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The Vietnam investor behind the “Swift Boat Vets” attack

Joe Conason
The group attacking Kerry for his antiwar record is backed by a wealthy veteran who's profiting from his business ties to the Communist regime.

Bush goes back to his base

Geraldine Sealey

Strategic decision

Sidney Blumenthal
Growing sentiment in the Army: Support our troops, impeach Rumsfeld.

The right captures the tube

David Brock
Conservative G.E. head Jack Welch tilted TV right with "The McLaughlin Group." Then a Nixon operative named Roger Ailes signed up with a new channel called Fox.

Time to get out?

Michelle Goldberg
With the war in Iraq turning into a nightmare, increasing numbers -- on the left and the right -- are calling for America to withdraw.

Dukakis-Bush deja vu

Dan Payne
Recalling the presidential race of 1988, the Bush campaign is attacking John Kerry as soft on defense and out of touch with ordinary Americans. And once again, the media are only too happy to join in.

Let’s play: Ask the pollster

Geraldine Sealey

Right Hook

Mark Follman
Conservatives debate torture by the U.S. military in Iraq: Some call it "sickening" while others claim it could save lives. Plus: The clash of civilizaciones.

Will Roy Moore crack the Bush base?

Fred Clarkson
The "Ten Commandments Judge" is mulling a run for president from the right. Even his conservative admirers say he probably can't damage Bush -- but they hope he doesn't try.

How Ahmed Chalabi conned the neocons

John Dizard
The hawks who launched the Iraq war believed the deal-making exile when he promised to build a secular democracy with close ties to Israel. Now the Israel deal is dead, he's cozying up to Iran -- and his patrons look like they're on the way out. A Salon exclusive.

The cult that’s running the country

Joseph Wilson
Joseph Wilson blasts the secretive neoconservative cabal that plunged America into a disastrous war, in this excerpt from his new book.

The Fix

Salon Staff
McCain stands up for Koppel, Schwarzenegger offended by bobblehead, and Tarantino has Brosnan's Bond support.

Dark victory

Jeffrey Record
Why Bush's war in Iraq has damaged America's standing in the world and made us less safe.

Can the U.S. avoid a worst-case scenario in Iraq?

Robert Schlesinger
Perhaps -- by increasing troop strength and raising taxes. An interview with "Dark Victory" author Jeffrey Record.

Mystery man

Craig Unger
Why the White House deleted the name of Bush pal and Saudi go-between James Bath from the president's military records is a tantalizing but unanswered question.

Shades of Iran-Contra

Sidney Blumenthal
The White House's rush to war with Iraq featured some of the same power abuses and even the same personnel as the Iran-Contra scandal. But this time the effort to evade checks and balances came from the top.

Thursday’s must-reads

Geraldine Sealey

Right Hook

Mark Follman
War hawks Brooks, Kagan and Kristol admit that Bush has blundered in Iraq. Plus: A new CEO for the CIA, and recruiting "wild Christian warriors."

Keeping Congress in the dark

Geraldine Sealey

I Like to Watch

Heather Havrilesky
The disaster movie is back! So are LSD and the Maharaji-ji! Plus: Time to place your bets on Boston Rob, Fantasia and Wolfgang Puck.

From Iran-Contra to Iraq

Salon Staff

Who’s a fascist?

Laura Miller
The ultimate political insult is making a comeback. But does anyone know what it really means?

Thursday’s must-reads

Geraldine Sealey

When puppets pull the strings

Martin Sieff
Ahmed Chalabi, the neocons' choice to run Iraq, appears to have been responsible for the disastrous decision to move against Muqtada al-Sadr.
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