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The world press on the Istanbul Jews
Compiled by Laura McClure
Guardian: "Theirs is one of the great anomalies of Jewish history -- a happy story."
“Welcome to Vietnam, Mr. President”
Jessica Kowal
As White House denials grow insistent, some of the sharpest thinkers of the Vietnam generation see stark parallels with the war in Iraq.
The hypocrite of Kabul
Ann Marlowe
Norwegian journalist Asne Seierstad parachuted into Afghanistan and told the West exactly what it wanted to hear about that nation's women. The truth, as usual, is more complicated.
“Freedom is the Almighty’s gift”
Salon Staff
In an interview with the BBC's David Frost, President Bush expounds upon democracy, Palestine -- and the future of the Iraq war.
Why the antiwar left must confront terrorism
Mark Follman
The director of Amnesty International USA warns that the left must confront terror with the same zeal that it battles Bush -- or risk irrelevance.
Right Hook
Mark Follman
Coulter says Bush didn't need an Iraq plan; O'Reilly blasts the liberal Reagan trashers at CBS; the Weekly Standard gloats at the impotent rage of the "urban and urbane, with-it, refined" Bush haters.
The dangers of democracy
Robert Scheer
When people in fledgling democracies vote against U.S. interests, the CIA steps in.
The great debate, reloaded
Gary Kamiya
Has the Iraq war made Americans safer? Nine months after their first encounter, Christopher Hitchens and Mark Danner cross swords once more.
The Democrats’ campaign blues
Tim Grieve
Americans are turning against Bush's disastrous Iraq policy. So why aren't they embracing his presidential rivals?
The world press on the downing of a U.S. Chinook
Compiled by Laura McClure
Newspapers across the world ask: Who's leading the attacks in Iraq?
Clark blasts the poseur in chief
Salon Staff
Wesley Clark says Bush "pranced around in a flight suit" with no long-term strategy for Iraq -- and as U.S. soldiers die daily, there's still no plan.
Oiling up the draft machine?
Dave Lindorff
The Pentagon is quietly moving to fill draft board vacancies nationwide. While officials say there's no cause to worry, some experts aren't so sure.
Camille speaks!
Kerry Lauerman
Paglia returns to cast a withering eye on Clark ("what a phony!"), Kerry ("the hair!"), Madonna ("a monster"), bloggers -- and the "delusional narcissists" in the White House who led an out-of-his-depth president into a disastrous war.
Dazed and confused about Iraq
Michelle Goldberg
ANSWER supports "the Iraqi anti-colonial resistance." Military Families Against the War wants to bring their loved ones home safely. Others who rallied Saturday just hate Bush. Can this antiwar movement be saved?
Joe Conason’s Journal
Salon Staff
Rumsfeld's private candor provides a revealing contrast to the administration's public bluster.
Right Hook
Mark Follman
The global spread of nukes keeps conservatives awake at night. Plus: Religion for Kobe, and Howard Dean's "pro-homosexual" agenda.
“Men can’t speak in our names”
Christopher Farah
The founder of one of the only shelters for battered women in the Arab world talks about her battle to make female voices heard in the Middle East.
Who really killed Danny Pearl?
Asra Q. Nomani
U.S officials now say the killer is the mastermind behind 9/11. But, says the reporter Pearl was staying with, certain American allies need to be investigated as well.
Did the Saudis know about 9/11?
Mark Follman
A new book claims that Saudi princes and a Pakistani official knew Osama bin
Laden would strike America that day. But some critics say the whole story
could be a neoconservative fabrication.
The world press on Iraq
Compiled by Laura McClure
Guardian: "For centuries, pillage by invading armies was a normal part of warfare. Now we call it economic development."
Clare Short: The U.S. needs the world’s help — now
Michelle Goldberg
The former British cabinet member blasts the "arrogant" Pentagon for its bungled postwar planning and calls Tony Blair's decision to prop up Bush's war "tragic."
To the cronies go the spoils
Farhad Manjoo
Having trouble keeping track of all the Bush-Cheney pals who have their snouts in Iraq's trough? Here's a handy clip 'n' save guide!
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers weigh in on Arnold and Rush. Plus: Moon's influence in the White House, and the problem with "ranting" progressives.
Nancy News and the Mystery of the Old Crock
Joyce McGreevy
What's a Bush-Cheney campaign manager doing in Iraq? Our favorite adorable teenage detective could not care less.
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