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Uncertainty and horror in Baghdad
Riverbend
Things are so bad here now, the TV warns us not to trust the police. And more and more people, like my cousin, must pay terrible visits to the morgue.
The third anniversary of war
Tim Grieve
It probably isn't what Bush had in mind. Will the sixth be any better?
Decline and fall
Michelle Goldberg
Kevin Phillips, no lefty, says that America -- addicted to oil, strangled by debt and maniacally religious -- is headed for doom.
Iraq: The big lie
Sidney Blumenthal
Bush and Rumsfeld robotically repeat their Iraq talking points, ignoring the fact that their ambassador and generals are contradicting them.
Censuring Bush: Not enough or way too much?
Tim Grieve
Feingold to introduce resolution on warrantless spying.
Ken Mehlman: Democrats don’t have a leader (either)
Tim Grieve
When a good offense is your only defense.
What else we’re reading
Katharine Mieszkowski
"Brokeback" marriages, inflatable sex dolls, machismo and feminist consciousness-raising.
Remember the “axis of evil”? It’s getting harder and harder to forget
Tim Grieve
A warning from Iran. Missile shots from North Korea. And then there's Iraq.
A smiley face for Iraq
Tim Grieve
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says things are going "very, very well." Does anyone still believe him?
The revolution will be blogged
Sean Kenny
Ignoring the mullahs, Iranian youth are speaking out about everything from Danish-cartoon mobs to nukes to their sex lives.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
Peak oil threatens the airline industry, but Ryanair's CEO says tickets should be free.
Who is the real Hamas?
Helena Cobban
Now that it's in power, will the militant Palestinian group accept Israel's legitimacy in exchange for land? Or is it hiding a dedication to the Jewish state's destruction behind media-savvy spin?
Iraq’s worst week — and Bush’s
Juan Cole
As Americans finally begin to grasp the magnitude of the Iraq catastrophe, Bush's popularity hits a new low.
When facts fail
Tom Engelhardt
Journalist Mark Danner says that the Bush administration's wrongdoing, from greenlighting torture to lies about Iraq to illegal spying, has been exposed again and again. But when there are never any consequences, the scandals simply cease to exist.
Them damn pictures
Doug Marlette
By caving in to fanatics over the Danish cartoons, the West has shown that it is not only gutless but brainless.
Fitzgerald: Libby lawyers are “graymailing” the government
Tim Grieve
Bad news for Rove: The special prosecutor says his investigtation is "continuing."
All the news stuff that’s fit to print
Farhad Manjoo
Facing a slow death, newspapers are desperately trying to reach young readers with dumbed-down tabloids full of stories about Kobe, Britney and dental bling.
Cheney having spoken, spying, Iran and corruption are back on the radar
Tim Grieve
The vice president's TV appearance leaves unanswered questions, but Congress has other concerns.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
A talk with the director of an Oscar favorite. Plus: Arty Mexican porn and a quirky movie about an eccentric family starring ... Will Ferrell.
Out-hawking Bush on Iran
Walter Shapiro
Saber-rattling Evan Bayh has joined Hillary Clinton in running to Bush's right on Iran. Will this tough stance pay off in 2008 -- or backfire?
All cartoon politics are local
Juan Cole
Muslim outrage reflects specific national conflicts -- most of them exacerbated by Bush's policies.
The Moroccan street: No to violence, no to Western disrespect
Mark MacNamara
From taxi drivers to professors, Moroccans weigh in on the cartoon controversy.
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