readers, including a Navy veteran, outraged by Bush's 9/11 ads.
The great escape
Craig Unger
Immediately after 9/11, dozens of Saudi royals and members of the bin Laden family fled the U.S. in a secret airlift authorized by the Bush White House. One passenger was an alleged al-Qaida go-between, who may have known about the terror attacks in advance. Our first excerpt from "House of Bush, House of Saud."
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