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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.!
The Salon Interview: Molly Ivins
Laura McClure
The Op-Ed populist says her fellow Texan, the man from Midland, is in over his head as he rushes to war with Iraq.
Oil, imperialism and “hypocrisy”
David Akerman
Among the hundreds of thousands protesting in London, most saw Bush and Blair as a bigger threat than dictator Saddam Hussein.
A haunting silence
Salon Staff
While the White House risks the horrors of war, the Senate is paralyzed, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
Joe Conason’s Journal
Salon Staff
One of the foremost experts on Islamic movements dismisses Colin Powell's allegations of connections between al-Qaida and Saddam Hussein.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to "The Salon Interview: Camille Paglia" by David Talbot, and "Shock Troops for Bush" by Michelle Goldberg.
Colin Powell: “Nexus of poisons and terror”
Salon Staff
In a dramatic appeal to the United Nations Security Council, the U.S. secretary of state unveils new evidence in the case for war.
Sarandon on Iraq
Kerry Lauerman
Did the latest ad from the peace movement succeed? Watch the ad and read what our experts say.
The great debate
Gary Kamiya
As President Bush all but declared war on Iraq, journalists Christopher Hitchens and Mark Danner thrashed out the big issues that the country should have months ago.
Democrats respond to the State of the Union address
Salon Staff
In a rebuttal by Gov. Gary Locke of Washington state, the Democratic Party skewers the Bush tax plan as "upside-down economics."
The State of the Union: Frightened
Jake Tapper
President Bush did his best to scare the bejesus out of his audience Tuesday to make his case for war. And afterward, he was probably the only person to get a good night's sleep.
Bush’s “days of reckoning”
Salon Staff
In Tuesday's State of the Union address, President Bush outlines his plan to spur the economy and shackle Saddam.
Idiocy of the week
Andrew Sullivan
The New York Times is as incoherent as it is cowardly when it comes to Saddam.
Letters
Salon Staff
Readers respond to war-protest numbers, gay statistics and worst-case scenarios.
Hart: We are not prepared for war
Gary Hart
Possible presidential candidate Gary Hart delivered a speech Tuesday lambasting the current Bush administration's homeland security policy -- or lack thereof.
Sex and the Selective Service
Tim Grieve
A Boston brother and sister say if he has to register for the draft, so should she.
Joe Conason’s Journal
Salon Staff
The human rights questions the State Department doesn't want asked.
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