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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."
Thursday’s must-reads
Geraldine Sealey
GOP continues sparring with 9/11 families
Geraldine Sealey Right Hook
Mark Follman
Defending Bush's 9/11 ads, former White House speechwriter David Frum says terrorists will rejoice if Kerry wins the election.
Bush’s “needless war”
Salon Staff
Accusing the president of "pure, unadulterated fear-mongering," Sen. Edward Kennedy delivers a scathing indictment of the administration's case for invading Iraq.
Bush’s economic quagmire
Salon Staff
Sen. Hillary Clinton says acute job losses, "reckless" tax cuts, and record trade and budget deficits prove that Bush is "woefully missing in action" on the U.S. economy.
“We stood by while this happened”
Suzy Hansen
Author Steve Coll discusses "Ghost Wars," his new book about how the U.S. abandoned Afghanistan, tried to work with the Taliban, and failed to stop Osama bin Laden -- even though terrified CIA agents knew he was about to strike.
Shielding Murder Inc.
Arianna Huffington
Bush's support of the latest immoral gun bill shows once again just how willing he is to do the bidding of the NRA -- even if it means sabotaging homeland security.
Right Hook
Mark Follman
Sullivan declares war on Bush over same-sex marriage; Steyn says John Kerry would flounder if terrorists blew up the Empire State Building. Plus: Osama under U.S. surveillance?
“Civilization and Its Enemies” by Lee Harris
Ann Marlowe
In a brilliant response to the quandaries of 9/11, a ferociously independent thinker argues that only the United States has the moral credibility to lead.
The partisan “mastermind” in charge of Bush’s intel probe
Michelle Goldberg
Whenever there's a vast right-wing conspiracy, Judge Laurence Silberman keeps turning up.
Rumsfeld defends Iraq war at NATO meeting
Robert Burns
“Osama”
Stephanie Zacharek
The first feature film made in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban -- about a young girl who dresses as a boy to survive -- rings devastatingly true.
Tit for tat
Charles Taylor
How Justin Timberlake accomplished what the president hasn't been able to: Bring us closer to our fundamentalist brothers.
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