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A simple, poetic indictment
Michelle Goldberg
The winner of MoveOn.org's "Bush in 30 Seconds" contest is a subtle ad with the power to sway even some of his defenders. Now the ad may be headed for the Super Bowl.
Bush’s “unsustainable” war on terror
Salon Staff
A military scholar says that conflating al-Qaida and Iraq, and setting the impossible goal of ending terrorism, "violates fundamental strategic principles" -- and could strain the U.S. military to the breaking point.
Winning the battle against terror, losing the war of ideas
Ferry Biedermann
The Bush administration is good at bombing terrorists back to the Stone Age, but terrible at bringing Arabs and Muslims into the modern age.
Letters
Salon Staff
"Welcome to the dawning of a new age of air travel!" Readers respond to Andrew Leonard's "Five O'Clock Shadow? You're a Marked Man!"
Reinventing triangulation
Sidney Blumenthal
Every time Dean makes an artless comment his opponents see blood in the water. Paradoxically, their attacks only bolster his campaign.
George Clooney (and his dad) vs. George W. Bush
Patrick Crowley
With the help of his son from Hollywood, Nick Clooney is campaigning for a congressional seat in a conservative Kentucky district. How far can star power carry them?
Joe Conason’s Journal
Joe Conason
Why the Taliban are laughing at Saddam's capture. Plus: Conrad Black's slush fund for conservative pundits.
Using Hillary against Howard
Josh Benson
Dean-bashers say Sen. Clinton's hawkish talk about Iraq this week was a rebuke to the Democratic front-runner. At least they hope it was.
“Double Vision” by Pat Barker
Salon Staff
A war correspondent, an injured widow, the vicar's daughter and a mysterious cross-dresser haunt this memorable tale of rural England and the ghosts of violence.
Message to Dems: Get one
Jeremy Heimans, Tim Dixon
Even with Saddam's capture, Bush is still vulnerable on Iraq. But Democratic candidates must begin articulating why, before it's too late.
Dean talks tough on terror
Salon Staff
The Democratic front-runner pledges that "addressing the threats of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction will be America's highest priority in my administration."
Saddam Hussein captured in Iraqi hideout
Hamza Hendawi
The former dictator "will face the justice he denied to millions," Bush declares, as Baghdad celebrates.
A rising sense of injustice
Sidney Blumenthal
Al Gore's endorsement of Howard Dean gives voice to Democratic voters' outrage over the 2000 election -- and the spineless conduct of their party since then.
Bitter medicine
Eric Boehlert
A reaction to vaccinations, including anthrax, probably killed 22-year-old Rachael Lacy -- and her grieving father thinks the Army has a lot of questions to answer.
Democrats play nice
Josh Benson
The candidates gather at a major debate and, with the exception of a jilted Joe Lieberman, go easy on Dean.
High drama in Milan
Amanda Griscom
Negotiators at the U.N. Kyoto Protocol conference have been treated to rumors of deliberate sabotage and shady backroom deals, all in the first two days.
The world press on Iraq
Compiled by Laura McClure
Asia Times goes on the job with a Taliban recruiter; Gulf News calls Bush's surprise visit "sneaky and panicked."
Joe Conason’s Journal
Salon Staff
In the U.K., even conservatives criticize Bush's foreign policy decisions.
Right Hook
Mark Follman
David Frum says Bush "surrendered to the radicals" by hiding behind security in London; Gen. Franks predicts another terror attack could dissolve U.S. Constitution; Coulter bashes "pandering" Dems who just discovered their Jewishness.
The Republican Party’s patriotism
Robert Scheer
Equating criticism with cowardice is dirty politics at its absolute lowest.
Republican “Reality”
Charles Taylor
New pro-Bush TV ad targets Dean and other Dem critics -- but has the whiff of desperation.
The chaos of war spreads to Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Mark Follman
Author Jessica Stern says the recent bombings in Istanbul and Riyadh show that the U.S. war on terror is deeply flawed.
“The president ought to be ashamed”
Eric Boehlert
Former Sen. Max Cleland blasts Bush's "Nixonian" stonewalling of the 9/11 commission, his "lies" about Iraq, and his flight-suit photo op on the USS Lincoln after "hiding out" during Vietnam.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to "'Welcome to Vietnam, Mr. President'," by Jessica Kowal, and "Why the Antiwar Left Must Confront Terrorism," by Mark Follman.
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