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The significance of the Edwards story
Salon Staff
The conclusion of the Edwards "controversy" reveals several encouraging developments.
Saudi Arabia’s own Iraq nightmare
Daniel Byman
Fearful of Iran's rising influence, will the Saudis start backing Sunni insurgents in Iraq -- even if the insurgents are rabidly anti-American?
Edwards campaign fires bloggers
Alex Koppelman, Rebecca Traister
Trying to head off a firestorm of criticism from the right, the presidential candidate dismisses two liberal bloggers his campaign hired only recently.
A time for the Senate to lead
Sen. Jim Webb
Why I back the Warner-Levin compromise as a first step to changing direction in Iraq.
Rudy Giuliani’s compatibility with the Republican Christian base
Glenn Greenwald
Kevin Drum voices what seems to be the prevailing sentiment regarding Rudy Giuliani
Bush’s Iran madness
Gary Kamiya
By demonizing Iran and stirring up sectarian hatred against it in the region, Bush is pouring gas on the fire he started in Iraq -- and empowering al-Qaida.
Profile of the Neoconservative Warrior
Glenn Greenwald
Mark Steyn is one of the most extremist warmongers in our country and is gripped by the fear that the European race will die out as Muslims breed too rapidly and take over.
How the super-smart, insider experts opine
Glenn Greenwald
How the super-smart, insider experts opine
Iraq’s future: “Gradual decline” or “rapid deterioration”?
Tim Grieve
The "key judgments" of the new NIE say Iraq isn't immersed in a "civil war." It's worse.
The power of King George
Garrett Epps
This week Bush made another executive power grab -- and our own Constitution is largely to blame.
Still grave and deteriorating
Walter Shapiro
While James Baker preaches to give escalation a chance, Congress searches for the means to stop Bush's war in Iraq.
The danger of Bush’s anti-Iran fatwa
Juan Cole
The president's decision to use force against Iranian "agents" inside Iraq could snare innocent pilgrims, and raises the risk of open warfare.
Israel’s Arab problem hits home
Gregory Levey
Tensions are rising between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens -- and could affect the chances for peace, or wider war, in the Middle East.
Perle, Ricks face off
Alex Koppelman
Richard Perle, a key proponent of the Iraq war, remains unrepentant in a forum with the Washington Post's Thomas Ricks and a hostile New York audience.
Bush makes nice, but Dick is still a killer
Tim Grieve
The vice president gets snippy with Wolf Blitzer.
How the left caused 9/11, by Dinesh D’Souza
Alex Koppelman
An interview with the conservative polemicist, who accuses the cultural left of provoking al-Qaida's attack in his new book, "The Enemy at Home."
A “fool’s errand” — and a better way?
Tim Grieve
Retired generals assess Bush's Iraq plan and provide their own alternatives.
The fighting side of McCain
Sidney Blumenthal
Hitching his political wagon to Bush has hurt the senator's chances to become president. But as his political colleagues can attest, it's the Republican front-runner's volatile temper that may derail his Straight Talk Express for good.
Where’s the outrage?
Gary Kamiya
A real antiwar movement would end our Iraq disaster. But the middle class doesn't care enough to protest, so the kids who go to community college will keep dying.
The many faces of American Muslims
Laura Miller
Author Paul Barrett deftly upends the stereotypes that Westerners harbor about Muslims -- and shows why militant Islamism is less likely to take root here than in other countries.
Iranian regime change: “Faster, please!”
Alex Koppelman
Neocon Michael Ledeen, long a proponent of "democratic revolution" in Iran, weighs the odds of military action by the U.S.
Escalation vs. withdrawal
Tim Grieve
Both plans have worst-case scenarios, but only one of them puts 21,000 more U.S. troops at risk.
Did the U.S. just provoke Iran?
Juan Cole
Thursday's raid on the Iranian consulate is more evidence that President Bush is ready to escalate the conflict.
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