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All democracy, all the time
John Feffer
A new bill proposes to rid the world of dictators by 2025. But critics deride it as a pie-in-the-sky cover for Bush's failures.
Not the “people power” Bush had in mind
Mitchell Prothero
Sending hordes of supporters into the Beirut streets, Hezbollah upstaged the opposition. But can the militant group decide what part it wants to play?
The empire strikes back
Sidney Blumenthal
John Bolton, a man who doesn't believe in diplomacy and thinks the U.S. should be the only permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, gets yet another chance to wield his stick.
In the dark, again
Julian Borger
A presidential commission finds that, as in Iraq, a shortage of human agents and an overreliance on electronic surveillance are hampering intelligence gathering on Iran's nuclear program.
Letters
Salon Staff
"Farhad! Stephanie! Andrew! Rebecca! Back to your desks! There are real stories out there to deal with!" Readers sound off on Salon's coverage of Martha Stewart's release from prison.
Global gorilla
Ian Williams
Bush's jaw-dropping nomination of John Bolton as ambassador to the U.N. is a slap in the world's face.
Falling short
Brian Whitaker
As pro- and anti-Syrian demonstrators take to the streets of Beirut, Damascus equivocates on its withdrawal from Lebanon.
Blow to multilateralism
Julian Borger
Bush nominates John Bolton, a man who has criticized arms control and other international treaties, as the U.S. ambassador to the U.N.
Stepping into the fray
Brian Whitaker
As Damascus plans its troop withdrawal, Hezbollah calls for pro-Syrian protests in Lebanon.
The “Cedar Revolution” meets Hezbollah
Mitchell Prothero
The powerful Shiite militia flexes its muscles, warning the Lebanese opposition not to do the bidding of Israel or the United States.
Power to the Iranian people?
Mark Follman
The new Cold War
Page Rockwell
Russia and the U.S. remain friendly, but are engaged in a Cold War-style arms race.
America’s propaganda war
Julia Scott
The battle for hearts and minds goes on in earnest in Iraq, Iran and Pakistan, and television is the official weapon of choice.
Joining the rest of civilization
Julian Borger
The Supreme Court brings the U.S. out from the cold, ruling that juvenile execution constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
Iran’s nuclear smokescreen
Page Rockwell
Iran forks over evidence of its nuclear technology acquisitions, but won't let the IAEA inspect certain sites or agree to stop enriching uranium.
The death knell for Anthony Kennedy?
Tim Grieve
Voting to prohibit the death penalty for juvenile killers, Anthony Kennedy comes full circle. But did he kill any chance of becoming chief justice?
The challenges of nation building
Simon Tisdall
The U.N. warns that though its civil war is over, Afghanistan could easily slip back into chaos.
Containing Bush
Sidney Blumenthal
The president doesn't seem to realize it, but the Europeans still don't buy his neocon vision -- and they've backed him into a corner on Iran.
Will the U.S. attack Iran this June?
Julia Scott
Do they give a Purple Heart for smears?
Tim Grieve
Ayatollah in a suit?
Rory Carroll
Shiites nominate a former doctor with strong religious beliefs after Chalabi pulls out of the race for prime minister of Iraq.
Iraqi women on the verge of a revolution
Mitchell Prothero
The election holds both danger and hope for women -- but some Iraqi women's advocates fear the worst.
Transatlantic trip
Nicholas Watts
On his first day in Europe, Bush offers soothing words but no substantive policy changes.
The axis of oil
Mark Follman
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