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A cry for jihad
Jake Tapper
The White House says that a war with Iraq has nothing to do with Islam, but imams all over the world are calling for a holy war.
Is he or isn’t he?
Eric Boehlert
Saddam may have survived the first strike, but one expert doubts the regime could withstand the dictator's death.
Marine writers sound off on the new Iraq war
David Talbot
"Jarhead" author Anthony Swofford and two other Marine Corps chroniclers of Desert Storm direct some not-so-friendly fire at the Bush administration.
“We’re not prepared”
Farhad Manjoo
International aid workers fear a humanitarian crisis as the bombs start falling on Iraqi cities.
Casualties of war
Michelle Goldberg
If the U.S. kills 10,000 Iraqi civilians, will this be a just war? 1,000? 100,000? On the eve of destruction, a deadly moral calculus awaits.
A for-profit Marshall Plan
Arianna Huffington
Corporate America has already divvied up the post-Saddam spoils.
See no evil
Edward W. Lempinen
Progressives have lots of arguments against the war on Iraq -- some of them compelling. But why aren't they burning to free Saddam's oppressed masses?
The Church of Latter-day constraints
Ian R. Williams
A former Mormon says that the sheltered environment of Elizabeth Smart's religion might explain why she didn't run from her captors.
America’s Achilles’ heel
Jake Tapper
If terrorists strike a chemical plant just nine miles from Times Square, millions could die. But the chemical industry and its friends in Washington are blocking tough safeguards.
Scud Stud lobs a missile at Bush
Louise Witt
During the Gulf War, NBC reporter Arthur Kent was famed for his boyish good looks. Today, liberated from the network, he's free to say that Bush is out of control.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to "The Antiwar Movement Prepares to Escalate" by Michelle Goldberg.
Bush vs. Bush
Jake Tapper
The coming Iraq war represents the president's ultimate rebellion against his father.
No. 1 with a bullet
Eric Boehlert
Darryl Worley's hot new country single "Have You Forgotten?" plumbs a new low in post-9/11 pop, arguing that to avenge terror we must attack Iraq.
Sleepwalking toward Baghdad
Gary Kamiya
As the sand runs out on peace, America drifts alone toward a strange and unjustified war.
A spiral of destruction
Eric Boehlert
An expert in North Korea's military power says even a small spark could quickly lead to a rain of artillery shells, a chemical attack -- even nuclear war.
More chatter from al-Qaida
Jake Tapper
A radical Islamist warns of another big attack soon, while U.S. experts debate: Did the arrest of Khalil Sheikh Mohammed make us more or less safe?
Building a better war
Mary Papenfuss
As the U.S. marches toward an invasion of Iraq, Human Rights Watch is trying to do what critics say is impossible: Wield public opinion to create a more humanitarian war.
“Thrashing toward self-destruction”
Salon Staff
In a stinging letter of resignation, senior U.S. diplomat Brady Kiesling says the Bush administration has squandered U.S. legitimacy through a "swaggering and contemptuous" approach to foreign policy.
The wishy-washy strategy
Jake Tapper
Many leading Democrats can't seem to make up their minds on Iraq. And some insiders suggest that might be on purpose.
Big Oil fears war, too
Dan Baum
While "No blood for oil!" echoes in the streets, analysts say oil companies actually dread war in Iraq.
War letters
Salon readers
Salon readers -- including an impassioned vet, a woman with a husband in Kuwait, a Gen-Xer who wants better antiwar music and a student sitting alone in Brooklyn watching "Dr. Strangelove" -- tell us how the impending war is changing their lives.
Savage with the truth
Ben Fritz
Michael Savage's right-wing bestseller is an ignorant, error-filled, Coulter-like screech of hatred against left-wing "traitors" and uppity women like Sandra Day O'Connor. Here's the funny part: This guy has a Ph.D.!
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